Israel Active

After his successful April concert, Gilberto Gil “The voice of Brazil” brings his full six-piece electric band to perform on July 24 at the Ra’anana Amphitheatre.

Yuval Oz, an Israeli performance artist, musician and acrobat, is producing a new form of live concert combining music, circus and dance.

More traditionally, Paul Simon gave his Tel Aviv audience a concert to remember.

Israelis Gidi Kliger and Eran Sela won the bronze medal at the 470 Class European sailing Championships in Helsinki. It was the second consecutive year that they won a European medal.

Tel Aviv’s all-night celebration this year was something special.

For professional kite-surfer Maciek Kozerski, a 26-year-old from Poland, this photo taken at the Sea of Galilee feat was not a miracle – rather the result of four rigorous days of wet practice.

The first-ever Bollywood delegation is visiting Israel to explore joint ventures and scout location sites. The delegation includes the heads of some of India’s largest film and television companies.

The Israeli film industry is in the ascendancy with Israeli films winning top prizes at both the Czech and Detroit International Film festivals.

This home movie of the UK star’s recent Wembley concert is suddenly given a boost when he parades the flag brought in by some young Israeli supporters.

3,520 Gaza children entered the Guinness Book of Records by playing with 176 multi-coloured parachutes, more than double the previous (2006 UK) world record. Is Gaza really a prison camp?