Israel is [Almost] Banning the Import of Fur
While individual cities across the globe have done so, Israel is set to be the first country in the world to ban the import of fur for...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 12, 20202 min read
WWII Massacre Site of Babi Yar Finally Found & Yad Vashem in Trouble
Over the course of two days at the end of September 1941, in a ravine known as Babyn Yar (Babi Yar) below the Ukranian city of Kyiv...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Israeli Peace Deals with Lebanon, Jordan, UAE and Hamas?
With all the talk going on about Israel and Lebanon sitting down to figure out their maritime border this week - and the Israeli cabinet...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Babies @ the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo: Lions, Black Swans & a Giraffe!
Some good news as Israel heads into Shabbat. The Jerusalem Zoo has a new baby giraffe, which somehow is still an inch taller than me. ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Colorized Footage of Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate in 1897!!
Well here is a blast from the past. A 1-minute video from 1897 at Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate was just colorized and digitized. My favorite...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 8, 20201 min read
An Israeli Student Just Smashed a Nobel Prize Winner's World Record
A graduate student at Israel's renowned Technion University, Jacob Kher-Alden, just absolutely smashed the world record in light...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 8, 20204 min read
Two Israeli Players Just Won the WNBA Championship
Two of the starters on the WNBA Champion Seattle Storm - Sue Bird and Alysha Clark - both have Jewish ties as well as Israeli citizenship....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 7, 20203 min read
Israel and Lebanon to Negotiate Maritime Border Next Week
Israel and Lebanon have fought two wars in the past 40 years as well as a "war between the wars" when Israel was stuck in Southern...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Israel Covid Update: Airport Testing, Life-Saving Treatments & Masks!
There is a ton to catch you up on when it comes to all things Covid-19 related coming out of Israel. This includes life-saving new...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Israeli Arts & Culture Update: Hit New Songs/Shows, DocAviv, Opera & More
There is so much news to announce in the realm of Israeli Arts & Culture, and your resident tour guide of Israel has it all organized for...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 6, 20202 min read
Join the Israeli Air Force for a Day and Fly an F-16
Years ago, I served for 6 days in the Israeli Air Force (IAF) as part of my military service. Last month - as a tour guide of Israel -...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Forget Electric Cars/Buses: TLV is Getting Electric (Wireless) Roads
If you have ever been on tour with me - your Israel tour guide - to Tel Aviv, one thing you hopefully remember is that Tel Aviv was...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 5, 20202 min read
A New Book on Tel Aviv Street Art is In Production
The Tel Aviv street art scene has flourished over the last decade or so but is also at risk of being wiped away as gentrification and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Israel Archaeology Update: Dating Ruins by Poop & Much More
So many incredible archaeological discoveries were announced in the past month here in Israel. As a tour guide of Israel I cannot wait...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20202 min read
A Glowing Report on Tourism to Israel... Pre-Covid
Israel set a record last year with 4.55 million tourists. That was an 11% increase over 2018 which itself was a 42% increase over 2016....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Major Changes for the Palestinians post-Abraham Accords
There is a new Middle East brewing here and it's having a huge effect on the Palestinians. Here is what you need to know, courtesy of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Oct 1, 20206 min read
Everything You Need to Know About Sukkot This Year in Israel!!
On Friday night we begin Sukkot, the Festival of Booths. In ancient times this was the most popular Jewish holiday and I have to say,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 30, 20203 min read
The Middle East's Lack of Water is Fueling Wars: It Needs Israel
A great article in a newspaper in the United Arab Emirates highlighted the Middle East's lack of water (12 of the 17 most water-stressed...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Israeli PM Netanyahu's Address to the UN & the People of Lebanon
In case you missed it, here is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's full address to the United Nations yesterday (video and text...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 29, 20202 min read
Israel - UAE - Bahrain People-to-People Ties are Taking Off
It is absolutely amazing to see what is happening in the Middle East. After decades of conspiracy theories, misinformation and...
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