In November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Israel and designated January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day will be marked by special events at the United Nations and throughout the world.

Israel President Shimon Peres, on a state visit to Germany (view photos), delivered a historic speech to the Bundestag in a special session devoted to Holocaust remembrance.
Prime Minister Netanyahu accompanied by Members of Knesset will mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp in Poland. Foreign Minister Liberman will take part in the "March of the Living" remembrance ceremony of the Jewish community in Budapest.

PM Netanyahu: "The Holocaust was not only a crime against the Jews, it was a crime against humanity. Today there is new Jew hatred in our midst. There are new calls for the extermination of the Jewish state. The international community is being tested today whether it will stand up to the truth, to the evidence of evil, to the design of mass murder.

While the work of the IDF field hospital will come to a close this week, Israeli personnel, including NGOs, will remain in the country to provide assistance and support in various ways to the local population.

- IDF medical and rescue team concludes mission in Haiti

During its stay in Haiti, the medical delegation treated more than 1,110 patients, conducted 319 successful surgeries, and delivered 16 babies. The IDF Search and Rescue force rescued or assisted in the rescue of 4 individuals.  
 
 
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The Deputy Foreign Minister reiterated Israel's desire to resume negotiations with the Palestinians. "We have been alone sitting at the negotiating table for nine months, since the creation of this government, but we are still waiting for the Palestinians to take their seat." Ayalon expressed his hope that the Council of Europe will reach a balanced view on the situation.  
 
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Solar technologies create a cleaner environment and break our dependence on oil. ISRAEL21c takes a look at the top seven solar technologies being developed in Israel.

PM Netanyahu at the President's Conference (20 Oct 2009): "Tonight I would like to talk to you about one of the more significant matters on the global agenda: eliminating the world's dependence on fossil fuels, particularly oil."

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Under the slogan "Innovation for Better Life", Israel will highlight innovation at its pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai along with traditional Jewish culture. This is the first time that Israel is building a national pavilion at a World Expo. The pavilion resembles two clasped hands, symbolizing Israeli innovation and technology and consists of three areas: the Whispering Garden, the Hall of Light, and the Hall of Innovations.

Israel will also participate in Expo Shanghai Online, an innovation of Expo 2010 which offers a three-dimensional virtual visit to the Expo site via the Internet.  
 
 
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As the Philippines braces for yet another potentially lethal typhoon in the wake of a series of already deadly storms, Israeli aid workers continue to provide much-needed medical relief to thousands of people in affected areas. The seven doctors and nurses comprising the Israeli team headed to the Philippines early this month to provide relief to the storm-battered country, where severe flooding in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana and Parma left at least 930 people dead.

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June 25, 2009 marks three years of Staff Sergeant Shalit's captivity. Hamas continues to refuse Red Cross access to the kidnapped soldier.

On June 25, 2006, Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists within Israeli territory, near the Kerem Shalom crossing. The kidnapping was part of an unprovoked and well-planned attack which involved seven terrorists, armed with explosive charges, anti-tank missiles, light arms and more, and which made use of a tunnel under the Israel-Gaza border. During the course of the attack, two soldiers were killed, and five other soldiers wounded.

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• What is Israel's position on a Palestinian state?
• Does Israel have partners for making peace in the Arab world?
• Why is Israel a Jewish state?
• How does Israel's legal system protect human rights and basic freedoms?
• Is Palestinian terrorism part of international terrorism?

Read the answers to these and many more questions.

Now also available in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian (pdf).

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