Tag: Social Action

Read the Latest Democracy, Social Activism, Peace, Coexistence, Philanthropy, and Humanitarian Aid, news from Israel.

Israeli mountaineer Nadav Ben-Yehuda arrives back in Israel after the heroic rescue on Everest. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90.

Giving up Everest to save a life

Israeli mountain-climber Nadav Ben Yehuda trained for two years to scale Mount Everest. He gave up that dream 300 meters from the summit to save the life of a Turkish climber.

The Israeli, South African and Canadian team at Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.

The world’s oldest kitchen

Israeli experts are part of a team studying a South African cave thought to be the earliest example of a place used for cooking and maybe socializing.

Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi

Peace from the grassroots

USAID awards a three-year grant to a Bedouin professor’s peace-building project between Israeli and Palestinian human-services providers.

Eco-park for a green peace

A proposed cross-border ecological park on the banks of the troubled Kishon River could repair more than the polluted water.