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Youngest-ever KKL-JNF chair vows to cut waste, mend fences and rebuild trust

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:33:50 +0000

Eyal Ostrinsky says the org won't buy West Bank land or fund projects for right-wing settler youth, claiming his priorities are more traditional -- forestry and boosting populations in the periphery

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Israel proposes Kiryat Tivon for Nvidia’s multibillion-dollar tech campus in north

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:12:30 +0000

The US chip giant seeks land to build an R&D hub, expected to span about 160,000 square meters and provide jobs for over 8,000 people

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Netanyahu looks to tap an ‘Israeli Elon Musk’ to slash bureaucratic red tape

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:16:20 +0000

Lauding efficiency of Gulf monarchies, PM says he wants to get rid of government regulations by 'deep state' that he claims are stifling initiatives and development

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Plan for vast solar field riles critics seeking to preserve Negev’s open vistas

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 05:46:39 +0000

Israel Land Authority proposes using extant infrastructure near Ramon Crater to help meet goal of 30% renewable power by 2030, but some warn of project's wide potential impacts

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Judge halts major Dimona housing plan over absence of environmental impact study

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:38:38 +0000

Citing 'significant flaws,' Beersheba Administrative Court sends plans for expansion of Negev desert city back to planning committee for further work

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State has failed for years to properly manage Dead Sea Works — Comptroller report

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:08 +0000

Report maps failure by multiple ministries and government agencies to regulate, supervise, and charge for the mining of minerals that belong to the public

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Land Authority says it won’t serve demolition notice for rescued hostage’s home

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:52:52 +0000

Some 70% of residents in Farhan al-Qadi's village of Khirbet Karkour have received notices amid action against the unrecognized communities where about a third of Bedouins live

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Israel Land Authority tells UNRWA to evacuate Jerusalem premises for breaching lease

Thu, 30 May 2024 02:28:42 +0000

Government body sends letter to UN agency for Palestinian refugees saying it must also pay over NIS 27 million for allegedly operating on state land without consent

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Amid swarm of stakeholders, planners begin brainstorming how to rebuild south

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:14:55 +0000

Officials, architects, environmentalists, academics and others start looking at ways to bring back devastated region, with some asking whether array of groups can work together

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Local officials say Acre historical aqueduct is crumbling, but government won’t fix

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:10:12 +0000

Mateh Asher Regional Council reportedly searched for an official agency that would take responsibility for engineering project, but none was willing

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New desert promenade will take visitors on Ben-Gurion’s favorite Negev walk

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 04:45:14 +0000

Sde Boker, where the first prime minister lived after retiring, gets an upgrade that aims to draw tourists while keeping their footprint small

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Hotels okayed for Zichron Yaakov wine tourism complex

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:28:29 +0000

Planners give green light to component of well-aged Wine Park development, slated to include homes, galleries, workshops and more wine-centric attractions in the northern city

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Third round of Israeli housing lottery to offer 3,300 discounted units

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 06:05:10 +0000

Potential buyers who qualify for eligibility to ‘win’ raffled apartment at 20% below market value will compete for units in Beersheba, Ofakim, Tiberias, and 8 other locations

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Iconic central Jerusalem building used as homeless shelter sold for $50m

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:13:24 +0000

Jerusalem municipality sells historic 'Katzin Ha'Ir' site to French Jewish businessman for commercial development

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Second round of Israeli housing lottery to offer 5,500 discounted units

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:23:10 +0000

Potential buyers must qualify for eligibility to possibly 'win' a raffled apartment at 20% below market value

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