news items from the Jewish World and Israel
Israel is celebrating its 65th Independence Day and Israelis are busily getting ready for that joyful day so we went to Downtown Tel-Aviv’s Carmel Market to see how people are getting ready for the holiday.
Amir and Nitza HaLevi are both studied architecture in Milan and upon their return to Israel they decided to change their lives and become orthodox but they still had to design bug from their secular life so they rented a space and turned it into the first ever establishment in the world where only orthodox women are being served as customers. Although you can’t take away the fact that the HaLevi couple’s entrepreneurial spirit to create a new niche for a coffee shop has worked out for them, it is alarming to witness that in a modern society like Israel an establishment like that is and no one has anything to say about Religious coercion.
Real estates is taking center stage at the annual “Globes Real Estates Summit”, which brought together over 2000 business professionals and governmental officials to talk about the current state of the housing industry in Israel. After a long time when investors were at odds with the regulators, it looks like the new government is trying to put new laws into place, which will help both the investors but more importantly the middle class of Israelis to be able to afford their own housing.
It’s only a few short weeks ago that President Obama brokered the reconciliation between Israel and Turkey. Israeli’s were yearning to go back to Turkey, which until a few years ago was the number one tourist destination for Israelis. Travel agencies are trying to accommodate the increasing demand with hundreds of Turkish charter flights already scheduled to land at Tel-Aviv airport in the next few months to take Israelis to Antalya and other popular tourist destinations.
Before the Marmara Incident created the rift between Turkey and Israel, over a half a million Israelis traveled annually to turkey for their vacation and it seems that the Turkish business owners are now anxiously waiting to welcome the Israelis back to their country.
It’s only a few short weeks ago that President Obama brokered the reconciliation between Israel and Turkey. Israeli’s were yearning to go back to Turkey, which until a few years ago was the number one tourist destination for Israelis. Travel agencies are trying to accommodate the increasing demand with hundreds of Turkish charter flights already scheduled to land at Tel-Aviv airport in the next few months to take Israelis to Antalya and other popular tourist destinations.