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Supporting the Bedouin Community to Enter Israel’s Hi-tech Scene

in Life, Culture & Sports/Monthly Report

It is not uncommon to see Bedouins working as doctors or as factory workers in Israel, but this is less so in the hi-tech industry.  Bedouin communities have some of the highest unemployment and poverty rates in Israel, but with the right support, this is changing. Fahima Atawana, a Bedouin woman who has made it…

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The Sound of Our Music, a Unique Look at the Israeli Jazz Scene

in Life, Culture & Sports/Tourism & Nature

The jazz scene today has quite a different sound and culture than it once did since the time of its inception. Today, ethno jazz, which incorporates different ethnic music traditions, has become popular all around the world. Israel has become one of the biggest producers of world renowned jazz musicians, especially impressive for its small…

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Three Swiss in Israel – Three Stories

in Economy & Innovation/Life, Culture & Sports/Monthly Report

Story By Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru About 22,000 Swiss citizens live in Israel. We met three of them to talk about their lives, feeling homesick and new paths in another country… Tabea and Matthias Oppliger “You live here as if there is no tomorrow” Actually, Tabea and Matthias Oppliger only wanted to go on a vacation to…

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Government Introduces European Food Standards

in Economy & Innovation/Life, Culture & Sports

By Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru Another measure to lower the cost of living in Israel has been introduced. The government wants to now adopt European food safety standards and most Israeli guidelines are to be repealed. The changes affect, among other things, the production and import of canned vegetables, pasta, rice, sweets, spices, soup powder, condiments and…

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