The Red South Festival
A great event to watch one of the finest hot-air balloon displays in Israel. It begins on 24th Feb in the Northern Negev. Also, please watch the video of last year’s event.
Afrojack concert in Tel Aviv
Dutch DJ sensation Afrojack will be giving a concert at the Bitan 1 club in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 16. Afrojack, whose full name is Nick van de Wall, was named as the seventh best DJ in the world in 2011, and he has performed around the world, winning a Grammy award along the way.
Israeli wins Judoka bronze medal in Paris
Alice Schlesinger all but secured her place in the 2012 London Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal at the Paris Grand Slam tournament. It will be Schlesinger’s second consecutive Olympic Games.
American Israel Racing
This new team is set to join the NASCAR racing league, a sport currently holding the number two spot in revenues and number of viewers (after football). The goal behind the new initiative: "Promote awareness of and support by Americans for Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East."
Israeli volleyball team is a smash
Maccabi Tel Aviv became Israel's first volleyball team to reach a European quarterfinal after defeating Greek champion Olympiacos. Following defeat in Greece last week, the Israeli team won at home by 3 sets to 1 and then beat the Greeks 15-12 in the tiebreaker.
To “bring the content of Israeli creators to the American audience”
US-Israeli producer Arnon Milchan is to set up a content incubator in Israel. Milchan was the producer of several blockbuster movies including "Pretty Woman", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Free Willy”.
Get ready for Madonna
The international superstar has chosen Israel as the country to launch her 2012 world tour. Her first concert of the tour will be on May 31st at Ramat Gan Stadium. It will feature songs from her upcoming album MDNA. According to Haaretz, Madonna fans are begging Israel not to strike Iran until after the concert.
Travel the “Backstreets” of Israel
NYC-based fans of Backstreet Boys’ Howie D may wish to accompany him on his tour of the Jewish State. Private concert, dinners, wine tasting, nightclub event, group photos.
British Film Festival returns to Israel
The British Film Festival has returned to Israel after a two-year gap, with a selection of contemporary movies. The festival, the flagship event of the British Council in Israel, shows ten films in Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Sderot, Rosh Pina, Holon and Herzliya until 15th February.
And all that Jazz
The 2012 Tel Aviv Jazz Festival (Feb 21-24) at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque has attracted big names from across the world, performing alongside homegrown talent.