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50 Things NOT to Do in Israel (or Take from Israel)
I just read an article on CNN about a tourist being fined $1200 for trying to take sand from Sardinia's beaches and it got me...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 9, 202010 min read


An Israeli Company Just Launched a Medical Research Satellite
Earlier this week, Israel launched a nano-satellite - named Dido III - into space. It was manufactured by the Israeli company...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Sep 4, 20202 min read


A Covid-19 Breathalyzer Test is Coming from Israel
Just 10 days ago I reported here about a coronavirus saliva test that gives results in 1 second which was invented in Israel. Now...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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True Future's Season 4 is Completely Set in Israel [Trailers]
It is incredibly exciting to know that Season 4 of True Future, a docuseries on tech (especially med-tech), innovation and "the future in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Visitors from 20 Countries Can Enter Israel Without Quarantine
A major travel update: Visitors from 20 countries can now enter Israel without requiring entering into quarantine upon arrival. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 16, 20202 min read


Made in Israel.. a 1-Second Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
In the previous months your intrepid tour guide of Israel has posted about both a 1-minute and 30-second coronavirus tests, developed in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read


Israel has a new COVID tracking app that bypasses Big Brother
One of the side effects of COVID in a number of countries is how certain governments started tracking people (via their phones) in order...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 13, 20202 min read


8 Technologies From Israel Making Agriculture Greener
In this week's Torah portion, Ekev, we learn about the 7 species of the Land of Israel as well as about the covenant between God and the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 7, 20201 min read


Lebanon is a Total Mess - and Hezbollah is to Blame
A grammatically-incorrect meme has been making its away around the Arab virtual world over the past day, placing blame for the killer...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 7, 20205 min read


How are Israeli TV Shows Filming During COVID#19?
After a two-month hiatus from filming when Israel went into lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, production companies went back to...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 2, 20201 min read


Israel Now Plans to Begin Opening for Tourists in August
Tonight begins Tisha B'Av. According to the rabbis, the original sin of Tisha B'Av, the Jewish holiday which occurs today and which...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 29, 20202 min read


Covid-19 is All the Jewish Holidays at Once
In the days of COVID-19 we seem to have lost track of time. Locked up in our homes it is like we have entered a time warp. Some say...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 29, 20202 min read


When will Israel open up to visitors again?
Ever since Israel closed its borders in mid-March, everyone has been wondering just when tourism is going to start up again....

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Check your P̶r̶i̶v̶i̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ Hummus. Seriously. Now.
If I have said it once, I've said a million times. If you want to have amazing, authentic and healthy hummus, you need to get off of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Travelling to Israel during a Pandemic - in the 19th c.
One of greatest Jews of the 19th c. was Moses Montefiore - not to mention his equally fantastic wife Judith. He lived to be 100 years old...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 20, 20201 min read


Israel Develops 30-Second Coronavirus Test
Two months ago, Israell researchers from Ben Gurion University announced that they had developed a 1-minute breath test to test for...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 10, 20201 min read


Israel Predicts the Top Tech Trends for the Post-Covid World
COVID-19 has changed the world of business, education and how we interact with each other both physically and virtually. Of these...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 3, 20201 min read


3-D Printed Steaks... This Is Real and from Israel
The Israeli company Redefine Meat "says it created the first plant-based 3D-printed kosher and pareve steak with the texture, taste and...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Smart Israeli System Keeps Polluted Air Out of Buildings
Israelis are at it again, finding ways to perfect the world. A new Israeli-invented system turns building filtration systems "smart" by...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Hipster Israel: The Official Guide to the Young, Cool & Hip
One of my favorite sites, Israel 21C, just made an incredibly cool "HIPSTER GUIDE TO ISRAEL." It's a collection of articles, photos,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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