Finally. After five years Gilad Shalit is finally in Israeli hands as part of a prisoner exchange deal that will see 1027 Palestinian detainees, many serving life sentences for their direct...
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Gambling in Israel
Some people think that what with all the existential threats we face, every day is a gamble in Israel! But the reality is a bit more mundane than the perception. You are far more likely to die in a...
Temple Mount: The Only Place in Israel where Jews can’t Pray…
…also happens to be Judaism’s holiest site! This photo was taken from the Temple Mount, currently occupied by the otherwise lovely Dome of the Rock. Erected between 689 – 691 CE by...
The Idiot’s Guide to Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre. The Day of Atonement. Shabbat Shabbaton. Whatever you want to call it, we’re just hours away from Yom Kippur. Such a holy day but what exactly is this special day? No time to waste...
Another Israeli Nobel Prize – Dan Shechtman from Technion for Chemistry
In April, 6 months before the Nobel Committee’s announcement about the 2011 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Ha’aretz published an article about Danny Shechtman, who was awarded the prize...
Life in the Fast Lane
Tel Aviv: Israel’s answer to New York, the city that never sleeps. There ain’t much sleeping going on in Tel Aviv, and can you blame them? Because after sitting in rush hour traffic in...