Photo: UAE delegates wave to the departing El Al plane at the end of the Israel-UAE normalization talks, with the US, in Abu Dhabi, September 1, 2020 (El Al spokesperson’s office) ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati…
PHOTO: Ya’akov and Yasmin in the Sahavrin kitchen. Photo by Naama Barak In a rundown area of Tel Aviv, Chinese, Philippine and even Sudanese treats are just waiting to be discovered By Naama Barak A walk through the Neve Sha’anan area in Tel Aviv transports you to a different world, or rather, worlds….
PHOTOS: CHEFS STAV NAVAH AND SHULI WIMER NPHOTO BY ILYA MELNCOV L28 CULINARY PLATFORM / KIMMEL ESHKOLOT ARCHITECTS © AMIT GERON L28 fuses Israeli innovation and a vibrant culinary scene to create a unique and delicious new experience By Naama Barak Is it a startup? Is it a restaurant? Is it a hub?…
TechFest NW will feature Israeli speakers on the main stage for the first time when the eighth annual conference convenes at Portland State University April 4-5. Founded by Willamette Week Publisher Mark Zusman, TechFestNW has the tagline “Where startups are celebrated, partnerships are ignited, innovation rules and business gets done.” “There are few countries in…
Photo by Kfir Sivan Joining a growing international trend, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality recently opened Tel & Take, Israel’s first library of things. Tel Aviv residents can borrow stuff like drills, picnic tables, camping equipment or pet carriers for a contribution of 10 NIS (less than $3). The list of objects in the library was…
PHOTO: Food rainbow. Photo by Efrat Lichtenstadt http://what-efrat.blogspot.co.il I see rainbows. Yes, June was Pride Month around the world. And yes, Tel Aviv Pride was a few weeks ago. And yes, the Supreme Court recently made same-sex marriage legal across the United States. But I’m not talking about those rainbows (though I’m loving those, too)….
Karl and Iris Raschkes of Salem were part of a group of 10 Rotarians from the Salem, Beaverton, Portland and Vancouver Clubs hosted by Rotary Clubs in Israel. Our first impression of Israel was of the modern international Ben Gurion Airport. As we drove to Jerusalem we noticed the highway system was as modern as…
