By ILAN BEN ZION (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The gesture held deep symbolic meaning in Israel, where soft drinks and single-use cups, plates and cutlery haveContinue Reading
On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The gesture held deep symbolic meaning in Israel, where soft drinks and single-use cups, plates and cutlery have become weapons in a culture war between the country’sContinue Reading
JERUSALEM (AP) — On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The gesture held deep symbolic meaning in Israel, where soft drinks and single-use cups, plates and cutlery have become weapons in a culture warContinue Reading
By ILAN BEN ZION November 14, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/science-business-israel-pollution-biodiversity-99c17d63901093e6e06fed99297b60c2 ROSH HANIKRA MARINE RESERVE, Israel (AP) — Between the cliffs and crags of Israel’s submerged prehistoric coastline, a Mediterranean ecosystem is surging back to life. Giant groupers flourish among the rocks, a psychedelic purple nudibranch sea slug clings to an outcrop,Continue Reading
Hakan Gider/iStock via Getty Images Israel is at the center of the global cybersecurity ecosystem. Spurred by record funding in 2021, we view Israeli cybersecurity as well-positioned to be a solution that companies and government agencies around the world turn to for support. A series of high-profile attacks has broughtContinue Reading
The Iran nuclear program’s Arak heavy water reactor. Photo: Nanking2012 via Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – The most important and most dangerous challenge Israel currently faces is Iran’s military nuclear program, which has dramatically picked up in pace. If the information provided by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is correct, IranContinue Reading
Country expected to see rise in heatwaves, fires, flash floods Anyone living in Israel in recent decades has felt the scorching heat getting even hotter. Summer heatwaves now last longer and electricity consumption records are broken every year. The data support that sweaty feeling. And according to the Israel MeteorologicalContinue Reading
DUBAI: Women-led startups across the Middle East and North Africa are receiving a helping hand thanks to a new initiative to provide them with the advice, finance and mentorship they need to grow. She Wins Arabia is a collaboration between the International Financial Corporation (IFC) from the World Bank andContinue Reading
Israel has officially launched a NIS 225 million ($70 million) program to promote entrepreneurship among Arab communities and better integrate members into the country’s booming tech industry, where they are severely underrepresented. Israel’s Arab community makes up around 20 percent of the country’s population but accounts for just around 3.5%Continue Reading
In an act of climate barter, Jordan is gearing up to provide solar energy to Israel in exchange for desalinated water. The trade-off forms the basis of a climate cooperation deal between the two countries that signed a peace treaty in 1994. Under this brave new deal, water-scarce Jordan wouldContinue Reading
