#peter yarrow

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Jewish folk legend and advocate for peace, Peter Yarrow, tragically passed away yesterday at age 86. Member of renowned band Peter, Paul, and Mary, he was known for classic songs such as “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and “This Land is Your Land”.

[The photograph above is of Peter, Paul & Mary with Pete Seeger at a legendary concert at Carnegie Hall in 2003.]

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“There is only one river. There is only one sea. And it flows through you, and it flows through me. There is only one people. We are one and the same. We are all one spirit. We are all one name.” - Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, and Mary)

“When people sing together, community is created. Together we rejoice, we celebrate, we mourn and we comfort each other. Through music, we reach each others’ hearts and souls. Music allows us to find a connection. - Peter Yarrow

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In the 12th Jan 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Massive increase in Israel’s PR budget.

Life-saving Israeli treatments for the brain, heart, and traumatic stress.

Golan Druze rush to become Israeli citizens.

Two innovative Israeli laser systems perform valuable non-military functions.

Israeli sustainable device for keeping farm produce fresh is so cool.

A dozen Israeli companies doubled their US market value in 2024.

Light one candle for Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, who “Puffed” magic songs.

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This newsletter contains articles about those Israelis whose priority is defending the nation's citizens, rebuilding homes, rehabilitating the wounded, volunteering, advocating, integrating into society, or continuing the successful path they were on before Oct 7th 2023.

Then there are the many Israelis who are focused on activities to benefit humanity - developing life-saving medical devices; researching cures for critical diseases; saving endangered species or searching for the "elixir" for longer life.

Israeli scientists have developed focused lasers for communicating or protecting crops; coating to stop fires spreading; a device to keep fruit & veg fresh; AI systems to restore speech to the mute, or radically shorten the time to build new products.  And foreign investors and multinationals are certainly focused on joining in with Israel's success.