The Next Big Israeli Drama Series Is Here - on the Yom Kippur War
An incredibly ambitious (and expensive) series on the Yom Kippur War is about to begin on October 19. It is called "Sha'at HaNeilah" ...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Backlash for Gal Gadot as Cleopatra, + Shira Haas & the IPO
Israeli superstar Gal Gadot - recently named the 3rd-highest paid actress in the world by Forbes - was just cast as Cleopatra in the new...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
WWII Massacre Site of Babi Yar Finally Found & Yad Vashem in Trouble
Over the course of two days at the end of September 1941, in a ravine known as Babyn Yar (Babi Yar) below the Ukranian city of Kyiv...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Colorized Footage of Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate in 1897!!
Well here is a blast from the past. A 1-minute video from 1897 at Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate was just colorized and digitized. My favorite...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Israel and Lebanon to Negotiate Maritime Border Next Week
Israel and Lebanon have fought two wars in the past 40 years as well as a "war between the wars" when Israel was stuck in Southern...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 1, 2020
- 6 min
Everything You Need to Know About Sukkot This Year in Israel!!
On Friday night we begin Sukkot, the Festival of Booths. In ancient times this was the most popular Jewish holiday and I have to say,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 27, 2020
- 2 min
What to Know About This Yom Kippur in Israel
Yom Kippur starts tonight in Israel. Here's what you should know about Yom Kippur in Israel this year, from your intrepid tour guide of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 24, 2020
- 5 min
What's Happening With the Palestinians?
With all the talk about Israel and the Arab World these past few weeks, and the changing Middle East, it is easy to look past what is...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Michael Oren on Zoom - The 6-Day War @ 130PM EST Today
Acclaimed historian and author - and former Israeli Ambassador to the US - Michael Oren, will be giving a talk on the 6-Day War on Zoom...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
Israeli TV/Movies Update: Fauda, Shtisel, Emmys & New Films
As your tour guide of Israel - and guide to Israel's arts and culture scene - this past week has been full of huge announcements. Let's...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Recap of Yesterday's Peace Accord Signing in Photos/Videos
Yesterday was a truly momentous occasion. Two Gulf Arab States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, signed peace agreements with Israel....
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Tel Aviv - A History of the Trendy Culinary Hotspot
As a tour guide of Israel, and one who leads a mean Israel culinary tour at that, I would be a total fraud if I did not know the name...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 14, 2020
- 3 min
What are Israel's Top Architectural Wonders?
Some of the greatest architectural sites and innovations in world history happened in Israel. Rogem Hiri is a 5000 year-old megalithic...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
The Great Gefilte Fish Debate (plus a recipe)
I will be honest here. The only gefilte fish debates I ever knew usually revolved around why would you want to eat that in the first...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 9, 2020
- 2 min
What Happens When You Find Antiquities Under Your Home?
One of the major issues in doing archaeology in Israel is that often times villages and towns in the last one hundred years have been...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Is an Old Israeli Red-Med Pipeline Poised to Control World Oil?
An old adage simply says "location, location, location." Well, due to being in the right place - and time - Israel - a land bereft of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
3 New Countries to Open Embassies in Jerusalem?!?!?!
The diplomatic breakthroughs just keep on coming around here. Fresh on the heels of the UAE and Israel opening up official relations -...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Incredible Biblical Royal Structure Found at Jerusalem's Lookout
Just down the street from my apartment (this is becoming a common refrain) an incredible find was unearthed in a archaeological dig,...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Israel's Inaugural Flight to the UAE in Photos
Earlier this week, Israel's first-ever flight to the United Arab Emirates landed in Abu Dhabi. It was indeed a momentous occasion, in...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Tour Guide on Tour: The Grave of Harry Potter
A few months back, I visited the grave of the most famous Englishman ever: William Shakespeare... Did you know he was buried in Jerusalem?...
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