Haaretz

Israel has announced plans to require green building standards on new constructions, but some say the requirements don't go far enough.

When developers made plans for a housing development on land an Israeli kibbutz had to sell off, planners said the required rezoning was out of the question. But five years later and still without planners' approval, the courts have allowed project.

Zalul, an Israeli environmental organization dedicated to preserving the country's marine environments, has released a report harshly critical of municipal sewerage and industrial wastewater practices.

On the verge of expanding the city limits, Jerusalem's National Planning and Building Council has postponed a decision for two months amid protests from environmentalists and concerned citizens.

One of Israel's most unconventional planning professors looks back on his career as an outsider.

From synagogues to bathhouses, The Center for Jewish Art seeks to document endangered historic Jewish buildings around the world facing the threat of extinction.

Tel Aviv planning commission grapples with issues of preservation, economic development, and private property rights.

Will a new Frank Gehry building revive Jerusalem's declining commercial center?

Israel is rapidly building new train lines to battle American-style automobile dependence.

Israel has over 10,000 pages of building regulations, construction standards and building guidelines-- often with contradictions between the laws and the regulations.

Is your city's permitting process difficult? The Tel Aviv Municipality (Israel) permitting system is much, much worse.