Making aliyah this summer from Canada: A flock of sheep

By Melanie Lidman for The Times of Israel

A Canadian couple wants to restore a Biblical breed of sheep to the Holy Land. All they need is a plane and a farm

After months of tense negotiations, with assistance from ambassadors, international media coverage, rabbis, farmers, historians, and an army of volunteers, the Canadian and Israeli governments have reached an important breakthrough agreement, a first in their shared history: The sheep can come to Israel.

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Israel solar guru promises more plants in US, Africa

By Shoshanna Solomon for The Times of Israel   

Yosef Abramowitz’s Energiya Global firm aims to supply 50 million people with renewable energy by 2025

Israeli solar energy pioneer Yosef Abramowitz will launch Energiya Global Capital’s first solar energy power plant in the US, and is aiming to open 10 more overseas projects over the next three years.

Glynn County’s $30 million 22.5MW solar field, in the southeastern state of Georgia, will be inaugurated on Friday and will start supplying electricity shortly after that, Abramowitz said.

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Israeli-developed circumcision device to be distributed in Africa

The World Health Organization wants to bring the PrePex to 14 sub-Saharan African countries

By Times of Israel staff

The World Health Organization is set to approve expanded use of an Israeli developed device that allows medical workers to perform “painless circumcisions.”

The PrePex device, created by Israel-based Circ MedTech, will be granted WHO prequalification on May 31 for use with males age 13 and above in 14 African countries.

Circumcision, the WHO says, is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of AIDS – which, despite a recent drop in numbers, still affects tens of millions in Africa. There are currently nearly 30 million people suffering from HIV, the root cause of AIDS, in sub-Saharan Africa – an area that accounts for almost 70% of the global total of new HIV infections.

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