It’s really a lake, but whatever you call this Galilee waterway, lots of fun and educational activities lure visitors. ISRAEL21c gives you the top 10.
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How do you say ‘business is booming’ in Chinese?
The latest high-tech Israeli firms to set up shop in China are translation app-maker Lexifone and software developer Matrix Global.
Don’t launch a startup till you play this game
An Israeli entrepreneur’s FreshBiz board game is being played all over the world by budding business executives seeking to sharpen their skills.
Replacing Red 40 with Israeli tomato dye
Israel’s LycoRed plant-derived food coloring is the only one of its kind to win the FDA’s green light.
Nature preservation in the Internet age
A school project to protect the lesser kestrel, now in its 16th year, uses live video broadcasts from within nesting boxes built by fifth-graders.
Israeli mom’s earth-friendly food and drink wrap
Distressed by all the landfill her kids were generating, Daphna Nissenbaum invented a packaging material you can put in the compost heap.
August festival showcases Israeli puppeteers
Not just for kids: Jerusalem’s International Festival of Puppet Theater is widely lauded for innovation in an evolving performing art.
Have a safe flight, thanks to Israel’s XSight
Runway debris costs about $14 billion in damages yearly. That’s why the FAA likes an Israeli system to detect birds and metal fragments 24/7.
Sculptures take on a life of their own in Rehovot
The dynamic and interactive Rehovot International Live Statue Festival shows that the city isn’t just about its famous science institute.
The gay painter of Tel Aviv
The vibrant canvases of Rafi Perez project Israel’s second largest city as a happy home for gay families and a mecca for GLBT tourists.
Wanted: Bedouin school psychologists
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev launches special program preparing Bedouins to fill a dire need in their community’s schools.