a superhero fight for Women’s rights in the Middle East Wonder Woman is exactly that. She stands for justice and truth, compassion and kindness. Wonder Woman is so fabulous, even her accessories are indestructible and face it, who doesn’t love fashion that has truth wielding super powers? It seems quite fitting that the bodacious Gal […]
Established during the ninetieth century by German Templers, the German Colony – in Hebrew, HaMoshava HaGermanit or simply HaMoshava – is an illuminating gem in the nation’s capital. Replete with picturesque old refurbished homes nestled in leafy lanes, old historical buildings, and a main street lined with trendy shops, restaurants and cafés, it is well […]
A contemporaneous reflection on South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup from a former Israeli ambassador to Pretoria. Amongst the hundreds of thousands of visitors to South Africa during the 2010 Football World Cup was Israel’s former ambassador to that country, Dr. Alon Liel. The attraction was not so much the sport itself, but […]
A paradise for birds, Israel’s fields, cliffs, rivers, ravines, gorges and desert plains welcome more foreign visitors than Ben Gurion Airport. It is little wonder that the country is also a paradise for those who want to check out these ‘birds’. Clearly birds have a splendid time in Israel if one goes by the number […]
by Jonathan Danilowitz It was 1976. David Goland was a career soldier, an officer in the IDF (Israel Defense Force). A university graduate, he worked as an engineer, designing parts for the Airforce Maintenance Department. Successful, well-liked, with a high security clearance, 24-year old David was a just starting out in his military career. Only […]
Prestigious British medical journal – The Lancet – three years later redeems itself A lancet is a double edged surgical knife but it is also the name of the internationally esteemed British medical journal – The Lancet. When it comes to Israel, the journal’s recent history has lived up to its namesake – a doubled […]
The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and sanctions) movement sure is noisy. While lacking cerebral substance, they understand the veracity of symbolism and language that is provocative, emotive and emotional. They understand that gratuitous use of the word Apartheid is guaranteed to get an emotional reaction from people. I use the word gratuitous intentionally because BDS have […]
While it does not project the grandeur of Paris’ ‘Avenue des Champs-Elysees’, or offer the pulsating “jol” experience of Cape Town’s ‘Long Street’, Bialik Street personifies the cultural journey of Tel Aviv – a journey where visitors require not tough shoes but exploring minds. Bialik street can take five ministers to casually stroll or five […]
South Africans love gardens. Kirstenbosch in Cape Town is one of the finest parks in the world and the Western Cape’s Garden Route is a coastal green belt that allures and beguiles. Capetonians frequently comment there is a touch about their city beautiful stretching out from Table Mountain to the Atlantic with Israel’s Haifa, also […]
Several of the illustrious ‘bricklayers’ in creating this legacy were former South Africans Jerusalem is not short of landmarks. The Western Wall, the City of David, the Shrine of the Book and the Knesset (Parliament) are all major tourist attractions defining the lifeblood of the city. However, in the heart of the Nation’s capital there […]
A community of a 130,000 with elements of all three religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – the Druze in Israel are an enriching and warm people embedded in this ancient land as its timeless rock. Most Israelis are familiar with the spectacular escape from Atlit in October 1945, when the Palmach (Israel’s pre-state fighting […]
Smart thinking has led Israel’s desert city of Beer-sheba to emerge as one of the top cyber capitals of the world From a dusty desert backwater at the time of Israel’s independence in 1948, Beer-sheba today is a thriving intellectual powerhouse attracting the best brains the world over. This should come as no surprise. Destiny […]
There is something that is quite phenomenal when women bond. Women are able to connect in a way that is unique and on a different level to their male counterparts. So, imagine the possibilities of what could happen when you bring together women from very divergent backgrounds! One Man’s vision Israel is a country of […]
South Africans love their beer as do Israelis. While ancient Israel may well have been known as “The land of Milk and Honey”, modern Israel could well be on the way to becoming “the land of hops and barley”. Israel’s bludgeoning boutique beer industry is foaming at the brim. “Our goal”, says brewmaster David Cohen, founder of Dancing […]