Agriculture
Jordanian TV host: Israel released rats carrying bubonic plague in Egypt
Jordanian TV host Dr. Bakr Al-Abadi said that in 1967, “the Zionist entity gathered all the rats carrying the Bubonic plague in Norway” and released them in Egypt, where they harm crops and children.
Food loss this year amounts to 2.3 million tons with a market value of NIS 19.3 billion ($5.6 billion). Apparently, much of it is salvageable.
In exclusive interview, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov discusses Jerusalem, Iran and its strong ties with Israel.
Tests performed by the Ministry of Health indicated that water quality had become too poor to use in irrigation, thanks to negligent water treatment in the Gaza Strip.
President Jimmy Morales says that his country will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem in May.
Paul McCartney wins Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize
Famed singer-songwriter and former Beatles bass guitarist Paul McCartney was announced as one of this year’s nine recipients of Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize.
A large delegation of Jewish and Christian leaders traveled to Guatemala last week to thank President Jimmy Morales for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announcing the move of its embassy to Jerusalem.
More than 500 people representing a multitude of Jewish and pro-Israel groups gathered in Los Angeles from Jan. 19-22 to take part in the fourth annual “Israel in Focus” conference, hosted by StandWithUs.
Netanyahu arrives in India to a warm welcome.
The IDF destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that ran underneath Israel’s Kerem Shalom border crossing with the southern Gaza Strip as well as under the Egypt-Gaza border.
Israeli exports for 2017 expected to pass $100 billion for first time
Israel’s annual exports of goods and services are expected to exceed $100 billion for the first time when the final figures for 2017 come in, according to a preliminary report by the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute as well as the country’s Economy and Industry Ministry.
