What with the recent operation in Gaza rightfully grabbing all the headlines, it is sometimes easy to fall into the trap that Israel is best seen through the prism of conflict.

Whilst thousands of rockets rained down on the country during the latest conflict, Israelis have – between running to bomb  shelters – been creating technologies and devising strategies to make the world a better place.
In this newsletter, we are taking a well-earned break from the conflict and highlighting a few great stories of success and innovation that Israel is gaining a reputation for being a world leader in.
Here at EFI, showing our friends and supporters that Israel is about so much more than politics is in our DNA.
Speaking of medical terms, whilst millions of us have been pouring cold water over our heads with the ice bucket challenge to highlight ALS, an Israeli treatment to ease symptoms and slow the progression of ALS and other incurable neuromuscular diseases is going into Phase 2 clinical trials in three major US medical centres.
Israel is a trailblazer in health technologies, from a revolutionary battery-powered set of legs enabling paralysis sufferers to walk again, to mobile apps that connect diabetes patients or help pregnant mums. It is little wonder that of the top 10 best health tech companies in the world, half were from Israel.

But it’s not just in Health that Israelis are making a positive difference in.  We all know that Israel is not blessed with an abundance of freshwater. Irrigation is expensive and companies have been researching for years how to farm without using too much of this precious resource.
An Israeli firm Netafim, is now teaching India how to irrigate rice paddies using a minimum of water. It is not only more cost effective, it also massively reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Inspiring stuff no? You can read all about these stories in this latest newsletter.
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