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Israeli ethio-soul singer Ester Rada has been chosen to feature at the highly prestigious WOMEX (World Music Expo) festival in Spain in October. Organizers received over 850 showcase proposals and Rada was among the first 10 acts to be selected of the 60 to be spotlighted.

(Thanks to Israel21c) Traveling around Israel doesn't have to be pricey. In fact you can experience, see, taste, tour and get a feel of Israel on a tight budget!

(Thanks to Nocamels.com) Founded in 2011 by four Israeli entrepreneurs, the world’s largest fan-generated soccer website FTBpro has over 2,000 passionate “fan writers”. They write thousands of articles each month in nine languages for an audience of more than 10 million readers.

Artists at the Kraft Stadium, Jerusalem will be performing hits of classic rock stars including The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

(Thanks to Size Doesn’t Matter) Israeli producer Ram Bergman has been chosen to produce two of the next three episodes in the “Star Wars” saga.

Israeli series "Hostages" won the Best International Drama Series award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. "Hostages" lead actress, Ayelet Zurer, took home the Best Actor in a Drama Series award.

(Thanks to Israel21c) You may remember Germany’s late “Paul the Octopus” who was quite good at guessing results in the 2010 World Cup. The star of the 2014 event, however, is Max the red ruffed lemur at Ramat Gan Safari park. He even predicted the demise of Spain.

Israel’s LiveU is responsible for ensuring that broadcasts of most World Cup games get out to the rest of the world. 200 LiveU mini-broadcast boxes are delivering television-quality video of coverage via cellular connections to broadcast centers and the Internet.

Don’t worry; this just refers to photo-shoots of the extreme stunt riders and skaters who were brought to Jerusalem on a “Vibe Israel tour” by Israeli PR organization Kinetis. Thanks also to Zev of Janglo.net

Some 200 people competed in races on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv to celebrate the Duanwu Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. A crowd of around 1000 Israelis and Chinese, plus the Chinese Ambassador cheered on the 20 colorful boats, each with a crew of 12.