Asia Israel Israeli Druze singer Mike Sharif tries to bridge the gap between Palestinians and Israelis by reaching out to Palestinian society, preparing performances in Arabic for Palestinian weddings and other events
Asia Israel Defense Minister Ganz said during a tour of the Gaza regional division that the government plans to increase work visas for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the face of a huge increase in requests in recent times
Asia Israel The first Lego shop in the country will open in Tel Aviv before the summer, as Lego toys company announced
Asia Israel The National Library of Israel, founded in 1892, has digitized its collection of rare Islamic books and manuscripts; last year, more than 650.000 people across the Arab world visited the library's Arabic-language website
Asia Israel Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo has announced the reopening of tiger exhibits with endangered species, including the Sumatran tiger, a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List
Asia Israel Haredi students constitute 4,6% of academic world, totalling 15.350 students, despite making up 13% of the population; they receive little preparation for labour integration and available tools are usually not adapted to their needs and features
Asia Israel The country is facing high fertility problems with an already dense population, expected to almost double by 2050, having an average reproduction rate of 3 children per woman; local demographers denounced politicians for doing nothing about it
Asia Israel New Year's Day is the world's most widely observed public holiday, being observed in all countries that use the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Asia Israel 5200 cranes have been killed by bird flu in Lake Hula, resulting in the deadliest wildlife disaster in the country's history
Asia Israel The country is preparing to build two factories for unmanned aircraft in Morocco's Al-Aoula region following a security cooperation agreement signed in November
Asia Israel Over two million Israelis, 25% of the population, are estimated to be living below the poverty line
Asia Israel The Knesset Interior Committee voted to move forward a controversial bill that allows thousands of illegally built homes to be connected to the national electricity grid
Asia Israel Ministries and government offices are invited to move to Jerusalem following a specific plan that includes sanctions; if staying at current locations, they will no longer get a budget for furniture/renovation and start paying rent and taxes on buildings