On 31 December 2012 the population in Israel is estimated at 7.981 million people. Of these, 6.015 million are Jews (75.4%), 1.648 million are Arabs (20.6%) and 319,000 belong to other grou ...

Israel’s term as member of the UNICEF Executive Board begins on 1 January 2013. This is the third time that Israel has served on the Executive Board of this prestigious and important organi ...

Congratulations to Darko Planinic, Croatian National Team basketball player, who joined Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv club!

PM Netanyahu: "As Christians around the world and in Israel prepare to celebrate Christmas, I want to wish you all the merriest of holidays".

3.5 million visitors to Israel will have arrived by the end of 2012, 4% more than in 2011. Tourists (not including day visitors) account for 2.9 million entries, 2% more than in 2011.