Visit Druse and Circassian villages
According to the Jerusalem Post (Metro section) the Galilee Development Authority and North Tourism Center are offering free, guided tours of Druse and Circassian villages in the Galilee and Carmel every weekend during May, June and July.
Galilee Dragon Boat race
The second annual Dragon Boat Israel Festival took place on Lake Kinneret near Tiberias. One of the most impressive teams contained 88 paddlers from OneFamily – the Israeli charity that helps rehabilitate the families of terror victims. The team won its category and came 8th overall.
Number 1 for soccer’s Euro U-21
As Israel prepares to host the European Under 21 Soccer Championships on June 5th, Eyal Golan has just recorded the official song of the tournament “Always my Number 1”.
“Oh, Tel Aviv!”
Depeche Mode’s lead singer Dave Gahan and his band delighted the 35,000 fans that flocked to their open-air HaYarkon Park concert during the second show of Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine tour.
The White City’s heritage
Tel Aviv celebrated exactly ten years since UNESCO proclaimed the historic zone of Tel Aviv as a World Cultural Heritage site. The White City, so named for the buildings’ white walls, is the world’s largest grouping of buildings in the International Style, also known as Bauhaus.
The Bee Gees sang “Israel”
(Thanks to 12Tribe Films) It was news to me that the Bee Gees produced a song about the Jewish State in 1971. The accompanying photos are interesting, but can you spot the odd-ones-out?
Scandal hits Israel
Latest visitors to Israel included a group of American actors, who included Guillermo Diaz, Bellamy Young and Katie Lowes from TV’s presidential drama, “Scandal”. Another was Lana Parilla, who stars as the evil Queen/Regina Mills in the adventure fantasy television series, “Once Upon A Time.”
The Jerusalem anti-racist, winning team
Jerusalem soccer club Hapoel Katamon has gained promotion to the National Soccer League – Israel’s second division. Katamon was established six years ago to provide Jerusalem’s soccer-loving public, with a team built on fan-power, anti-racism and community outreach.
Israeli hockey team wins in Turkey
(Thanks to SDM.) The Israeli team gained promotion to IIHF League Division IIA at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Turkey. The blue and whites won four of their five league games to finish top of Division II Group B, ahead of New Zealand, Mexico, China and Turkey.
The Israeli museum of Science
Madatech in Haifa has some great events for Lag B’Omer. Learn all about fire and burning. Also watch some fiery objects at the new space exhibition – “Beyond Planet Earth”