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• In Israel, composting and recycling programs in new ecology push

  January 30, 2012 3:50pm

  From composting in Modiin to recycling in Jerusalem, Israelis are starting to catch up with the rest of the Western world when it comes to sorting trash.

• Israelis paying the price when it comes to imported goods

  December 29, 2011 5:47pm

  Why do those H&M cargo pants cost 33 percent more in Israel than in America? Because importers have figured out that the Israeli consumer is willing to pay more, say experts.

• Can Tel Aviv become a center for fashion?

  November 28, 2011 5:51pm

  After Tel Aviv’s first Fashion Week in decades, formidable obstacles still remain before Israel can become a major stop for fashion designers and retailers.

• Planned housing puts forlorn Jerusalem hilltop at center of international controversy

  October 27, 2011 6:46pm

  Plans for a new neighborhood on a Jerusalem hilltop have drawn anger from Palestinians and concern from the site’s handful of current Jewish residents.

• NBA lockout prompts a new motive for aliyah: Basketball

  October 12, 2011 5:10pm

  Thanks to Israeli league rules, the NBA lockout and the dreams of one particular team owner in Israel, a growing number of American Jewish athletes are making aliyah so they can play professional basketball in Israel.

• After doctors’ strike, Israelis take stock of health care system’s woes

  September 18, 2011 5:10pm

  Israel’s doctors’ strike highlighted larger problems with the country’s health care system, which increasingly has shifted toward private care.

• A big climax to Israel’s summer of protest, but what comes next is uncertain

  September 6, 2011 5:08pm

  Saturday night’s demonstrations by more than 400,000 Israelis calling for social justice represented a powerful climax to an unprecedented summer of protests and activism, but what comes next is uncertain.

• For Israel’s Muslims, Ramadan a time to celebrate Islam in the Jewish state

  August 23, 2011 9:41pm

  Ramadan, the monthlong fasting Islamic period, is a time for Israeli Muslims to fast, juggle work schedules and ponder the place of Muslim holidays in the Jewish state.

• Just how expensive is it to live in Israel?

  August 16, 2011 2:13pm

  Compared to the United States and Europe, Israeli costs of living are a mixed bag. Salaries are lower, but so are health care costs. Consumer goods and services cost nearly double what they do in America. Comparatively speaking, owning a car can cost six times as much.

• In accepting ’67 lines for talks, Netanyahu tries some political maneuvering

  August 9, 2011 3:28pm

  Facing social protests at home and skepticism overseas, is Benjamin Netanyahu’s embrace of the pre-1967 lines as the basis for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations a sign of a real shift by the prime minister, or is he merely trying to call the Palestinians’ bluff and gain the upper hand in the international arena — and at home?