Monthly Archives: February 2024

Critical gear for female IDF soldiers

Posted on February 18, 2024

Operation Israel is a group of over 100 volunteer professionals and experts. They have shipped millions of dollars’ worth of critical gear to the IDF. They are now responding to urgent requests from female IDF soldiers for properly fitting shoes, … Continue reading →

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Rescue app saves lives

Posted on February 18, 2024

The app Digital 101 is one of the technical innovations that has vastly improved survival rates of wounded IDF personnel during the current war. The app, developed by Israel’s K Health (see here previously) and two army reservists, transfers medical … Continue reading →

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We will bloom again

Posted on February 11, 2024

This year’s Darom Adom (Red South) festival, where Israelis visit the fields of red winter-blooming anemones that carpet the forests and fields, will be more muted that usual. But many events are to go ahead, such as the Anemone March, … Continue reading →

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Gold windsurfer & jujitsu judokas

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israeli windsurfer Sharon Kantor on Saturday won a gold medal at the iQFoil World Championships in Lanzarote and qualified for the Paris summer Olympics. Meanwhile, Israelis Guy Borstein and Tommy Buaron won gold medals at the Jujitsu Genoa Open. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-sharon-kantor-wins-gold-at-windsurfing-championships/ … Continue reading →

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Gold skier & kickboxers

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israeli skier Viktor Polinkovsky won the FIS Masters World Cup event (age category 60-64) in Slovenia. Israelis Yulia Sachkov and Deniz Serebyanikov won gold at the WAKO European kickboxing Athens Challenge. 12-year-old Karolina Chorny won the Kick Light European Championship. … Continue reading →

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6,000 runners in the Dead Sea Marathon

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz said the Dead Sea marathon “is a symbol of the willpower and the tremendous love of life of the State of Israel and its citizens. The Dead Sea is a wonderful natural phenomenon in the … Continue reading →

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Hot wheels

Posted on February 11, 2024

Israeli driver Ariel Levi won Round 2 of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Sport Division. See last few laps. Also (at 3mins 30secs) the Israeli National Anthem Hatikvah. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=223252000859435 https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/ariel-levi

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Swamp cat seen in Hula valley

Posted on February 11, 2024

An Israeli nature conservationist recorded a swamp cat (also known as a jungle cat, reed cat, or jungle lynx) in the Hula valley in Northern Israel.  The swamp cat is one of the three remaining species of wildcats in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Winter sounds festival

Posted on February 11, 2024

Tel Aviv’s Cultural Centre hosts the Winter Sounds music festival in May. Over four days, live music performances will feature the cream of Israeli music, from classical and Mizrahi music to singer-songwriter tributes and jazz. https://www.jpost.com/must/article-784224

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The evolution of Israeli fashion

Posted on February 11, 2024

One of the upcoming Ezra lectures for English-Speaking Residents in Israel is an interactive journey through the history and future trends of Israeli fashion. Shenkar College graduate Ilan Dotan describes how fashion is connected to every milestone of Israel’s history. … Continue reading →

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