On official visit to Israel, Frédéric Lefebvre, Secretary of State for Tourism, has proposed to his Israeli counterpart, Stas Misezhnikov to organize in September a festival in honor of French gastronomy to "strengthen the tourist flows."

Israel and Cyprus signed an agreement for the construction of a Mediterranean submarine electricity cable connecting the two countries

In 2011, French exports to Israel increased by 11.5%, at the same time, French imports from Israel grew by 6.7%.

More than a quarter of million foreigners live in Israel, according to a report released on Sunday by the Committee of the Knesset on foreign workers.

Transparency International has recently released its annual report "Index of corruption."

The Committee suggests the injection of NIS 30 billion in economy over 5 years for social changes, including 2 / 3 in favor of education.