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Research found that fruits and vegetables were the most wasted, but that Israel wasted less food (23 percent) than America (28 percent) and more than Europe (19 percent).
Collectively, they have vast experience in dealing with Israel’s array of security challenges, which raises the question of how their past is shaping their current political outlooks, particularly regarding the Palestinian question and other key issues.
In an exclusive interview, Yair Shamir clarifies why acting Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz was out of context when he quoted his father, former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, and reveals some new information about his father, including his thoughts on the Camp David Accords, the Madrid Peace Conference and his great appreciation for cantorial music.
India was one of several countries that received a temporary waiver in November to import Iranian oil after the United States reimposed sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Thousands of grasshoppers seen flying over the Ramat Negev on March 5, 2013. Photo by Dudu Greenspan/Flash90.
Israel prepares for potential locust swarm headed from Yemen and Sudan
Though the insects do not pose a threat of disease, they can wreak havoc on agricultural crops.
The property, which was was discovered in Tzur Natan in central Israel, consisted of an inscription that reads, “Only God help the beautiful property of Master Adios, amen.”
The Israeli prime minister also spoke of diplomatic inroads that Israel has been making around the world, but also in the immediate region near Arab countries and Africa.
Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner. Credit: Jake LaTurner/Facebook.
Kansas Treasurer introduces bill permitting the state to invest in Israel Bonds
Kansas is one of two-dozen states that have enacted measures that prohibit state contractors from boycotting Israel.
Some 200 cherry trees and grapevines belonging to Kfar Etzion in the Gush Etzion region of Judea were uprooted or destroyed.
Weighing just 800 kilograms, the GEN-350 is easily transportable and needs no infrastructure to operate except for electricity.
Israel’s popularity in Africa has grown, even among Muslim-majority nations. And these countries want its expertise in technology, agriculture, security, trade, water management and more.
Farmer Yinon Arkin alone lost 20 of the hives he maintains at Beit Guvrin in southern Israel to vandals • Palestinians chop up the honeycomb and smuggle it back, he claims • “The government doesn’t know how serious the issue is,” says Arkin.