Look, no strings

The 14th annual International Puppet Theatre & Film Festival took place at the Israel Puppet Centre in Holon - a suburb of Tel Aviv.

Israel hosts wheelchair championships

Great Britain’s men’s team won gold at the European wheelchair basketball championships in Nazareth, Israel.

Israeli actress breaks world record

Guinness World Records declares that veteran Israeli actress Hanna Maron's 83 years on stage qualify as the longest career as a theatrical actress.

Israeli version of iTunes launched

With the new service, you can listen to music from any device, anywhere and anytime, without having to download files. Up to 2 GB of storage is provided free.

The Tel Aviv beach comes to Warsaw

The special beach was set up in honour of the Singer Festival of Jewish Culture held in the Polish capital. Even the weather imitated the Israeli heat with temperatures if 32°C.

Turkish offer gets sweet response

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans head to their match with Turkish club Besiktas with 100 kilos of toffee as a present for their opponents’ fans who have promised them Turkish Delights.

Israeli gymnast wins historic medal

Neta Rivkin won a historic medal for Israel at the 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Montpellier, France after coming in third in the hoop individual final.

Heavy metal to Turkey

Not an export or a peace offering. The Israeli rock band Orphaned Land will be performing in Istanbul. The band is popular in Arab countries and considers itself an envoy of the Jewish State.

From TA to LA

Jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman left Tel Aviv aged 12 for the West Coast of America but returns every 2 years to Israel. He has accompanied singers including Natalie Cole and Barbra Streisand.

On tap in the capital

The Jerusalem Beer Festival took place at Jerusalem's Old train station compound.