Israel

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The positive perception of life in Israel is more prevalent among the religious (79%) and the ultra-Orthodox (69%).

No. 45 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal chair Sam Grundwerg.

No. 25 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Doron Almog.

No. 30 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Save a Child's Heart president Prof. Arie Schachner.

No. 43 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

32% of Jewish Israelis surveyed support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflcit while 57.5% oppose one, according to a poll by the Israel Democracy Institute.

Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down: It's Somehow Been 6 Years Since I Cracked Up And Went To A Mental Institution  —  Time flies when you're heavily medicated!  —  On September 21st, 2016, I woke up in the Beth Israel psychiatric ward on a suicide hold.  I didn't immediately remember what had happened but I had some vague flashes.

The past year, 5782, has been a difficult one for Israel and the world, but there have also been some positive developments.

IVF treatment is covered by health care providers Maccabi, Clalit, Meuhedet and Leumit, meaning that Israeli women and couples have access to affordable, cutting-edge IVF treatment.