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On Wednesday, 11 December 2024, Israel's most important agricultural fair and exhibition was opened by Mr. Haim Alush , sponsored by Mr. Gabriel Hayon, Chairman of the Diplomatic Institute at the Ramada in Jerusalem and Silvia G. Golan Editor in chef of www.diplomacy.co.il and representant of www.diariojudio.com in Israel.
In addition to the agricultural expo, there was also the annual Clean - Tec fair, an exposition with emphasis on innovation in water technologies, renewable energy and recycling.
Agro Mashov, an annual fair is a location where growers, buyers, decision makers, retailers, wholesalers and importers meet. The expo covers Agro food, Agro - tech, Clean Tec, marketing, fresh produce, agricultural technology, animal farming, fish farming, wine, seeds, cannabis, mechanization, packaging, tractors, greenhouses, labeling, pest control and logistics.
Mr. Hayon welcomed all guests present followed by H.E. Ms. Idit Silman, Minister of Environmental Protection. Guest of Honour was Minister of Agriculture, H.E. Mr. Avi Dichter who was interviewed by his counterpart, H.E. Ms. Idit Silman.
The Ambassador's tour of the expo was attended by a group of diplomats, foreign visitors and state officials. Among the many stalls the group were shown included Seymour Agronomic Management Ecosystem, a company who manufactures control and sensing products for agriculture relating to control, plant, soil, meteo and irrigation, Safe wax, a company drawing inspiration from superhydrophobic plants like broccoli and lotus to offer a sustainable shield against fungal threats in crops which destroy a third of global food crops annually, Earth Biochar, a collaboration of companies working synergistically offering green solutions in recycling and organic waste treatment, Gadot Mercury, a pioneer in the chemical sector in Israel, Rifone, a company importing irrigation machines from Italy where 90% of irrigated crops are impacted with water using less chemicals and Matte Yehuda Regional Council comprising 58 communities scattered over 200 square miles consisting of many wineries, breweries, farms, home-style restaurants and guest houses. ,
The conclusion of the Ambassadors tour ended at the Diplomatic Institute's booth where there was a poster of past projects namely digital farming in Columbia, trade delegations in Cuba, cyberpark and women empowerment in the Dominican Republic, papaya industry in Guatemala, sales adaptation model in China, startups' soft landing in Austria and innovative ecosystems in Myanmar.
Guests from abroad who flew to Israel with the sole purpose of attending the expo were Ms. Florence Osuji, formerly a Senior Economic Officer at the Israeli Embassy In Abuja, Nigeria and presently National Coordinator of the Nigeria Israel Business Form, Mr. Solomon Oseagah from Abuja, Nigeria who is Co founder of Excella B group specializing in energy,mining, oil, and gas, and Mr. Jacky Kadosh, President of the Southern Moroccan Jewish Community in Marrakesh and Safi.
Diplomacy and Diario Judio extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Haim Alush who annually organizes an expo of such magnitude and importance.
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President Isaac Herzog commented on the 30th anniversary of the AMIA terror attack in Argentina.
In a statement in English, Hebrew and Spanish, he posted:
Today, we mark 30 years since the AMIA bombing - a brutal terror attack on the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, carried out by Iranian backed Hezbollah terrorists and which claimed the lives of 85 innocent people, injuring hundreds more.
Now, just as then, we express our solidarity with the Jewish community and all the Argentinian people, and share in the call for justice for the victims and their families, and the prosecution of those behind the attack.
I send my heartfelt thanks to President @JMilei of Argentina for leading the commemoration of this terrible crime, and to President @LuisLacallePou of Uruguay and @PresidenciaPy @SantiPenap of Paraguay for joining and sending a clear and important message in your region and the world.
Thank you for standing in solidarity with the Israeli people as we continue to face the threat of terror and hatred.
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The new Gandel Rehabilitation Center, inaugurated at Hadassah Mount Scopus following a large-scale fundraising campaign by Hadassah International, includes a therapeutic pool with a modular floor that adjusts to patient needs, advanced cranes for moving injured patients, computerized systems to measure range of motion, and an advanced walking laboratory. The center, estimated to cost 500 million NIS, opened its first department dedicated to treating war injuries in the south during a time of conflict. Weeks later, additional departments were added, and the center now treats hundreds of patients of all ages needing orthopedic, neurological, and other rehabilitation services.
Hadassah Medical Organization Director, Professor Yoram Weiss, explained, "We made history and did justice to the population of Jerusalem and the entire country. We have added hundreds of hospital beds for rehabilitation at a time when there is a significant shortage in Israel for war-injured rehabilitation, providing our patients with the most advanced rehabilitation technologies combining physical and emotional therapy, now operating for the first time in Israel."
The new center was inaugurated after a large-scale fundraising effort by Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America and Hadassah International, with its cost estimated at 500 million NIS. The center is named after John and Pauline Gandel from Melbourne, Australia, who made significant donations through the Gandel Foundation.
