‘Israeli prison 5-star hotel compared to Syria jail’
A Turkish journalist compared his experiences in Israeli and Syrian jails having recently been released from a Syrian prison after a two-month detention period. Palestinian Arab terrorists previously on hunger strike should take note.
Tel Aviv streets to shut on the Sabbath
The centre of Tel Aviv is to become a pedestrian paradise from Friday evening to Saturday evening. Rothschild Boulevard, Haaretz Avenue, most of the length of Hasmoneans Street, Dizengoff Street, and Herzl Street will be closed to allow the residents some peace.
Stand-up cops
You may have seen Israeli police using 3-wheeler Electric Stand-up Vehicles (ESVs) to supervise popular events in Tel Aviv, Haifa and even in Netanya. Following pilot trials, the Israeli government has signed a two-year contract for the T3 Series ESV personal mobility vehicles.
Jerusalem to become global tourism centre
The Israeli cabinet approved the allocation of NIS 350 million over the next six years for the development of public tourist spaces in Jerusalem. The funds will be used to develop the city’s infrastructure and open spaces, as well as to renovate major tourism sites.
Israeli author wins international book prize
Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld has become the oldest recipient of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize at the age of 80. The Israeli author's Blooms of Darkness was inspired by his own escape from a concentration camp during World War II. (Note the BBC’s headline.)
The 1000th Torah Titbits
For 20 years, The Orthodox Union’s Jerusalem Centre has published its weekly guide to the Torah portion. Volunteers deliver the magazine to 500 synagogues across Israel. It is also published online at www.ttidbits.com
Jerusalem Day Parade – in pictures
Thousands took part Sunday in the annual Flag March in Jerusalem, which celebrates the city’s reunification in 1967 after 19 years of division.
The most moral army in the world
I have no words that can describe this video.
Israeli by chance
Leon Arusi Medalia had everything he wanted in Mombassa, Kenya – until his Israeli father and Kenyan mother were killed in a car crash. After being refused a Kenyan ID he came to Israel and joined the army. “Here I got everything I needed and I’m so glad this is my country.”
“We’ve been waiting for so very, very long”
The Bnei Mensashe tribe of India can’t wait to get to Israel. Please watch this video from their community centre Beit Shalom in Manipoor, Northern India.