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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20201 min read
10 Israeli Technologies to Help You Sleep Better
I sleep terribly and it has gotten acutely worse during the last several months [I'm writing this post at 130AM]. And I know there are...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20203 min read
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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 27, 20201 min read
Online Conference on June 30: Covid-19 and the Jews: Challenges and Opportunities
The Jerusalem Post will be running a special studio broadcast on Tuesday June 30 at 7PM Israel time (12PM EDT) called "COVID-19 and the...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Famous Israeli Chefs' Favorite Dishes: Uri Buri's Barramundi
A new initiative is collecting some of Israel's top chefs' favorite recipes. The first one published is from Uri Jeremias - the famous...
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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 25, 20203 min read
Tour Guide on Tour: Orchids, Wine, 9/11, Elvis & The Bard
One bonus of having all this unexpected time off is it has left me with time to travel around Israel looking for off-the-beaten path...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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. ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20202 min read
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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20202 min read
The Family Who Gave a Soundtrack to My Life (Videos)
If you walk around Jerusalem's famed Machane Yehuda food market, there is one alleyway that is different from all the others. The names...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Tiberias is About To Get a Major Overhaul
Apparently someone finally heard my plea... the plea of a humble tour guide of Israel. How can it be that a city which essentially was...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Forget Trees - Plant Vines, Get Wine & Help Israeli Charities
I am very excited about this... A new initiative of the Israel Innovation Fund is not only organizing a number of wineries together to...
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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 22, 20201 min read
Yad Vashem's Race Against Time to Collect All 6 Million Names
There are only 400,000 survivors of the Holocaust left alive today. These are the only people who can provide the pages of testimony...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Español: 7 Maneras De Visitar Israel Desde Su Casa
Aunque mi sitio web solo está en Inglés y yo guÃo principalmente en inglés, también puedo hablar un poco de español. Y esto es útil para...
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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 19, 20201 min read
What are the 10 Most Iconic Archaeological Sites in Israel?
Do you dig Israel? Do you think you know your stuff? Someone (not an Israel guide) made their list of what she believes to be the 10 most...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 18, 20201 min read
The Legal Status of Cannabis In Israel
On my second night of the first Israel trip I ever led (as a staff member, not as an Israel tour guide), back in the mid-1990s, 3 of my...
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