Check out the various pages to help you become more informed about Israel. There is a Nativ update, a weekly Israel Update (coming soon), and more (coming soon).
Nativ is the year study course in Israel of the Conservative Movement. This year, a number of former Chazak USYers are participating in Nativ; one of them is Elanna Garick. Elanna's periodic updates about Nativ and Israel will be sent out on the listserv and posted here.
Every week, Josh will work with me to give you a new monthly israeli song. Go to Israeli Song of the Week to check it out!
Some good links to use for good updates on Israel and the middle east are
JPOST
HAARETZ
Israel National News
Fox World News
Y net Israel News