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Articles
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From 3 No’s to 3 Yeses
A dramatic turn-around towards peace
By David E. Kaplan

53 years after Israelis from Moshe Dayan to David Ben Gurion waited the call from Khartoum for peace following the ‘Six Day War’, the ‘call’ finally came. With opinion polls of the Arab street throughout the region showing surprising support for normalising ties with Israel’, is a Middle East mindfully moving towards a future of peace and prosperity?
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Building the Foundations of Peace
By Rolene Marks

Sometimes the best is achieved by ordinary people than politicians! A Palestinian mother’s fierce and determined love for her young daughter, blossomed into a cooperative healthcare project that is today building bridges between Israelis and Palestinians.
Building the Foundations of Peace
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A System for All Seasons
Plants having “A Field Day” in South Africa thanks to Israeli expertise
By David E. Kaplan

Offering ‘Real-time Field Monitoring Technology’, South African farmers are discovering that Israel’s SupPlant’s innovative technology of providing an online platform and smartphone application designed to collect real-time sensor data directly from the field means – “Less Water and More Yield”.
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