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Majority of religious Jewish Israelis averse to their kids mixing with Arabs — survey

Many Jewish parents don’t want their children to learn Arabic, take part in mixed summer camps, or be taught by Arab teachers, while most Arab...

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New families are heading to Gaza border, boosting returning communities

‘The answer to Hamas is to hold on harder to the land,’ says Uriel Raisch, who moved with his family to secular-religious Kibbutz Kerem...

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Oct. 7-ravaged Nir Oz begins demolishing damaged homes ahead of reconstruction

First nine renovated homes in newly named Pioneer’s neighborhood set to be occupied by families and individuals willing to live on the kibbutz...

01.09.2025 30

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As children go back to school, two reports detail vast socio-economic gaps

A third of parents foregoing certain lunchbox foods due to cost; 67% of low income families say children lack basic school supplies; 84% unable to...

01.09.2025 10

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Israel Meteorological Service launches online app

Available in English, Hebrew, and Arabic, app updates temperature forecasts in user’s area every 10 minutes, weekly forecasts every hour

31.08.2025 40

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Air force targets underground Hezbollah bunkers in major strikes in southern Lebanon

Lebanese state media reports Israeli jets fired a ‘large number of missiles’; residents of northern Israel report they heard the...

31.08.2025 20

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UAE opens pipeline to channel desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza

Project expected to provide clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands in al-Mawasi area, where many displaced Gazans reside

31.08.2025 40

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Israel’s greenhouse gas emissions have barely shifted since 2015 — report

Environment Ministry’s annual pollution index shows that share of fossil fuels in electricity generation highest among OECD countries in 2023....

28.08.2025 30

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Israeli crowdfunding NGO’s unique model gives donors a say in saving global biodiversity

Over past 10 years, This is My Earth has bought 13 square kilometers of land in biodiversity hotspots under threat, saying every dollar donated yields...

24.08.2025 30

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Israeli children refused entry to zip line park in southern France; manager detained

Kids aged 8-16 had reservation; manager says they can’t enter over ‘personal beliefs,’ then offers other justification; mayor says...

23.08.2025 40

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From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots

18-year-olds will volunteer for a pre-army service year and mixed combat-community work on Gaza border and the north to strengthen and protect...

23.08.2025 40

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Homo Sapiens procreated with Neanderthals 100,000 years earlier than previously thought

Study applies new techniques to a fossilized child’s skull found in northern Israeli cave, and finds physical characteristics of both types of...

20.08.2025 60

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Divisive plan to mine phosphates in populated Negev area back on government agenda

Ministers to discuss PMO proposal to to fast-track ICL company bid for new mine close to city of Arad that would require evacuating thousands of...

20.08.2025 70

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Green groups petition High Court to enforce NIS 11 million government funding pledge

Representing environmental organizations, Adam Teva V’Din says environmental protection minister’s refusal to issue calls for the cash is...

18.08.2025 50

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Off to Africa, outgoing climate change envoy aims to spread gospel of Israel’s green tech

Taking his environmental message with him as he becomes Ambassador to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and the Seychelles, Gideon Behar believes...

18.08.2025 50

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Planners invite public to online hearing on controversial Dimona-Eilat rail proposal

Society for Protection of Nature in Israel slams project, set to cut through some of Israel’s most stunning landscapes, as ‘one of the...

13.08.2025 50

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Green organizations: Ban synthetic grass, rubber flooring, old tires in public spaces

Calling to stop using toxic and carcinogenic materials in kindergartens, schools and parks, organizations cite research, note EU ban coming into force...

12.08.2025 30

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Former students at Israeli institute raise some $60,000 for Gazan ex-colleagues

Group has helped 2 alumni of Arava institute for Environmental Studies leave enclave for universities overseas, supports a third still in the Strip,...

12.08.2025 10

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Jewish National Fund to give $220 million to rehabilitate war-hit communities

Transitioning from immediate emergency help to longterm rehabilitation, the organization will spend 10% of the sum on Kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza...

12.08.2025 10

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Women set up camp in south to launch mothers’ movement to end Gaza war, free hostages

Some 500 people take part, hoping to echo Four Mothers movement of late 1990s that helped push Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon

11.08.2025 50

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Weather experts predict shattering of records as extreme heatwave hits Israel

Offical at Meteorological Service says while heatwaves are normal in summer, intensity and length of current sizzler suggests climate change at work

11.08.2025 40

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Kibbutz Nir Oz suspends cornerstone-laying event to protest cabinet meeting on Gaza plan

Kibbutz chairman urges government to return hostages as part of agreement, even if price is high, says Nir Oz understands dangers of Hamas better than...

08.08.2025 30

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Israelis with disabilities help the environment and themselves at unique recycling hub

Northern Israel’s Ecology for a Protected Community sorts and repurposes electronic waste while mostly employing workers with special needs,...

27.07.2025 50

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Gaza border architectural firm’s designs aim to protect body and elevate spirit

Launched a year after Hamas seized power in the Strip, Zarta Studio has a reputation for building beautiful structures that are actually fortresses

22.07.2025 30

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Knesset passes bill allowing Israelis to expand reinforced rooms, add bathrooms

In wake of Oct 7 and multifront war, the Home Front Command will be introducing doors that can be locked to home shelters, as well as stronger windows

18.07.2025 40

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Environment Ministry moves to regulate ‘forever chemicals’ after High Court order

Ministry publishes draft regulations to restrict production, trade and use of persistent organic pollutants found in pesticides, flame retardants and...

