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…
“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…
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.…
Schools across the country opened yesterday despite disorder and confusion around new routine procedures and restrictions. Prime Minister Bennett and a back-to-school committee met only 48 hours before opening to discuss many unresolved issues, which include administering antibody tests for students, the teachers union, and participation of unvaccinated students. With over 10,000 active COVID-19 cases…
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…
