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The 12 Must-Read Articles on the Middle East From Last Week
With everyone focused last week - and rightfully so - on the peace agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, a ton...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 21, 20202 min read
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Online Programs on Israeli Culture, Food, Religion & Politics
There is so much happening this week when it comes to Israel. Here is your experience Israel online update, courtesy of your tour guide...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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3 New Countries to Open Embassies in Jerusalem?!?!?!
The diplomatic breakthroughs just keep on coming around here. Fresh on the heels of the UAE and Israel opening up official relations -...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 7, 20203 min read
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Israel's Inaugural Flight to the UAE in Photos
Earlier this week, Israel's first-ever flight to the United Arab Emirates landed in Abu Dhabi. It was indeed a momentous occasion, in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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Know About The Iran Threat? The Bigger One May Be Turkey
Last month Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shocked the world by turning the famous Byzantine Christian landmark Hagia Sophia back...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 30, 20203 min read
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Online Class Tomorrow: Israel in the Middle East - Threats, Challenges and Opportunities
Due to corona it is still problematic to come to Israel and get a full briefing on what's happening with Israel from your intrepid Israel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Responses to Seth Rogen & Peter Beinart's Remarks on Israel
Comedian and actor Seth Rogen and [pseudo] intellectual Peter Beinart have each recently come out recently with beliefs that Israel as a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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The Territories Finally Exploded Yesterday... Video (Surprise)
Yesterday morning myself and many other Israelis around the center of the country awoke early this morning to a giant volley of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 12, 20202 min read
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"Annexation" Update: Much Ado About Nothing?
So for everyone wondering about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's great declaration that on July 1 Israel was going to "annex"...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Various Thoughts on Israel's Supposed Annexation/Extending of Sovereignty
I will admit it. I really have no idea what Benjamin Netanyahu is thinking of doing when it comes to either annexing or extending...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20203 min read
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Hotel Corona: Where Israelis, Palestinians, Religious and Secular Live Together
In my last post I talked about the dangers of the anti-normalization trend among Palestinians and their supporters. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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The Horrors of the Palestinian Education System
I firmly believe that peace is not made between governments. It is made between people. Today any fanatic can lead the land into a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20202 min read
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Where Does All the Aid Money to Palestinians End Up?
One of the most common questions I get as a tour guide of Israel is "why is there no peace between Israelis and Palestinians?" Well, one...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20204 min read
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The Conflict in the Middle East; Not What You Think
As a tour guide of Israel, here is an exercise that I do when explaining geopolitics... Close your eyes and picture the conflict in the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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Politics Update: What's The Deal With "Annexation?"
Major decisions that we take often boil down to doing what is smart vs. doing what is right. In the current political situation in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20203 min read
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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...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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What is the Blue Line? A Look at Israel's Northern Border
Just recently we marked 20 years since Israel pulled its troops out of the security zone in South Lebanon (a buffer against the numerous...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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2 Interesting Polls Show New Israeli and Palestinian Attitudes
Two polls were just released which as both a tour guide of Israel and a resident of Jerusalem, I found to be quite fascinating: The first...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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