MAGAZINE ABOUT LIFE IN ISRAEL

Tag archive

Arab - page 2

Israel Initiates Two Missions to Aid Afghans

in Life, Culture & Sports

After weeks of negotiations within a covert operation, Israeli activists and Jewish organizations have managed to evacuate about 170 Afghans to support their escape from the recent Taliban takeover.   In two separate missions, 42 women and children were evacuated to the United Arab Emirates, followed by 125 people who were evacuated to Albania. IsraAID, a…

Keep Reading

Egypt’s First Commercial Flight Lands in Israel

in Economy & Innovation

For the first time ever, an EgyptAir aircraft laid with the Egyptian flag landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, October 3. The landing was the first kickoff of a new commercial flight between Israel and Cairo which will run four times a week. While travel has occurred between the two neighbors since the 1980s,…

Keep Reading

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…

Keep Reading

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.…

Keep Reading

Paralympic Athletes Bring Home Nine Medals, Six Gold

in Life, Culture & Sports

In addition to the nine medals won so far, two records were broken by Israeli athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The first “huge achievement” is from Iyad Shalabi, who won his first gold medal, and is the first Arab-Israeli swimmer to do so. Shalabi, 34, from Shfaram, was born deaf and was paralyzed…

Keep Reading

Go to Top