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White Wolf Spotted in Desert

in Tourism & Nature

“At first glance, you might think it’s an albino wolf,” says Israel Nature and Parks Agency ecologist Dotan Rotem, referring to a video the agency recently released of a white wolf spotted in the Negev. But that is not the case here. The wolf is more likely to suffer from another disease that causes the…

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Israel’s Only Cement Company Fined for Breaking the Clean Air Law

in Health & Science/Life, Culture & Sports

No one likes a bully. When it comes to big corporations around the world, it feels almost as if they are all unregulated, free to do as they please. Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises (Clal Industries) has been fined NIS 6m (US$1.9m) for breaking the Clean Air Law. The Clean Air Law, according to the Ministry…

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Thousands of Teacher Positions Unfilled, Israel Could be Headed Towards Education Crisis

in Life, Culture & Sports/Uncategorized

The school year is only five weeks away, yet there are still a reported 5,600 teaching positions that need to be filled for this academic year. Most of these positions are in the critical subjects of math, science and English. There are many possible reasons for this shortage, one being the still pending agreement between…

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Swissness in Israel: Female Future Podcast on Women Making Moves

in Economy & Innovation/Life, Culture & Sports

In our new series “More Swissness in Israel” we will write monthly on topics highlighting the presence and activities of Switzerland in Israel in all its diversity. A little bit of Swissness, in Israel, so to speak. First, we’ll introduce a topic that should be getting more attention, female leadership. Women have been changing the…

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Ministry of Education Wants Reform

in Uncategorized

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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