“Agriculture is far more than a livelihood; it is Zionism in its deepest sense. Farmers safeguard Israel’s food security, standing as a living wall along its borders," said one of the speakers.

Israel imported its first fruit and vegetables from the Gaza Strip in almost eight years on Thursday, in a partial easing of an economic blockade maintained since the Islamist group Hamas seized ...

Judy Heller never thought she'd pick a pomegranate in her life — but in mid-November, she found herself doing exactly that on a farm in Israel, driven by the desire to help the country after the Oct.

METULLA, Israel — For fruit grower Haim Bierenboim, troubles are mounting by the bushel. His orchards lie next to the border in the latest battle zone, with Katyusha rockets and mortar rounds falling ...

A classic candy has become so popular thanks to a TikTok trend that it’s spawned an international black market. On May 1, Mako, an Israeli media and online news outlet, reported that two Americans ...

Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.

An odd, beautiful and persnickety citrus fruit has its big moment during the Jewish fall festival of Sukkot. But then what do you do with it? In a temporary warehouse in Israel's ultra-Orthodox town ...

Israel’s exports of citrus fruit–the country’s principal export item–is constantly increasing, according to Moshe Levine, head of the Israel Citrus Marketing Board in Europe. Citrus exports to West ...

Two American couples this month were found trying to move hundreds of pounds of Fruit Roll-Ups into Israel. (Image Party/Shutterstock) You might usually think of Fruit Roll-Ups, those leathery, jammy ...

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While many commentators understand the snakes in this week’s parsha to be a punishment for evil speech, Rashi tellingly passes this explanation by. One obvious reason is that this was far from the ...