Former captive soldier, Gilad Shalit, leads the Cycling for Peace run from his home in Israel's north to Acre.
Gilad Shalit joins Arab and Jewish cyclists for peace

This year’s Cycling for Peace group bike ride had a star celebrity – Gilad Shalit – and was joined by a record number of Arab Israeli citizens.

Olives are not just for eating as Israel takes part in its first ever official olive-pit spitting contest. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Flash90.
How far can you spit a pit?

Olive lovers of all ages came to find out, at Israel’s first official olive-pit spitting contest.

Adventure Mob managed to raise the necessary amount to remake cult favorite “Leisure Suit Larry” in April.
Making Larry a new leisure suit

An Israeli startup called Adventure Mob seeks to breathe new life into the cult-classic game “Leisure Suit Larry” with a new gaming platform.

Claire Lomas nearing the end of the Virgin London Marathon. Photo courtesy of Argo Medical Technologies
ReWalking her way to the finish line

A futuristic Israeli medical device enabled a British paraplegic to walk the entire route of the 2012 London Marathon.

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