“Two years after a massive tsunami ravaged the eastern seaboard of Japan, the people of one of the hardest hit towns, Yanmei-Sanriku, have inaugurated a statue honoring the assistance that Israel provided in their darkest hour.
“Titled ‘Rebirth and Resurrection,’ the statue was produced by Israeli artist David Susanna, and was installed in front of the municipal offices and temporary Israeli hospitals established in Yanmei-Sanriku.”
“For the past year, a novel Israeli medical device has been changing the way American doctors remove fibro-adenoma tumors – benign breast lumps. Now an internationally renowned Japanese surgeon is testing IceSense3, made in Israel by IceCure Medical, to destroy small malignant tumors as well.”
Obama says that he has a firm policy not of containment but preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. He then boasts that his administration has placed the strongest sanctions ever on Iran, yet exempts many nations from them. We’re not idiots Obama!!
“The State Department announced on Tuesday that it would exempt 10 European countries and Japan from penalties for doing business with Iran’s central bank, because those countries are making significant progress toward weaning themselves off of Iranian oil.”
The IDF recreated their humanitarian aid tent that they set up in Haiti and Japan after the devastating natural disasters at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2012 in Washington.
The Hello Kitty brand is making a $2-3 million (USD) investment into Israel, planning to open 18 stores initially. Other Sanrio brands are also likely to make aliyah along with Hello Kitty. (Source: YNet News)
Are the Japanese singing along? Priceless!!
IDF Japan Delegation Returning Home
Amazing short clip of IDF Relief Team singing “Jerusalem of Gold” with survivors of tsunami!
Pesach, or Passover, is the holiday that is one week starting from tomorrow. Hopefully, some of your families or yourself will start cleaning your kitchen and homes in preparation for the holiday to rid it of chametz, or leavened bread. Traditionally, Jews have sold it before the holiday.
Why not donate it to Japan like the Israelis?
The Hasidic movement Chabad-Lubavitch has joined in the international aid efforts to help Japan. Chabad centers in Hong Kong and Tokyo have centered their focus on Sendai, whicih was one of the cities most heavily hit by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. Thank G-d for these people!
Israeli doctors are accompanying aid bound for Japan including food items, Geiger counters, portable toilets, medical equipment, and clothes.
“Japan’s ambassador to Israel was among those who arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport ahead of the delegation’s departure. He expressed his country’s gratitude for the assistance, and noted that Israel is among the first nations to send medical teams to the disaster zone.”
