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Destination Israel
Despite Covid restrictions, the demand for travel to Israel is there. Now, signs of optimism can be found in hotel openings and group bookings.

Despite Covid restrictions, the demand for travel to Israel is there. Now, signs of optimism can be found in hotel openings and group bookings.
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Cultural and Economic Projects Link Gulf and Israeli Women
The Gulf-Israel Women’s Forum was founded last year to build ties between Israeli women and their counterparts in the Gulf.

The Gulf-Israel Women’s Forum was founded last year to build ties between Israeli women and their counterparts in the Gulf.
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What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Behind a stone wall on a busy Jerusalem street the stories of forgotten heroes and legendary characters live on. Lined with cafés, bookstores, jewelry shops and even

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Letter from Ketura: Where the Local is Global

by Yosef Israel Abramowitz

A family came to Kibbutz Ketura to reconnect and focus on personal goals. Their time there, however, was spent working on world-changing projects. After our

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The Rebranding of Umm al-Fahm

by Shoshana London Sappir

The city of Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel is known as a political flashpoint, but it is trying to make a name for itself in

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College of Contention

One of Israel’s fastest-growing schools of higher education is situated in a West Bank city. How its future will play out remains to be seen.

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Letter from Haifa: An Official Language Gets More Respect

by Shoshana London Sappir

Adapting an ancient language for a modern population, the Arabic Language Academy is working to expand the vocabulary of Israeli Arabs while maintaining their cultural

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Israeli Life: Jewel in the Rough

by Barbara Sofer

Michal Negrin’s floral, ornate earrings and necklaces have a large and devoted following; and her shops, located around the world, are the places where her

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Interview: Nir Barkat

by Charley J. Levine

Nir Barkat, 50, the successful high-tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, was elected mayor of Jerusalem in November 2008, pledging to improve life in the city

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Commentary: What Don’t You Understand About All Israel?

by Jay Michaelson

The story of Israel, it has often been remarked, is a tale of two cities: secular Tel Aviv and religious Jerusalem. They are indeed different

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