17.07.2025 20

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EU foreign ministers set to weigh sanctions against Israel over Gaza war

Top Israeli diplomat Gideon Sa’ar, also in Brussels for meeting, says he’s ‘sure’ measures won’t be adopted, welcomes presence of Syrian...

15.07.2025 60

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Groundbreaking Israeli study first ever to show insects listening in on plants ‘talking’

Tel Aviv University researchers find moths deciding where to lay eggs based on high frequency clicks emitted by plants, avoiding those that let out...

15.07.2025 30

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After Netanyahu nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, a secretive process begins

PM’s proposal would make US president a candidate for 2026 award, as submissions must be made before Feb. 1 each year; selection is carried out...

09.07.2025 40

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Microbes pave the way for a living, green alternative to cement in buildings

Technion project, which sees microorganisms bind sand while absorbing carbon dioxide, is one of 16 on show at Triennale Milano

09.07.2025 10

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Interior Ministry seeks to exempt oil refinery hit by missiles from building permit

Haifa Municipality petitions High Court, says move lacks transparency and is being made over the heads of residents and elected authorities

08.07.2025 30

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Environmental groups appeal against ‘outdated’ breakwater project on Haifa beach

Lamenting absence of policy to deal with Mediterranean beach erosion, Zalul and Adam Teva V’Din say newest plan will obstruct views, endanger...

08.07.2025 20

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‘We are an emergency response empire’: 40,000 volunteers mobilized for Israel-Iran war

A Hebrew University expert says Israel leads the world in organized and prolonged grassroots efforts during times of crisis, but asks: Why has the...

07.07.2025 50

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Green NGOs appeal to attorney general against environment minister’s refusal to release funds

Group warns that Idit Silman’s decision not to call for grant proposals for NIS 11 million approved by special fund could ‘bring smaller...

03.07.2025 9

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Short-lived tax on disposable plastic sparked lasting Haredi hostility to green policy

Study shows that while feelings of victimhood initially fueled protest against tax, opposition to environmental policies remained after tax repealed

03.07.2025 20

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Refinery hit by Iran missiles emitting ‘100 times higher than usual’ levels of benzene

Carcinogenic emissions seen at monitoring stations on compound fence, at a high school. Bazan company says its own monitors show routine emissions...

01.07.2025 10

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State approves immediate return home of 7 of 13 worst-hit Gaza border communities

Defense Ministry withdraws prohibitions after Tekuma Directorate completes many repairs; state will generally stop supporting rental payments for...

29.06.2025 20

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Judge halts major Dimona housing plan over absence of environmental impact study

Citing ‘significant flaws,’ Beersheba Administrative Court sends plans for expansion of Negev desert city back to planning committee for further work

26.06.2025 30

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Ceasefire brings shelter-less residents back above ground, but some still fear more war

Volunteers have turned underground parking lots into bomb shelters amid Iranian missile barrages, giving safety and comfort to countless citizens who...

25.06.2025 10

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After the missiles explode, One Heart’s volunteers help residents pick up the pieces

Armed with hard hats, gloves, plastic sheeting and spools of tape, thousands of citizens are cleaning up homes damaged by Iran’s barrages and...

25.06.2025 40

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Nearly two-thirds of Jewish students at Columbia felt unaccepted after Oct. 7 — survey

Third report by university’s antisemitism task force shows over half of Jews, 43% of Muslims have experienced religious discrimination, compared...

21.06.2025 50

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Palestinians and Israelis partner to feed thousands of Gazans as food aid fluctuates

Arava Institute and Damour buy food from Gazan suppliers, with prices set to rise; organizations set sights on providing water and sewage system...

21.06.2025 70

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Soaked in sewage but alive, missile-struck family relies on kindness of strangers

In Haifa, the now-homeless Rotstein family of 10 wonders what lies ahead now that they’ve been reduced to the clothes on their backs and two...

19.06.2025 80

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Cities work to survey damaged buildings and support thousands evacuated to hotels

In central Israel, where Iranian missiles caused the largest loss of life and property, community and social workers fan out to help with everything,...

18.06.2025 10

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Missile that hit Haifa oil refinery brings renewed urgency to plant’s closure plan

Environmental activists, who support long-term government plan to close Bazan plant for good and import and store products warn writing is on the wall

17.06.2025 30

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Oct. 7 evacuees from Kibbutz Re’im are fleeing back home amid Iranian missile fire

Back in their protected rooms, survivors of the onslaught face renewed trauma as successes in the war with Iran cause them to ask where the military...

17.06.2025 70

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New NIS 130 million center will pioneer energy storage as renewables gain ground

First-of-its-kind institute in Israel, based at Bar-Ilan University and run together with Technion, will link government, academia and industry to...

04.06.2025 40

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Israeli philanthropists, a rare breed, coalesce to fund carbon-slashing projects

The Israeli Climate Action Fund, better known as PAI, has no PR or website, but its deep-pocketed members bring diverse backgrounds and strengths to...

27.05.2025 20

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In Western Negev, budding female entrepreneurs rebuild their communities, and themselves

Over 300 women join Kumi, started by Australian-born Israeli, to gain confidence, skills, seed funding, and more as they pursue projects aimed at...

17.05.2025 30

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IDF joins forces with NGO to turn community security teams into lean fighting machines

After Oct. 7 failures led to the killing of 48 civilian first responders, a grassroots org launches Magen 48 to professionally train security...

10.05.2025 50

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