Jerusalem’s best kept secret
We visited friends in Jerusalem last week and were treated to a guided tour of the beautiful and restful Botanical Gardens. Then just this week a new video appeared on youtube.
Israeli Judo star strikes gold
The former European champion and Olympic medalist Arik Zeevi won the gold medal in the under-100-kg weight class of the prestigious Moscow Grand Prix.
Another victory for Israel
In the latest round of Euro 2012 qualifying games, Israel beat Latvia 2-1.
How does it feel?
Vania Heymann of Israel’s Interlude has made an interactive video masterpiece. Designed like a TV screen, you can switch channels to watch 16 different scenes of celebrities lip-synching to Bob Dylan singing “Like a Rolling Stone”. The realistic staged scenes make a statement on US TV society. It has gone viral and was featured on the Wall St Journal, Rolling Stone magazine, The UK’s Daily Telegraph, etc. etc.
No longer Poles apart
Following filming an episode of the local "Dancing with the Stars" in the Holy Land, it's now the turn of the successful Polish soap opera "Na dobre i na z?e ("For Better and for Worse"). Two episodes will be shot in March, at locations including Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Akko.