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Israel Eases Access to Abortion Days After U.S. Overturns Roe V. Wade

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In a monumental decision, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe V. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for almost half a century, no longer exists. This means that abortion rights will be reversed in nearly half of the states immediately, with more restrictions very likely to follow soon. Days after the…

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Land Frozen in Time – The Rise of Ecovillages in Northern Israel

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An Ecological Village or ecovillage is defined as a community with the goal of becoming more socially, culturally, economically and ecologically sustainable. These villages strive to produce the least possible negative impact on the natural environment through intentional design and ways of living.  Clil, Adama, and Kadita are some of larger villages located in the…

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Ministry of Education Wants Reform

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Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton this week unveiled further planned reforms for Israeli schools. Since she already gave the debt directors more financial opportunities and decision-making power at the beginning of the year (the Israeli school system is extremely centralized, so that debt directors have hardly any room for flexibility), she has now planned further changes…

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Researchers Find Explanation for Biblical Plague

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Tel Aviv University researchers have uncovered why locusts form destructive swarms. Known as the eighth of ten plagues that hit Egypt when the Israelites were enslaved in the book of Exodus, swarms of locusts have destroyed crops and caused famines. In search of the answer to what causes the normally harmless and solitary insects to…

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Supreme Court Reopens Airport

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A Supreme Court ruling has deemed the airport closures and limits unconstitutional, especially running so close to Israel’s fourth round of elections, which took place on March 23. As of Sunday, travel quotas were dropped, and there was no longer a need for the approval committee to enter and exit the country for Israeli citizens.…

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