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, will deliver 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.

For more information, visit Yad Vashem.

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

• 960 people have been treated in the IDF hospital
• 294 life-saving operations have been performed
• 16 babies have been born in the hospital
• The IDF Search and Rescue force has rescued or assisted in the rescue of 4 individuals  (more)

Israel prepares for the long-haul in quake-stricken Haiti (Article courtesy : www.israel21c.org)

With anarchy growing, and the devastation vast, Israel vows to continue offering vital aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

With praise mounting worldwide for the work of Israel's aid team to the earthquake-stricken island of Haiti, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that the Israeli rescue crew will remain in the Caribbean for at least another month to oversee an Israeli field hospital set up in the wake of the disaster.

A delegation of more than 240 Israelis flew to Haiti on Friday to offer search and rescue aid and medical help just three days after the disastrous earthquake struck the island-nation last week.

Since then, Israeli rescuers have pulled out a number of people from the rubble and treated many more at the field hospital set up in a football stadium in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. (more)

A 220-person delegation, headed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, will leave Thursday evening (14 January 2010) for Port-au-Prince.

(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)

Israel wishes to express its solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti during this great disaster. We send our condolences to the families of the casualties, and wish the injured a speedy recovery.

Israel is doing all in its power to help the people of Haiti cope with the disaster in their country. A 220-person delegation, headed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, will leave Thursday evening (14 January 2010) for Port-au-Prince on two Boeing 747 jets leased from El Al by the IDF. The relief package includes a Home Front Command field hospital and rescue unit, as well as teams from Magen David Adom and Israel Police.

Israel's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Amos Radian, is currently in Port-au-Prince, where he is coordinating Israel's contribution with local authorities and international aid agencies.

4,000 kilos of hummus were prepared with the help of 400 volunteers, breaking the earlier Lebanese record.

(Communicated by the Ministry of Tourism)

The picturesque Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh, just 15 minutes drive from Jerusalem, is well-known for the annual vocal music festivals held in spring and fall, the near perfect acoustics in the village churches, and some of the finest hummus restaurants in Israel. Last week (8 January 2010) under perfectly clear blue winter skies, 50 chefs prepared over four tons of hummus, beating the Guinness World Record set in Lebanon just months ago.
 
Presided over by Guinness adjudicator Jack Brookbank, watched by hundreds of spectators and recorded by dozens of media outlets, the record hummus was dished out into a six-meter (20 foot) satellite dish provided by sponsors, weighing in at 4,087.5 kilos (8992.5 pounds), about twice as much as the previous record.

Jawadat Ibrahim, owner of the Abu Ghosh restaurant, organized the event in the eponymous village that attracts thousands of visitors, mainly at the weekends, who come in search of the perfect hummus - a simple but tasty dish of chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. (more)

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