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The Ministry of Culture and Sport is sponsoring Chanuka happenings throughout the country. A new initiative is being undertaken to make 100 plays in more than 100 locations free for children, including Pippi Longstocking, Pinocchio, Aladdin, and more.

American rock legend Bruce Springsteen is set to give a concert in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv in June 2012. It will be his first concert in the Jewish State.

Israeli computer game company Funtactix has been chosen by Paramount Pictures to develop an official Facebook game to accompany the fourth movie in the Mission Impossible series, "The Ghost Protocol".

Israel’s capital city hosted the 2011 European Traditional Karate Championship, in which some 170 athletes from 15 countries took part. It was the first time that the championship was held in Israel.

The International Expo for Jazz and World Music in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will showcase the finest Israeli jazz and world musicians at top music venues. Over 1,000 people are expected to attend.

Israelis love the ancient Roman port – for both its Underwater Archaeological Park and its 18-hole golf course. Just be sure you don’t hit your ball into the water or you may not find it for another 2000 years.

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv consolidated its position atop basketball’s Euroleague Group C, improving to a 4-1 record with a 69-59 victory over Spirou Charleroi at Nokia Arena.

After months of speculation, Israel’s NBA basketball star Omri Casspi is definitely returning to join Maccabi Tel Aviv until the NBA lockout dispute has been resolved.

The readers of Recommend magazine, consisting of travel agents and industry professionals, have voted Israel as the sexiest romance/honeymoon destination in Middle East. For the fifth consecutive year, Israel was also chosen the best-selling destination in the region.

Here is a local tourist company’s perspective of the Jerusalem light railway.