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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


Interview with An Arab Muslim Bedouin in Israel (Video)
How many times have you been on an Israel trip - especially as a teenager or a young adult - and you went to a "Bedouin Camp" in the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 5, 20202 min read


Israelis and Palestinians Fight Over LGBTQ... and Tahini
In yet another episode of the theater of the absurd, the Palestinian LGBTQ group al-Qaws, which was founded in 2007 but recently banned...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 4, 20205 min read


Responses to Seth Rogen & Peter Beinart's Remarks on Israel
Comedian and actor Seth Rogen and [pseudo] intellectual Peter Beinart have each recently come out recently with beliefs that Israel as a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 2, 20203 min read


What is Tisha B'Av and Why is it Important Right Now?
Tonight in Israel starts the holiday of Tisha B'Av. For those who are unfamiliar with it - or only familiar with parts of it, here is a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 29, 20205 min read


The Territories Finally Exploded Yesterday... Video (Surprise)
Yesterday morning myself and many other Israelis around the center of the country awoke early this morning to a giant volley of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 12, 20202 min read


"Annexation" Update: Much Ado About Nothing?
So for everyone wondering about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's great declaration that on July 1 Israel was going to "annex"...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 7, 20202 min read


Cute Israeli Animated Film Wins International Award
For the first time since 1960, when the Annecy International Animated Film Festival began, Israel finally walked home with an award. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jul 6, 20201 min read


Various Thoughts on Israel's Supposed Annexation/Extending of Sovereignty
I will admit it. I really have no idea what Benjamin Netanyahu is thinking of doing when it comes to either annexing or extending...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 28, 20203 min read


Tour Guide on Tour: Orchids, Wine, 9/11, Elvis & The Bard
One bonus of having all this unexpected time off is it has left me with time to travel around Israel looking for off-the-beaten path...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 25, 20203 min read


Hotel Corona: Where Israelis, Palestinians, Religious and Secular Live Together
In my last post I talked about the dangers of the anti-normalization trend among Palestinians and their supporters. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20201 min read


The Horrors of the Palestinian Education System
I firmly believe that peace is not made between governments. It is made between people. Today any fanatic can lead the land into a...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20202 min read


Where Does All the Aid Money to Palestinians End Up?
One of the most common questions I get as a tour guide of Israel is "why is there no peace between Israelis and Palestinians?" Well, one...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20203 min read


World Refugee Day: Comparing Palestinian & Jewish Refugees
As a tour guide of Israel, one question I often get is about the refugee issue. In the Israeli Arab conflict, the issue of Palestinian...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20204 min read


Politics Update: What's The Deal With "Annexation?"
Major decisions that we take often boil down to doing what is smart vs. doing what is right. In the current political situation in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20203 min read


Israel Saves the Life of a 10-Day Old Syrian Baby
As a tour guide of Israel, one of the places my clients love visiting is the amazing humanitarian aid organization called Save A Child's...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 12, 20202 min read


Creating Water from Thin Air - VIDEO
Israel has been solving the world's water problems for years. The inventors of desalination and drip irrigation, and the world's leader...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 12, 20201 min read


How to Save the Dead Sea - VIDEO
The Dead Sea, Israel's most famous natural landmark, has been shrinking terribly over the last number of years, causing ecological...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 11, 20202 min read


BDS /Anti-Israel Activists Hijack George Floyd's Story
This was inevitable. A movement that for the last decade plus has tried to link itself to the struggle of African-Americans - if not...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 8, 20202 min read


What is the Blue Line? A Look at Israel's Northern Border
Just recently we marked 20 years since Israel pulled its troops out of the security zone in South Lebanon (a buffer against the numerous...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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