A Farewell to the Ninth President: Wreath-laying ceremony, Live Broadcast from the Knesset Plaza

Yoga Arava - International Yoga Festival in the desert

For an entire weekend the desert will be covered by the magic of yoga as participants from around the world join together in an extraordinary event- Yoga Arava

50 Senior Foreign Journalists Attend GPO Jerusalem Selichot Tour

The GPO, on Thursday (6 October 2016), during the current 'Days of Awe', hosted approximately 50 foreign journalists stationed in Israel, including from major news outlets, for a special 'Selichot' tour in which they put aside their daily work and immersed themselves – some, for the first time in their lives – in Jerusalem's various Jewish communities.

Watch US President Barack Obama's eulogy at the funeral of Israel's ninth President, Shimon Peres

Join the live broadcasts of the funeral procession of Israel's ninth President, Shimon Peres

Saying farewell to our ninth President

The Government Press Office mourns the passing of former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Peres has been a prominent figure in the State of Israel from before independence until the present. GPO photographers have accompanied Shimon Peres throughout his public life. The GPO presents a collection of selected photographs from his illustrious career.

A Farewell to the Ninth President: Wreath-laying ceremony, Live Broadcast from the Knesset Plaza

A Fisherman’s House was Exposed on the Beach in Ashkelon

A building used by fishermen in the Ottoman period, which contained fishing weights and fishhooks, was exposed in an archaeological excavation conducted in Ashkelon, in cooperation with young residents of the city

A 1,500 Year Old Livestock Stable was Exposed in the ʽAvdat National Park

In a joint archaeological excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and DePaul University (USA), funded by a Fulbright scholar grant and with the participation of students from the Har Ha-Negev Field School, a 1 m thick layer was found that leaves no room for doubt that donkeys, sheep and goats were there in antiquity

Download the new GPO mobile app

The new GPO app combines current and useful content and will be an important tool for journalists in emergency situations.