16 Shevat 5779
22 January 2019
The News On The Israeli Street
Israel continues to be at the forefront of innovation . . .
The 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index has just been published and Israel has moved 5 places higher on the list of most innovative countries:
The top 20 most innovative countries according to Bloomberg.
Of particular note are the facts that Israel is number 1 in the world in terms of Research and Development Intensity and number 2 in the world in regard to concentration of researchers (number of researchers per capita).
While Israel pursues innovation, Iran spends its money on . . .
A chart presented by Israel at the UN today.
Iran propagates regional and world terror. Note that the above graphic only refers to the Middle East. Iran spends hundreds of millions of dollars in other places as well such as Europe, Africa, and South America.
Guess who’s coming to Israel? . . .
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon met with representatives of Amazon today in Davos. Afterwards, he reported that Amazon is on its way to Israel.
Amazon’s arrival in Israel will cause a sea change in consumer buying habits.
TODAY’S BLOG
A Night and Day of Extreme Violence
It has been a day of extreme violence throughout Judea, Samaria and along the Gaza Border.
In Judea and Samaria:
The knife used in the attack on the IDF soldier last night.
At about 8:30 pm last night, a Palestinian came to the Shomron Junction south of Shechem. When IDF officers from the Nachshon Battalion asked him to turn around, he pulled out the above knife, charged them, and stabbed one soldier in the chest.
Fortunately, the soldier was wearing a ceramic vest that blunted the blow–and saved his life.
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Another soldier standing nearby shot and killed the terrorist.
Elsewhere:
*Palestinian terrorists attempted to burn down the security perimeter fence at Psagot with Molotovs.
*A stabbing was narrowly thwarted at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hevron when alert Border Guards spotted the terrorist acting suspiciously.
*Palestinian terrorists attacked numerous cars along the Gush Etzion-Jerusalem Road near Hadar with Molotovs.
*Palestinian terrorists attacked a school bus near Havat Gilad with “rocks,” shattering windows. Numerous schoolchildren were treated for trauma.
*Palestinian terrorists assaulted Israeli motorists with “rocks” at Al Aruv, Beit El, Gush Talmonim, and other places.
On the Gaza Border:
The helmet that stopped the bullet today.
In the second of two shooting attacks today, a Palestinian terrorist shot an IDF soldier in the head. Fortunately, his helmet (in photo above) saved his life but did not completely stop the bullet.
The soldier was evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Beersheva where he is in fair condition.
In response to the shooting attacks, an IDF tank “attacked” a Hamas “observation post” in nearby sand dunes. In other words, the IDF did nothing except hit an empty structure. No terrorists were killed or wounded.
Later, five more terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Israel; two were successful. After crossing into Israel, they returned to Gaza.
What is the overall government response to all of this terror?
The Netanyahu government has pathetically decided to proceed with the $15 million dollar blackmail payment to Hamas.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.