18-year-old Israeli skater Daniel Samohin wowed judges and the audience alike at the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary when he pulled off three quads to vault himself from ninth place to the gold medal – Israel’s … Continue reading →

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis flocked to Israel’s parks and beaches on the last full day of Chol HaMoed Pesach (the Intermediate Days of Passover).  Most popular were Caesarea, Eshkol National Park, Ein Gedi, Einot Tzukim, Ashkelon National Park, Beit … Continue reading →

KunstenIsrael (Dutch for “Art and Israel”) is an independent foundation that encourages Dutch culture venues to show the work of Israeli artists.  The organization brings museum directors, curators, presenters and journalists to Israel to get a first-hand taste of the … Continue reading →

Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri has taken time off from organizing August’s popular Red Sea International Jazz Festival in Eilat, to play with some of the world’s finest musicians at the White House on the United Nations’ International Jazz Day on … Continue reading →

The largest water sports festival in Israel took place at the Tel Aviv Marina. Sailors, surfers, kayakers, SUP boarders, swimmers and marine fans participated in the Sail Tel Aviv-Yafo Passover holiday event. http://www.israel21c.org/tel-aviv-celebrates-sea-festival/

Ilana Kratysh will be the first-ever Israeli woman to compete in the wrestling events at the Olympic Games after winning the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Womens-Wrestling-Kratysh-makes-history-earns-Rio-Olympics-berth-452124

Israeli race car driver Roy Nissany finished in second place in the Formula One world V8 3.5 Series championship, which took place at Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary.  Driving a Lotus, Nissany also set the fastest lap time. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/211370#.Vx0cIkcSN5Q