If you ask Be'er Sheva photographer Caroline Frank, it's a bug's world and we're only living in it. Take a look at some of her beautiful photographs that get up close and personal with some stunningly beautiful creepy crawlers.

As President Shimon Peres fulfills his last day as the ninth president of Israel, the 90-year-old is ready to announce that his next endeavor will be to head an economic cooperation investing in peace-driven initiatives.

Amidst the tension and turmoil of the on-going Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a number of organizations and individuals are bravely reaching out to communities in order to build bridges and restore much needed hope and optimism for the future.

The peace process may be in the dumps, but one Israeli entrepreneur thinks that the answer to peace lies at least partly with children, and their ability to play together online. The project, Games for Peace, is all about bringing Palestinians and Israelis together using online gaming.

Much of the world's conflict-resolution is done behind closed doors between various nations, but what if architects were thrown into the mix? Israeli firm Saya has set out to design a practical, architectural solution to world conflicts, from the Middle East to Cyprus and the US Mexican border.

It may not feel like it, with conflict blasting through our screens 24/7, but a study from Tel Aviv University has shown that war is on the decline and that we are actually living in the most peaceful time in human history. The reason: Peace is more profitable than war.

A major problem in the Palestinian Authority is wastewater treatment. In fact, so little sewage water gets treated that most of it just sits in reservoirs, seeping into the ground and polluting fresh water. An Israeli company is now putting politics aside to treat water for a Palestinian village.

MEET, a program founded by five Israeli and Palestinian Ivy League Students and backed by MIT and Google, is breeding the next generation of tech leaders on both sides.

Three innovative projects took top honors in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s year-long Business for Peace Competition, last week. The contest invited contestants to come up with innovative ideas to bridge the gap between Israelis and Palestinians and provide financial benefit to both sides.

The Israeli Budo for Peace program aims to strengthen participants' physical, mental and cognitive abilities and break down barriers, by teaching traditional martial arts such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, and Taekwondo. The program operates within Jewish, Muslim, Arab and Druze communities.

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has created a "coexistence" program designed to bring Jewish and Arab children together in peaceful surroundings.The project brings together nine- to 11-year-olds from the city’s Jewish and Muslim schools.

Blood Relations is a new joint Palestinian-Israeli project that sees people on both sides donate blood to be shared between each other's hospitals.The message the organization is hoping to convey is reflected in their logo: 'Will you hurt someone who has your blood running through their veins?'

Ten members of Israeli rap group System Ali sing along together in Hebrew, Arabic, English and Russian, with mixed reactions.