Israel Active

An alternative to planting trees is to plant a vine.  With 10 vines you get a free bottle of wine from the winery of your choosing.

Some beautiful scenes of fruit and flora in Jerusalem.

Here is a link to the New Year for Trees edition of the Mizrachi magazine. Published in Jerusalem.

For the first time ever, an Israeli novel has been translated into Moroccan Arabic, for sale in Morocco. “A Girl in a Blue Shirt,” by Tel Aviv University Professor Gabriel Bensimhon, was chosen for translation by Prof. Mohamed Elmedlaoui of the Mohammed V University of Rabat.

Israeli chef Assaf Granit’s Shabour restaurant in Paris has won a coveted Michelin star and the accolade “a simple restaurant; one of our most delightful places.” Granit’s co-owned MachneYuda Group has 12 top restaurants in Jerusalem (6), Tel Aviv, London (3) and Paris (2).

British bakers Georgia Green and Lee’at Gentely, who now live in Tel Aviv, make a fabulous rainbow cake to cheer your day.

Just in time for the Jewish New Year for Trees, please pre-register for this Technion UK webinar on 28th Jan from two researchers from Israel’s Technion Institute. They talk about Israel’s work to help to preserve and save our planet.

Israel’s Lior Refaelov has won Belgium’s Golden Shoe - the trophy for the best player in the Belgian soccer league over the past year. The attacking midfielder plays for Antwerp and gave his club their first Golden Shoe win since 1966.  In 2011, Lior won Israel’s Best Player award.

Four time Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, began his new career as a member of the Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team.  He took the opportunity, in the weeks leading up to the 2021 season, to get acquainted with the Israeli lifestyle.  Great video!

Two Israeli teams are competing in the Dakar motor rally, currently being held in Saudi Arabia this year because of the pandemic. The Israeli competitors entered the country with Israeli passports and official approval.