Recent research has shown a heavy concentration of deepwater baby sharks and eggs were found off the coast of Tel Aviv, which they say speaks majorly to the impact that climate change is having on the deep sea. The large nursery “was happening under our noses for thousands of years…hiding in plain sight, which highlights…
After the UN released a report on climate change calling for Israel to act now, Environmental Minister Tamar Zandberg declared a climate emergency, choosing to take the “strategic threat” seriously. In her statement, she said, “To this end, it is necessary to declare a climate emergency and define the climate crisis as a strategic threat…
It’s a wonder how Israel remains in somewhat economically good standing, given that it hasn’t functioned with an approved budget for the last three years. The past two years were null due to the political standstill. The last budget approved was in 2018 for the following year. With the new government, a 2021/2022 budget ($187…
Coronavirus numbers are over 6,000 affected, the highest in six months. As fear of a fourth national lockdown takes hold, the government is tightening public freedoms once again, especially given the upcoming Jewish holiday season, and the school year set to start on September 1. The current coronavirus czar Salman Zarka has called on everyone…
Israel is reverberating in celebration of its first gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, won by artistic gymnast Dolgopyat. The 24-year-old Ukrainian-born moved to Israel when he was 12 years old and only learned of his Jewish side then too. The victory has created an opportunity to showcase the many challenges of being an…
