Pride Alert: Tel Aviv Registering Same-Sex Couples as Married
In lieu of this year's gay pride parades in Israel, rallies were held. Yes, Israel is ahead of much of the world (and light years ahead...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Pearls, Wine, Zionism and Social Justice: The Story of Yvel
The highlight of my day out today in the Judean Hills was clearly the Yvel Design Center. This little "jewel" sits in the old town of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Pride Alert: Tel Aviv has a new LGBT Anthem (video)
So many of you are familiar with Static and Ben El-Tavuri - the Israeli recording duo who signed a megadeal in the US after their hits...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20204 min read
World Refugee Day: Comparing Palestinian & Jewish Refugees
As a tour guide of Israel, one question I often get is about the refugee issue. In the Israeli Arab conflict, the issue of Palestinian...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Pride Alert: Israel Sets a New LGBT Record
While the famed Tel Aviv Pride Parade could not occur this year due to COVID-19, there is something else that the LGBT community in...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Beersheva - From Camel Market to Cultural and Innovation Hub
From the time Abraham dug 7 wells there some 3800 years ago [giving the place its name] until about 10 years ago, nothing really happened...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20202 min read
When Is Israel Opening Up For Tourism?
As a tour guide of Israel, this is the question I have been asked most often over the last month or so: When is Israel opening up for...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 8, 20202 min read
BDS /Anti-Israel Activists Hijack George Floyd's Story
This was inevitable. A movement that for the last decade plus has tried to link itself to the struggle of African-Americans - if not...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 4, 20201 min read
The Fascinating Story of Israel's National Anthem and its Author
Naftali Herz Imber is well-known as the author of Israel's national anthem Hatikvah. Yet the text went through numerous versions and...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Karaites - The Jews You Have Never Heard Of Are Disappearing
One of the most fascinating community of Jews is called the Karaites. The community likely began in 8th c. Babylon after an older son...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 5, 20202 min read
Welcome to My New Site
So, we are all stuck at home. For me, it means I have only left my apartment 5 times in the last 2 months just to get some food. ...
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