Carol Ann Schwartz, President of Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, noted, "The need to establish a new, advanced rehabilitation center in Jerusalem has existed for a long time, and we have worked for years to establish it. This need became essential and immediate after the war, for many soldiers and citizens of Israel."
The Gandel Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah Mount Scopus provides a critical response at this time, made possible by the fundraising efforts of Hadassah International and Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. This effort is part of the organization's 112-year commitment to the State of Israel and Jerusalem in particular.
Dalia Itzik, President of the Hadassah Medical Organization Board of Directors, stated, "Today we made history." She emphasized that the opening of the first department of the rehabilitation center is a national event that will change the rehabilitation landscape in Israel. Recognizing the need for rehabilitation beds and an advanced center in Israel, particularly in Jerusalem, Hadassah began construction of the center years before the outbreak of the "Iron Swords" war.
Professor Weiss highlighted the importance of understanding that each injured person requires long-term rehabilitation, a period of several weeks to many months, during which they will receive the best physiological and emotional treatment using advanced rehabilitation technologies, walking laboratories, and a specially ordered therapeutic pool from Europe. The center offers a professional team of experts in various rehabilitation fields in a large complex designed for comfort, providing a hotel-like experience instead of a hospital setting.
The new building, covering 30,000 square meters and rising eight stories, is located near the old hospital building but has an independent entrance allowing rehabilitation patients to access the center directly. The previous rehabilitation department at Hadassah Mount Scopus offered 40 inpatient beds, which has now expanded to 140 inpatient beds and 250 places for daytime rehabilitation treatments.
The center will provide restorative treatments for the entire population, including victims of car accidents, patients after complex surgeries, or those with head injuries, offering personalized advanced physiotherapy and occupational therapy, swimming, and exercises with smart equipment. The first department, opened three months ago, focused on rehabilitating soldiers injured in the "Iron Swords" war, and today, the center operates additional rehabilitation departments for patients of all ages with various medical conditions requiring quality and professional rehabilitation.
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Families of Fallen Druze Soldiers in the Iron Swords War Plant a Tree in Their Memory in the KKL-JNF Ahihud Forest
"We sacrificed our most precious loved ones, who left behind grieving families. They deserve to be commemorated and remembered at every opportunity. The KKL-JNF dedication to their memory is deeply touching," said Imad Habka, father of Lieutenant Colonel Salman Habka from the village of Yanuh-Jat, who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Yesterday (Tuesday), Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund held a tree planting ceremony in the Ahihud Forest up north, in memory of Druze soldiers who gave their lives in the Iron Swords War. The event was attended by the Spiritual Leader of the Druze Community, Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif, KKL-JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski, leaders of the Druze community, families of the fallen, northern municipal leaders, representatives from the "Yad LaBanim" organization, representatives from Kerem-El Pre-military Academy, and KKL-JNF employees.
During the ceremony, the families of the fallen planted olive trees together in the KKL-JNF Ahihud forest to honor their loved ones while defending the country. This planting underscores the preservation of their memory alongside KKL-JNF's values of growth and renewal.
Over the years, KKL-JNF has strengthened its connection with the Druze community, creating various projects. These range from educational activities in both formal and informal settings to the "Paths of Sons", which spans about 250 km, connecting Druze villages on Mt. Carmel and in the Galilee, featuring 18 initial landmark stones.
An annual ceremony is also held in the Lavi Forest following the "Paths of Sons" race, which attracts tens of thousands of participants each year. The "Covenant of Brothers, Covenant of Life" project, which began in 2016 to mark the special bond between the Druze community and the State of Israel, takes place in the Ahihud Forest. Here, hundreds of youths march annually to express central values of brotherhood, cooperation, and hope for a shared future.
Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif, the Spiritual Leader of the Druze Community in Israel, stated, "The Druze community's journey of mourning since the beginning of the war is a journey of mourning for the entire nation. Yet, thanks to this journey, we can maintain normalcy in the country. KKL-JNF's initiative is a touching and significant gesture – planting trees in memory of the fallen here in the Galilee, where the roots of the Druze community have been planted for nearly a thousand years." The planted trees will stand as living testimony to the bravery of the fallen and symbolize the partnership between Druze and Jews. KKL-JNF, as a national institution of the Jewish people, believes in and desires a partnership with the Druze community. The country is no longer the same as it was before but remains in the covenant between the Jewish people and the Druze community, a covenant created by exceptional individuals whom we remember today and will always remember. I hope that this beautiful site will mark a new path in the relations between the community and the Jewish people, thanks to the fallen we commemorate and the shared belief that together we will strive for a better future."
Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Chairwoman of KKL-JNF, said: "The Druze community has walked hand in hand with KKL-JNF for years. Our relationship is deeply rooted and important, covering a range of fields and topics. I sincerely hope that today's tree-planting commemoration provides the bereaved families a place of solace, a piece of land that will grow and flourish. I believe that today's ceremony and our ongoing activities with the Druze community will continue to deepen our important connection."
