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Press Release

Important Notice:

The consular department at the Embassy of Israel will be CLOSED

Monday 7 May 2012

And the hours on Tuesday 8 May 2012 will be from 9AM to Noon

Looking for an independent adventure where you can connect with local people and culture? Israel is ideal for the backpack traveler. Israel offers backpackers many historic sites and beautiful landscapes within a relatively short distance from each other, making it a lot easier to navigate than in places like expansive South America, New Zealand or Australia.

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Israeli photographer shows the world the first modern Jewish city in all its true beauty, revealing its landscape in aspects very different from traditional notions of Tel Aviv 

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When the seven-person crew from the Israeli volunteer organization Eye from Zion arrived in a remote region in Ethiopia in February to provide free cataract surgery, they were expecting several dozen patients. Instead, hordes of adults and children were waiting to receive the life-changing operation. Over a thousand people were treated, and one young girl with a protruding eye was given a very special gift - a medical trip to Israel. 

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Israel Independence Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, according to the Hebrew calendar. The day preceding this celebration is devoted to the memory of those who gave their lives for the achievement of the country's independence and its continued existence. A total of 22,993 men and women have been killed defending the land of Israel since 1860.

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In the last two decades, higher education in Israel has been undergoing a process of expansion, primiarily due to the opening of academic colleges. Out of 67 academic institutions in 2011/12, seven are universities, one is an open university, 36 are academic colleges, and 23 are teachers' colleges.

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A unilateral declaration harms true peace, challenging the most basic principles of Mideast peacemaking, and undermines all internationally accepted frameworks for peace. All call for a mutually-negotiated and agreed resolution of the conflict.  All reject unilateral actions.

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The new updated 2010 edition of Facts About Israel is now available on-line.

The 2008 edition is also available on-line in French, Hungarian, Korean, Spanish, Russian and Turkish.

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MASHAV, the Agency for International Development Cooperation of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has launched its official Web site at: http://mashav.mfa.gov.il

Mashav is responsible for Israel's international cooperation and assistance around the world, through the provision of guidance and training in Israel and abroad. The assistance is provided in a wide variety of areas, including agriculture, medicine, education, the advancement of the status of women, community and family. Since the Center for International Cooperation was first established in 1958, more than 200,000 people have benefited from Mashav training programs. 

Want to study in Israel? Click here for a list of programs taught in English for students from abroad at undergraduate and graduate levels, and summer programs.