National and local politics, as well as the newsroom, is often seen as a man’s professional domain in Druze society.

Besides Israel’s undeniable accomplishment of launching its first ever space mission with goals of landing an unmanned robotic lander (the “Beresheet”) on the moon, the tiny nation also claims another accomplishment: the first selfie taken in outer space.

The Israeli Defense Force’s accelerated fast-track cross-denominational Nativ program has been implemented with hopes of increasing immigrant soldiers’ connections to the State of Israel and a Jewish heritage for those either never halachically Jewish, those feeling disengaged from their Jewish roots wishing to reconnect, or those simply wishing to learn more about Jewish culture, according to the Jewish Agency of Israel.

The Israeli cabinet has recently planned to approve millions of dollars in funding for the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project, sometimes referred to as the Two Seas Canal, revealed the Jerusalem Post. Furthermore, the governments of Israel and Jordan have each pledged the equivalent of $40 million USD per annum over the next 25 years, with total pledged funding exceeding $2 billion.

Refai Amer, a Muslim volunteer from Kfar Qassim, brought along his medkit from United Hatzalah, and with it he saved a life in the middle of prayers.

Over 4,120,800 foreign tourists visited Israel in 2018, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism told the Jerusalem Post.

Experience a stunning night stroll through Jerusalem's Old City

A study from the University of Washington suggests Israel’s life-expectancy will be the 7th highest in the world by 2040 with an average life expectancy of 84.4 years.