Israel

Israel – Education and Schools

Israel maintains a well-organised, publicly funded education system that covers children from the age of three through the completion of secondary school, with attendance legally mandated from kindergarten through Grade 12. The system encompasses state-secular, state-religious, and Arab-sector institutions, alongside

Israel – Driving Licenses

Those holding a foreign licence may drive in Israel for up to one year from the date they enter the country. Beyond that point, a locally issued Israeli licence becomes mandatory. Olim Hadashim (new immigrants) who can demonstrate five or

Israel – Driving

Getting behind the wheel in Israel means joining a right-hand traffic system on a road network that is well-developed in many places but increasingly stretched by growing demand. Speed limits stand at 50 km/h within towns and cities, 80 km/h

Israel – Doctors

Israel’s healthcare system is built on a universal National Health Insurance (NHI) framework, financed through income-based taxation and delivered through four competing, non-profit health organisations called Kupot Cholim. Permanent residents and newly arrived immigrants who have secured residency status are

Israel – Disability

Israel maintains a robust legal framework safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities, with the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law of 1998 forming the cornerstone of this system, further strengthened by the country’s ratification of the UN CRPD

Israel – Cycling

Israel has emerged as a nation with a genuine enthusiasm for cycling, blending a vibrant recreational scene with an increasingly functional urban network — most notably in Tel Aviv, which far outpaces the rest of the country in dedicated cycling

Israel – Cost of Living

Israel consistently places among the world’s costlier destinations, sitting alongside leading Western economies in international cost-of-living rankings. For those arriving from abroad, the largest financial burdens tend to be rent — especially in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem — followed by

Israel – Citizenship

Israel provides two separate pathways to citizenship: the Law of Return, which entitles Jews, their children, grandchildren, and spouses to citizenship upon immigrating to Israel through a process known as Aliyah, and naturalisation, which is open to non-Jewish long-term residents