‘Today’s inauguration marks the beginning of a beautiful story: The GripsPfad shall bring pleasure to many generations,’ said Swiss Ambassador Andreas Baum at the festive inauguration of Israel’s first BrainPath in Neve Eshkol. The fitness parlour with eleven brain stimulating exercises is adjoined to the region’s largest senior citizen centre near Gaza. ‘The first five…
Eshkol could be used as a synonym for growing potatoes and tomatoes – literally. The area is so rich that its harvest covers around 70% of the produce in Israel. However, the population of 14,500 in the 31 communities, kibbutzim and moshavim have to readjust their priorities at the moment: Hammas’ tunnels, permanent rockets and…
