Posted on: October 7th, 2015

If the oil can be extracted at a reasonable cost, and that is a big "if" now, it would make Israel self-sufficient for decades.

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Posted on: October 6th, 2015

Berlin has been a popular destination for Israelis for more than a decade.

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Posted on: October 6th, 2015

The tomato mosaic virus disease, which is raging these days in the Negev, is destroying entire tomato greenhouses.

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Posted on: September 29th, 2015

A rare 1,500 year old mosaic exposed in the Kiryat Gat industrial park is featured at the park's Sukkot festival.

Posted on: September 25th, 2015

Israel’s first wind farm was built 30 years ago in the Golan Heights,

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Posted on: September 24th, 2015

Earlier in the month, Rosh Hashana overshadowed New York Fashion Week, with shows by Carolina Herrera and Tommy Hilfiger suffering the consequences.

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Posted on: September 24th, 2015

The shekel-dollar rate plummeted to 3.92 Thursday afternoon after the Bank of Israel announced it is leaving the interest rate unchanged next month. Before the announcement, the local currency traded above 3.95 shekels to the dollar on speculation that Bank would cut the rate which already is at a historic low of 0.1 percent. The […]

Posted on: September 24th, 2015

The Palestinian Authority continues to receive "free electricity," knowing that the world won’t let Israel cut off the power.

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Posted on: September 24th, 2015

Iran is demanding new concessions on the nuclear deal that everyone thought was all sealed up. Surprise!

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Posted on: September 21st, 2015

An Israeli man, 65, was killed after falling during a hike while on vacation in Iceland.

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Posted on: September 20th, 2015

Israeli tourists have found a new "paradise" to replace Turkey -- they now flock to Tbilisi, Georgia, where kosher options are growing.

Posted on: September 18th, 2015

Zurich, Geneva and New York are the most expensive cities in the world, but Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the Middle East (not including rents).

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Posted on: September 17th, 2015

Drip irrigation “gives an answer to the most pressing challenges today including water scarcity, arable land, food security, energy, soil degradation etc."

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Posted on: September 12th, 2015

Under proposed new legislation, anyone who participates in an anti-Israel boycott will not be allowed to enter the Jewish State.

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Posted on: September 10th, 2015

Israeli PM Netanyahu tells British PM Cameron he is ready to resume direct negotiations with the Palestinians with no pre-conditions, immediately.

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Posted on: September 10th, 2015

Thousands came to honor Israel's Shmitah farmers at a parade in Bnei Brak on Wednesday. They celebrated into the night.

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Posted on: September 9th, 2015

The Knesset approves a gas outline which also transfers authority from the economy minister to the government.

Posted on: September 8th, 2015

The Israel Pavilion at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam will close for Sabbath and Rosh Hashana, Economy Minister Arye Deri announced.

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Posted on: September 7th, 2015

The Knesset approved part of the natural gas framework Monday by a 59-51 vote after two years of constant threats by natural gas companies to pull out of the development of off-shore energy fields. However, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu postponed a vote on the critical part of the deal that gives the government full authority […]

Posted on: September 7th, 2015

Israel's government is gambling with a Knesset vote in hopes of finding a way past the latest obstacle in the gas deal drama.