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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD September 2021 29A

Modern Zionism and its positive impact

on many aspects of our lives BRIEFS

ish blog, Virag Gulyas. Panels will
explore topics, including “Can You be
Progressive and be a Zionist?” and the
“Textures of the Jewish World.” ISRAEL TO OPEN there were 159 missing, his team met The Abraham Accords marked the financial prosperity. (Daniel Sonnen-
The next event, titled “Israel: Yes, NEW HAIFA PORT with the families and determined there beginning of a warm peace between feld, Media Line)
You Can Be a Progressive Zionist!,” IN SEPTEMBER were 98. two nationalities. Across the Middle MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT
takes place on Tuesday, September Israel’s new Gulf Port of Haifa will be- Using expertise developed from East, brave individuals have decided

14 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, gin operations on September 1 after 15 responder missions in wars and cata- that it is time to start building bridges TO BE HELD IN ISRAEL
visit jnf.org/ZionismConversations. years of construction. strophic events in Israel and around the and connect with people from different FOR FIRST TIME
“The opening of the Gulf port will world, the team developed a 3-dimen- religions, countries and races. (Hanna For the first time in its history, the Miss
sional computer model to determine
Gerber, Arab News - Saudi Arabia)
Space Florida, Israel Innovation Authority announce revolutionize the entire economy. It is where each room was located both be- NEW ISRAELI BUDGET Universe beauty pageant will be held
in Israel. The international contest will
the newest port in the world, with the
eighth-round winners of innovation partner funding latest in port technology,” said Yitzhak fore and after the collapse. That way, PROMISES OVER $9 take place in the southern resort of Ei-
rescuers could search with purpose.
lat in December, bringing to the sunny
Blumenthal, CEO of the Israel Ports
Company. (Wendy Rhodes, Palm Beach Post) BILLION FOR ARAB city thousands of people in delegations
Another new port in Ashdod is ex- AN OLYMPIC TRUCE SECTOR from 100 countries.
pected to be completed later this year. As I was flipping through the various On August 2, the Israeli Cabinet ap- The pageant, which will be mark-
th
The openings come at a time when Is- Olympic channels, my eye caught the proved a draft state budget containing ing its 70 anniversary, will take over
rael’s ports have been severely backed blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag $9.19 billion intended for Israel’s mi- the city for a period of about three
up. (Zev Stub, Jerusalem Post) alongside the bright green image of the norities. $6.7 billion is dedicated to the weeks starting in November, and will
include events such as a national cos-
next five-year plan for the Arab sector,
THE IDF RESCUE UNIT Saudi Arabian flag. As I watched Israe- compared with $3.3 billion in the last tume show, red carpets, charity events,
FOUND MOST OF THE li athlete Raz Hershko compete against five-year plan approved in 2016. In ad- semifinals and the final contest.
SURFSIDE DISASTER Saudi athlete Tahani Al-Qahtani in dition, $780 million will be directed at The annual contest will air in near-
judo, I was struck by the significance
VICTIMS of the match as these two powerful fighting crime and violence in the Arab ly 160 territories across the world,
Lt.-Col. Golan Vach, commander of the young women put aside any adverse sector, as Israeli Arab politicians have drawing an estimated 1.3 billion view-
ers following the pageant in broadcast,
Israel Defense Forces National Rescue politics. sought. The Bedouin population will print and social media.
Unit, said he personally found 20 vic- Historically, sports have consis- receive $1.6 billion, while $930 mil- “We in Israel are delighted to host
tims from the Surfside, Florida, condo tently bridged people of different na- lion will be directed at the Druze and the 70 anniversary celebrations of the
th
collapse and that his team recovered tionalities, religions, sexes and colors. Circassian minorities. iconic Miss Universe pageant. Israel is
81 of the nearly 100 victims. He knew To this day, sports are used to bring Dr. Salim Brake, an expert on a beautiful land of creativity and inno-
where to look because he studied pho- together Israeli and Arab children in Arab society in Israel who teaches at vation, and we have successfully faced
tographs of the missing, learned about an open, neutral and friendly environ- the Open University, said, “This plan the Covid-19 crisis head on. Therefore,
their possessions, learned about their ment. Sports have a way of stripping is unprecedented, and if it is realized, today we are among the first countries
habits and even knew in which room down biased tendencies and allow- it will make a major difference for the to host an international event – the
each likely would have been during the ing people to connect on a basic per- Arab population.” unifying Miss Universe,” said Israeli
The new plan is intended to close
collapse. While U.S. authorities said son-to-person level. the gaps in education, employment and continued on next page

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