The 19th Maccabiah will officially kick off, but today the media got the first sneak peak on what is built up as the biggest sporting event in jewish history.
So the countdown officially begun, thousands of athletes are already making their way to Israel this moment and the whole country is getting into a festive mode
So who is Hassan Rouhani, the new President of Iran? So we know he’s a cleric, a moderate and multi-lingual; speaking English, German, French, Russian and Arabic. He presents himself as a voice of reason. He took swipes at the Basij, the Islamist “morality police” who go around asking women to veil up. He’s spoken about releasing political prisoners, and lifting Internet censorship and finally he has been educated in the west, in Glasgow to be precise, and is very proud of it. JN1 called upon some of our experts to share with us their thoughts of what is going to happen next in Iran and what they think of the new president elect.
Recent events in Egypt, is having Jerusalem watch very carefully the development in relations to Israel. Although Morsi was clearly not pro-Israeli, some have argued that Egyptian relations with Israel were far from the bleak prospects everyone predicted. With the new military regime in power a lot of common issues like border security are up in the air so we consulted with our experts to find out what we can expect from the new Egypt.
It has become already a tradition in “The City without a Break”, to ring-in the summer with one night, The White Night, of 24-hours of celebration and Tel-Aviv is partying like there is no tomorrow.
Among the literally hundreds of performances that took over the city we also found popular French indie folk musical duo, Brigitte, who performed in Israel for the very first time.
Vineyards, gourmet restaurants, dairy farms and lots and lots of nature… The Galilee is one of the most fascinating areas in Israel. Going there feels sometimes like time has not ruined its natural beauty and that its inhabitants want to keep it that way. Even Israelis who are always eager to go abroad come to the Galilee for a quick getaway from life’s daily stress.