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September 2021 - page 2

EU Agreement with Israel’s Green Passport

in Economy & Innovation

A recent Foreign Ministry of Israel announcement stated their agreement with the European Union, where both Israel and the EU will accept the others vaccination certificates, easing the traveling process, and providing a hopeful return to tourism.  The agreement will be built on a technology infrastructure that transfers information between countries to ensure vaccination certificates…

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Expect a Sea of Trash by 2050

in Life, Culture & Sports/Tourism & Nature

Sea temperatures in Eilat have reached their highest average in the last 30 years at 29.1 degrees Celsius (84.4 degrees F). The study done by Eilat Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences says that sea warming is increasing at an average of 0.036, which is three times higher than the global average.  The southern Red Sea…

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Men More Vulnerable to COVID-19; Mortality Declines

in Health & Science

Israel’s life expectancy is in the top 10 highest around the world; however, this past year saw the steepest decline, specifically in men’s life expectancy, due to the challenging health circumstances since the coronavirus pandemic went widespread in March 2020.  From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy for Israeli men decreased by 3.5 months, from 81…

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Six Criminals Escaped Israeli Prison

in Economy & Innovation

“Some of the state’s systems have degenerated in recent years and have to go through processes of optimization, repair, and striving for excellence,” spoke Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after six Palestinian criminals escaped the Gilboa Prison last Monday, September 6.  The prisoners shared a cell and dug a tunnel from the inside out, spotlighting the…

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Israel and Arab Trade Exponentially Increase

in Life, Culture & Sports

Since the Abraham Accords were signed by the United Arab Emirates in 2020, trade deals between Israel and the signed Arab states have skyrocketed. According to numbers from the Central Bureau of Statistics, trade with the UAE grew by 234% in the first seven months of 2021, compared to the first seven months of 2020.…

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