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The trendy Tel Aviv Port is about to undergo a complete makeover at night, with live television broadcasts and advertisements on its buildings.

Israeli NBA basketball star Omri Caspi has bought a Netanya apartment for NIS 2.3 million (around $640,000). I wonder if we should pop over to borrow a cup of sugar?

The world Jewish Film Festival in Ashkelon will go ahead despite the threat of Hamas terrorist rockets. The festival features 80 films from more than 20 countries –all with a Jewish theme.

AACI Netanya tours will take you to some of the most beautiful spots in Israel. E.g. the warm springs in the Beit Shean Valley, where you see hardly anyone apart from the kingfishers.

A new $55 million wing doubles the existing museum’s size. It can now showcase hundreds of works by Israeli artists, mostly held previously in storage.

The addition of locked-out NBA players to the team rosters of the Israeli Super League has added a totally unique dynamic to the current basketball season

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.