The fourth Israel Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2012, under the auspices of President Shimon Peres, will begin tomorrow in Jerusalem.

A civilian working on the Israel-Egypt security fence was killed and two others were wounded Monday morning (18 June), in a terror attack on the southern border.

Israel attaches great importance to this year's Earth Summit, RIO+20, to take place in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June.

On Tuesday evening, June 13, 2012, at the White House, President Barack Obama awarded Israel President Shimon Peres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Dr. Daniel Hillel was awarded the 2012 World Food Prize for pioneering work in micro-irrigation.