The state of Israel has launched a first-of-its-kind retirement village in Arad, based on an American model.The Israel Land Authority is marketing land for the construction of a special retirement village in Arad for those aged 60 and over, with about 2,000 housing units, including leisure and recreation, sports, and golf.Yaakov (Yankee) Quint, Director of the Israel Land Authority, remarked on the project, saying, "For the first time in Israel, the ILA is publishing an initiation tender for