Imad Habka, father of Lieutenant Colonel Salman Habka from Yanuh-Jat village, commander of the 53rd battalion in the Barak Brigade who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, shared, "Our sons, sacrificed themselves for the security of the state. For us Druze, this is our country too, and it is our duty to protect and defend it. We sacrificed our dearest loved ones, who left behind grieving families, parents, wives, and children. They deserve to be commemorated and remembered at every opportunity. KKL-JNF's dedication to their memory is deeply moving, and this way, everyone has a place to honor our sons."
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At the Photo ;Shaykh Mowafaq Tarif, Ifat Ovadia Luski, Imad Habka, Munir Madi
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Up to 80% Less Sugar: Better Juice's Announced Achieving GRAS Self-Determination for its Technology
Better Juice Poised for US Market Entry with New VP of Sales and GRAS Self-Determination
Rehovot, Israel - Better Juice, a pioneering startup offering innovative technology to reduce all types of sugars from a wide range of fruit products by up to 80%, is proud to announce that it has completed a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) for its proprietary process. The GRAS determination has been analyzed by an independent Panel of experts qualified by their training and experience to evaluate the safety of food ingredients, particularly the use of novel enzymatic technologies to alter the sugar profile of juices. This determination covers all juice flavors, concentrated juices, and applications containing any type of juice concentrate or puree, as well as the final product and the process itself.
Better Juice, established at The Kitchen FoodTech Hub by Strauss, takes pride in its enzymatic sugar reduction process, which maintains all the "goodies" naturally present in the juice or puree. The technology ensures that healthy ingredients such as vitamins, including vitamin C, minerals, organic acids, and fiber, are preserved throughout the process. This means that consumers can enjoy the benefits of reduced-sugar fruit products without compromising on the essential nutrients that make fruit so valuable to a balanced diet.
Having used its immobilized enzyme with customers and partners over the past year, Better Juice can now enable juice companies to offer reduced-sugar products to consumers in the USA, thanks to the completion of the GRAS self-determination. As a next step, Better Juice will submit its novel technology to the FDA for review under the GRAS notification program. Gali Yarom, CEO and Co-founder of Better Juice: "Completing GRAS self-determination is a significant milestone for Better Juice, as it validates our technology's safety and efficacy in reducing sugar content by up to 80%. This recognition will enable us to expand our reach and help more food producers create healthier, reduced-sugar products that consumers increasingly demand."
Empowering Food Producers
Better Juice's technology empowers food producers to introduce more nutrition, creativity, and appeal to a wide array of natural fruit-based products and other goods containing natural sugar by dramatically lowering their sugar content. This enables the creation of healthier, clean-label products that align with growing consumer demands for reduced-sugar options.
Innovative Enzymatic Process and Patented Technology
Better Juice's environmentally friendly, clean-label conversion process uses natural enzymes in non-GMO microorganisms to reduce fruit sugars by converting them into nutritious dietary fibers or non-digestible sugars. This innovative process step can be easily installed into existing production lines, making it accessible and adaptable for various food and beverage manufacturers.
Better Juice has been granted patents for its technology in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Korea, and Israel. The company has also recently applied for PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) for two additional patents, further solidifying its position as a leader in sugar reduction solutions.
Meeting the Growing Demand for Sugar Reduction
The global reduced sugar food & beverages Market is expected to reach $79.5 billion by 2028, registering a CAGR of 8.5% from 2021 to 2028 (According to a report by Grand View Research). Driven by growing consumer awareness of the health risks associated with excessive sugar consumption, such as obesity, heart conditions, diabetes, and skin disorders. Better Juice's GRAS self-affirmed technology is well-positioned to help manufacturers meet this growing demand for healthier, reduced-sugar products.
Strengthening the Team as Technology Reaches the Market
As Better Juice's innovative sugar reduction technology nears market readiness, the company has bolstered its leadership team by adding Colm O'Gorman as Vice President of Sales in April 2024. Colm brings extensive experience from his previous roles in innovation, process engineering, manufacturing system design and sales, including over ten years with GEA Group, with whom Better Juice has partnered, leading development and core technologies sales for their global technology center. . Earlier in his career, Colm led multidisciplinary teams to implement projects across industry including dairy, beverage concentrates, pharma and utilities, more recently as a senior consultant with Sagentia Innovation , focusing on the food and beverage industry,
Better Juice has also been working with NutraSteward, a leading scientific and regulatory consulting firm, to ensure the highest standards of intellectual property protection and regulatory compliance. NutraSteward's expertise helps Better Juice secure pre-market authorization and safeguard its innovative sugar reduction technology. This collaboration underscores Better Juice's commitment to delivering a safe, effective, and compliant solution to the food and beverage industry.
Photo credit: Nisan Haliva. / Better Juice.
At the picture :the founders of the foodtech company Better Juice Gali Yarom and Der Eran Blitsinski.
