The Tel Aviv 10km race
IDF veteran Radi Kaiuf, a 46-year-old paraplegic used the ReWalk exoskeleton (as demonstrated to US President Obama) to complete the Tel Aviv 10km race in less than 4 hours.
Thrown together in harmony
In the seat next to me on my recent trip to the UK was Bjorn Saw of Aikido Alive London. He had just given seminars in Israel and the Palestinian territories on behalf of Aikido Without Borders, which brings both sides of the conflict together in the friendly martial art. Please read his guest blog.
Israel was a good match for Portugal
40,000 fans watched Israel play Portugal in a World Cup qualifier in Tel Aviv. Israel went 3-1 up but in the end had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Israeli cooking is the best
An Israeli cookbook called Seafoodpedia won “Best in World” in its category at the renowned Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris, dubbed “the Oscars of international cookbooks.”
Jerusalem’s biblical zoo – A modern day Noah’s Ark
The Asian lion, Syrian brown bear, Nile crocodile and Persian fallow deer are among the animals mentioned in the Bible that have been saved and are thriving thanks to Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo.
Barbra is to sing in Israel
Jewish singing legend Barbara Streisand will perform in Israel for the first time ever. She will sing at Israeli President Shimon Peres’ 90th birthday on June 18 at the opening of the Presidential Conference. She will also perform twice at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on June 15 and 16.
The best gigs are in Tel Aviv
The line-up for 2013 includes Ravi Coltrane (Apr 23-24). Shuggi Otis (May 1), Depeche Mode (May 7), Liars (Jun 15) and Alice Keys (July 4). Check
Yanni’s first Israeli concert
The legendary composer and pianist, Yanni will be making his first ever performance of Jazz, classical and soft rock in Israel, on June 19 at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. This video is of a 2006 performance of the aptly named number (in view of Israel’s recent abundance of water) “Rainmaker”.
“Only for him”
Israel’s entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on May 15th will be Moran Mazor. You can listen here to her singing “Only for him”.
World champion windsurfers
For the third consecutive time, and the fourth in her life, Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits took first place at the RS-X World Championships in Buzios, Brazil on Tuesday. Fellow Israeli Maayan Davidovich won bronze. It was the first time that two Israelis stood on the winners’ podium.