For Israel’s Ethiopian community, the Sigd holiday is one of the most significant of the year. Now it’s becoming part of Israel’s national tradition too.
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“A bridge of Trust” in Israel’s hospitals [video]
Their leaders may be in conflict with Israel, but many Palestinians from Gaza still choose to make the journey to Israeli hospitals for life-saving treatments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCqJ948Td2Q When a young Palestinian from the Gaza Strip was shot in the leg last …
Top 10 things to do in Tel Aviv in the summer [video]
As the temperature rises, ISRAEL21c takes you on an exclusive video tour of the top ten ways to enjoy Israel’s “hottest” city, this summer.
Environmentalists say no to Red-Dead seas link [video]
Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian environmentalists are challenging a World Bank-administered plan to revive the dying Dead Sea.
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Hip and historical Neve Tzedek [video]
Neve Tzedek is the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the port city of Jaffa. Once a rundown slum area, it’s now one of the trendiest and most expensive neighborhoods in Tel Aviv. Tucked away in southwest Tel Aviv is …
Better Place electric cars to debut in Israel
Israel will be the first country to install Better Place’s cutting edge network for electric cars, touted as affordable and attractive alternatives to combustion engine and hybrid vehicles. Israel is taking on one of the most pressing problems of …
Contemporary designs on a museum
The Design Museum of Holon will be the first museum for contemporary design in Israel and one of just a few in the world. Created by internationally renowned Israeli architect Ron Arad, the building itself is a work of art. …
Israel launches Operation Respect
Operation Respect teaches children to express their feelings and resolve conflicts creatively. It just launched in Israel, with the visit of its founder Peter Yarrow, of the folk trio Peter Paul and Mary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYne2FXxrIs It’s Israel’s newest operation: respect. Operation …
All Israel celebrates Ethiopian Jewish tradition
For 1,500 years, Ethiopia’s Jews held onto their Jewish traditions, praying on the Sigd holiday to return one day to Jerusalem. Now in Israel, they continue to celebrate, but this year, all of Israel celebrates too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHRVTaLZQxM They may …