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Those making visits to the Jewish State include Emmy radio host Montel Williams and the Zurich Ballet.

Gareth Unwin’s ‘The King’s Speech’ won 4 Academy awards. He has come to the Haifa Film Festival to sign a joint production contract between Israel and Britain.

The Manofin art festival is a grassroots initiative involving over 250 artists and attracting 10,000 visitors. Free shuttle buses displaying works of art will take the audience between exhibitions. One of the exhibitions is of Wildlife Art at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory run by the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel.

Seinfeld star Jason Alexander learned about cooking and peacemaking with chef Moshe Basson, owner of The Eucalyptus, a biblical themed restaurant in Jerusalem. Basson, is a member of "Chefs for Peace," an association that brings together Israeli and Palestinian Arab chefs.

Jewish rock band JudaBlue has released this unique record and video interpretation of the classic biblical battle. The athletic gymnastics are quite breathtaking.

The date is 10th June and the gig is scheduled for the only place in Israel that can really accommodate her – HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv.

International artists exhibited imaginative mosaics produced from ceramics, sponges and socks along the tourist cliff walks from North to South Netanya during the Sukkot festival.

Alexander Shatilov finished 3rd in the floor exercise at the World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo and has secured his ticket to the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Don’t worry – it’s pro-Israel.

Two Jewish boys Salah and Daoud al Kuwaiti were top musicians in the Arab world until forced to leave 1950’s Iraq. Now Daoud’s grandson, Dudu Tassa, has blended their music with his own and revitalised many of their popular Arabic songs.