Avshalom Vilan

The fate of the farmers’ strike, which enters its third day on Wednesday, and may extend beyond the originally announced ending date of Thursday,…

The Israeli Farmers Federation (IFF) announced Wednesday that it was calling off its produce strike after reaching an agreement with the government.…

The Israeli Farmers Federation announced on Wednesday that it was calling off its produce strike after reaching an agreement with the…

Farmers were set to go on strike Sunday across the country, halting the sale of agricultural produce, in protest of the government's refusal to allow…

The farmers’ strike scheduled to begin on Monday over the government’s refusal to allow in additional foreign workers for the agriculture sector is…

The Israeli Farmers Federation (IFF) announced Wednesday that it intends to hold a general strike and block the flow of all agricultural produce to…

Israeli farmers are threatening to stop shipping fresh produce to the markets unless the state responds to their demand for more foreign…

The Israeli Farmers Federation issued its 2010 agricultural production forecast on Thursday, estimating a record-breaking NIS 26 billion. At the…

IDF chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi’s replacement was only named Sunday, but politicians were already talking on Monday about how soon…

Former minister-without-portfolio Ami Ayalon called for a renewed push on on Tuesday for a bill to reimburse settlers for leaving their homes. The…

Four years of intermittent controversy will come to an end in the near future when IDF Chief Rabbi Brig.-Gen, Avichai Ronsky steps down from his…

Amid a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers, the Interior Ministry’s Population, Immigration and Borders Authority announced Sunday…

An Agricultural Start-upOpen House at the Besor R&D station in the Negev provided an opportunity to showcase dozens of the station's research…

Thousands ofvisitors came to see the best of Israel’s agricultural technology and produceat the impressive exhibition organized by the Yair Northern…

The Council for a Beautiful Israel called on Wednesday for all single-use plastic bags to be banned in Israel. The call came in response to a debate…

Hundreds of Arava farmers arrived in Jerusalem Sunday morning to protest the government's refusal to admit hundreds of foreign workers from Thailand…

A long convoy of tractors and pickup trucks is on its way from Beersheba to Jerusalem, disrupting traffic to draw public attention to the farmers…

Seeking to help farmers diversify their income, the Agriculture Ministry has launched a course to train farmers in eco-tourism. The pilot class…

The Knesset Committee for Foreign Workers met Tuesday to discuss the import of foreign workers from Thailand to solve the labor shortage of rural…

Seeking to place J Street firmly in the Israeli and American mainstream, executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami compared his organization's positions to…