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In Dimona, Israel, there's a 50-year-old vegan village home to around 3,000 people. Tel Aviv is world-renowned for its vegan restaurants and cafes. Some have even labeled the city as the vegan capital of the...

A nonprofit organization called Vegan Friendly is helping bakeries in Israel ditch dairy and eggs. Vegan Friendly reached out to some of the largest bakery chains in the Middle Eastern country to help them recreate...

McDonald's Israel will add vegan burgers to the menu this summer. The world's largest fast-food chain will trial the "Big Vegan" -- a plant-based burger made from soy and wheat protein -- at select Tel...

A vegan activist is now helping to manage Israel's animal welfare policies. Vegan Tal Gilboa, founder of Total Liberation (formerly known as Israeli Animal Liberation Front), is now the animal rights advisor to Israel's Prime...

No meat is allowed at Amirim, a small vegetarian and vegan village located 600 meters above sea level in northern Israel. Amirim was founded in 1958 by a small group of vegans, vegetarians, and those...

Israel has just appointed its military's first vegan chief of staff, Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi. The plant-powered Kochavi is a former Paratrooper. He has master's degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins as well as a bachelor's...

Israeli food tech company InnovoPro has become the first in the world to create 70 percent chickpea protein concentrate. The business raised $4.25 million to make vegan pudding and other products out of chickpeas. Bolstered by...

A vegan political party is set to run for office in Tel Aviv's upcoming municipal elections. New York City-based Orthodox Jewish news blog Vos Iz Neias News (VIN News) reports that Tel Aviv Tivonit aims to...

The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture has launched a new campaign urging practitioners of the Jewish faith to donate money rather than chickens for Kapparot in order to reduce cruelty to animals. Also called "Kaparot" or...

Well-known vegan chef Harel Zakaim opened Sultana, a new vegan shawarma shop in Tel Aviv, where he replicates lamb meat with forest mushrooms. According to Israeli media outlet Haaretz, the mushroom meat has a texture "reminiscent of...

A popular Israeli chef, whose plant-based Middle-Eastern restaurant is a hit in Portland, plans to open a vegan ice-cream store. Tal Caspi set up his first Gonzo Falafel and Hummus food truck in Portland ten years...

A vegan-themed truck claiming to be the "first vegan truck in the world" made an appearance at this year's Tel Aviv Pride Parade in June. The truck was the creation of Unicat, a local...

Shir Friedman, the co-founder of Israeli clean meat company SuperMeat says her company is making a lasting difference in up-hauling the food system and that traditional meat companies are all for it. Clean meat involves using real...

Israeli-based food company, Soglowek, has announced it is launching a new range of vegan meats, The Good Food Institute (GFI) reported. According to GFI, the plant-based line, Zoglo's, will donate 20 percent of its profit...

Israeli supermarket chain, Victory, has seen its vegan business grow by 49% over just the first quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year, according to Shaney Moses for Israeli media...

Israel's public security minister called for a complete halt of live animal shipments from Australia to Israel, following the airing of undercover footage on "60 Minutes" in Israel on Sunday night. The segment was released...

Israeli Independence Day is observed on April 19th this year. To tie in with the theme of the day, local organisation Vegan Friendly has arranged for posters to be "covered" across the streets of Israel's...

On International Women’s Day, Israel's longest-running print newspaper, Haaretz, explored the “powerful connection” between the feminist and animal rights movements. Haaretz spoke with legal advisor and activist Shira Hertzano who believes there is a clear...

An article by Intermountain Jewish News has explored Israel's booming vegan industry, naming the country as "tops for vegan tourism". Similarly, Roy Dado of Be Tel Aviv Tours named Israel as "the world's No. 1 vegan destination". The...

In honor of the Annual Knesset Animal Rights Day, Israeli lawmakers went vegan for a day, enjoying animal-free foods instead of beef and chicken at the Knesset cafeteria. However, it was more than a...

An Israel-based health insurance company says it is offering discounted insurance rates on health and life plans for vegans, reports the Jerusalem Post. Clal Insurance's discounted program, Vegans Pay Less (VPL), is reportedly supported by...