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It includes tax benefits and property-tax discounts, and boosts social services and investment in education and infrastructure.
“The government owes it to every one of us, but first and foremost to the Bedouin citizens of Israel, to put an end to this regressive and corrupting practice immediately,” says Regavim director.
During emergencies, caregivers rush to the scene as needed on a 24/7 basis in order to provide mental-health care on the spot.
Hundreds of Bedouin youths were involved in the Israel Antiquities Authority dig, whose purpose was to reestablish the connection between the community and the history of the area.
Dimona youths find evidence in the Negev Desert of an advanced flint-knapping technique exclusively associated with biologically modern humans.
Even before the coronavirus, Israel was consistently ranked in recent years among the most expensive countries in the world, especially for locals.
Fire and Rescue Services investigator: Blazes were set intentionally, but have “nothing to do” with balloons that security personnel saw being inflated in Gaza.
The Six Senses Shaharut, opening in April, was described by CNN as “the perfect destination for the intrepid luxury traveler.”
Near the Bedouin town of Rahat, the operations currently has 1,500 employees and will hire 1,000 more workers for the expansion.
The 4,000-acre development, with a price tag of roughly NIS 4 billion ($1.13 billion), is the largest renewable-energy project in Israel and among the largest in the world.
The Ashalim solar-power facility extends nearly 1,000 acres, making it the largest such facility in Israel • Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz: Israel is on target to hit its 2020 renewable energy target of 10 percent.
The illegal squatters’ camp, built on state land in the Negev, has been demolished more than 150 times, costing Israeli taxpayers some $460,000.