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Tel Aviv, Jaffe, Hula valley, Acre, Hermon, Jerusalem, Haifa, Dead Sea, Masada, Safed, Eilat, Negev, Rosh Hanikra and the Galilee.  Israel: Tiny country, endless beauty.

Legendary American singer songwriter, Barry Manilow is to perform his first ever concert in Israel, at the Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv on 30th June.  Manilow has 80 million album sales and includes the hits “Mandy”, “Can’t Smile Without You”, and “Copacabana (At the Copa)”.

British former king of R&B Craig David gave his first ever Israeli performance in front of 6,000 fans at Tel Aviv Port.  Whilst in Israel he visited the Kotel and Yad Vashem.

The Sounds of the Old City music festival in Jerusalem featured a line up of musicians performing on nine stages around the Old City.

This video introduces the movie "Sylvia - Tracing Blood" about Israeli spy Sylvia Rafael.  The movie opens in London and New York in July and is already entered for the Cannes Film Festival.  

Israel’s Aspaklaria theater troupe has opened a new branch in Toronto, Canada.  Its debut performance “The Odds” is a dramatic comedy that has been running successfully in Israel for the past six years.

Israel's national rhythmic gymnastics team continued its sensational form with another gold medal, finishing in first place in the ribbons final at the Thiais Grand Prix in France.  Israel ended the all-around competition in fifth place overall.

Israeli beach volleyball duo Sean Faiga and Ariel Hilman became the first Israeli team in the sport to participate in a competition in an Arab country.

40,000 runners from around the globe took part in the 2016 Tel Aviv Marathon and fell in love with one of the world's most attractive coastal cities, with its scenery, its lively streets and its boundless energy.

A record-setting 30,000 people from 62 countries participated in the sixth annual Jerusalem marathon.  They included a record 2,400 foreign competitors and 6,000 who were raising money for good causes.