American tourists in Israel who test positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours before jetting out of Tel Aviv are encountering not just a nasty virus, but also a bureaucratic system geared up for Hebrew speakers and Israelis only

In light of declining COVID rates, some health experts are urging Israel to cut its testing requirement for arriving passengers at Ben-Gurion Airport, one of only few where all travelers are still ordered to take a test

Millions of Jews worldwide eat meat certified kosher by a New York-based organization. But in Israel, the rabbinate’s monopoly results in the sending of butchers abroad at very high salaries

Affluent families take better advantage of the savings plan, which deposits a monthly payment to every Israeli child in an attempt to reduce the impact of poverty on choices available to them later in life, the study finds