Haifa

Huda Naccache is a Christian Arab woman from Nazareth and will be the first to appear on a cover of a magazine, wearing only a tiny bikini. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

The World’s Matthew Bell attended the funeral of Israeli actor Juliano Mer Khamis, Wednesday. Khamis was eulogized by Jews and Arabs. The “100 percent Jewish, 100 percent Palestinian” actor was gunned down earlier this week in the West Bank city of Jenin.

While Israel has many sound environmental protection and water clean-up laws, Reese Erlich reports from Haifa that despite the arid country’s precarious water supply, monitoring river pollution and enforcing cleanliness are seemingly low priorities for the Jewish State.

A massive wildfire which killed 42 people in northern Israel has been extinguished, emergency officials say. Israelis are now asking why their officials weren’t prepared and what might be different next time. Matthew Bell has more.

An Israeli high school choir kicks off its short US tour this week. The students are from a �sort-of’ boarding school outside Haifa. It’s home to young immigrants from all over the world. The World’s Matthew Bell has more.