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“By increasing tourism, we create an economic ripple effect that supports jobs and growth throughout the region,” said JNF-USA national campaign director Sharon Joy.
Local Bedouin uproot sapling trees, throw rocks at police, civilian vehicles • 10 rioters arrested, three residents suffer minor injuries.
Millions of Israelis are furious over the government’s caving to the rioting and its alleged plan to recognize these illegal Bedouin encampments situated on state lands, claiming that such capitulation will only lead to further unrest and violence.
Israel Police: “We will allow the freedom of protest as long as it is conducted in a legal manner; we will act with zero-tolerance against disturbances.”
Hamas spurs Negev Arabs to “rise up against Zionist oppression” after local Bedouin attack security forces and journalists at a KKL tree-planting event ahead of Tu B’Shevat.
“We are witnessing the next revolution in Israel. Food-tech is the next cyber, and I believe Israel is on its way to becoming a superpower in the field,” said Erel Margalit, founder and executive chairman of Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City Galil.
“Israel is a rainbow nation. Every person can be themselves,” said Miguel, a student at Gonzaga University in Washington, D.C.
Israeli firefighters gain control of blaze, investigation into cause ongoing
“We have access to great technology, including thermal imaging cameras that help during the night to ensure the fire does not reignite,” said Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services Commissioner Dedi Simchi.
As the dust starts to settle after heavy rioting in mixed Arab-Jewish communities such as Akko, locals say they will work together to attract tourists and to continue to build the area economically and socially.
The center has served as a gateway for information and discovery about hundreds of destinations throughout the Galilee.
JNF-USA opens design competition for Beersheva World Zionist Village
The $350 million project includes a 20-acre campus to serve as a base for a high school, an innovation center and an adult-education center.
Dor Pintel, 33, partnered with a friend (a farmer and owner of a natural-food store) on a new venture that is keeping him busy during these once-in-a-century times.
