Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We take the pleasure of publishing our monthly newsletter with updates and business news from Israel.
Our office is happy to share that a third team member has recently joined us bringing along experience and knowledge, which will surely contribute to our work with the many initiatives and activities aimed at strengthening Australia – Israel bilateral relations.
Kelly Stuart, holds a Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Communications majoring in Social and Political Science. Kelly has professional experience in family law as well as a keen interest in trade relations and innovative technology.
There are many common hardships both countries are facing as well as many other countries and nations worldwide. The struggle against Covid-19 is certainly most imminent and immediate, particularly in Australia with New South Wales as well as Victoria and large parts Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory are under different stages of lockdown.
Israel, with its very advanced vaccine roll-out campaign is also struggling with rising cases of infections and have launched its 'booster' third jab vaccination per individual initiative the past week, and is considering a State lockdown during the upcoming Jewish holidays in September.
While fighting this pandemic is an immediate challenge, the impact of global warming and subsequently climate change, which is increasingly escalating, evident through unprecedented heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea, massive bush fires, and mudslides in Europe, all demonstrate the danger our world is already facing.
In this newsletter we will refer to both issues, which countries and nations are facing, that take a toll on our economies and societies as well as the growing cooperation and knowledge sharing, which increases the chance to overcome the pandemic and, equally so, to fight the effects and the deterioration of the environment through integrating alternative energy solutions with advanced technologies.
We wish you all an interesting read and a safe weekend at home!
The Team at the Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Australia.
Rochelle, Jeremy, Kelly and Shai | 
