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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 Family Who Gave a Soundtrack to My Life (Videos)
If you walk around Jerusalem's famed Machane Yehuda food market, there is one alleyway that is different from all the others. The names...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 24, 20202 min read


Tiberias is About To Get a Major Overhaul
Apparently someone finally heard my plea... the plea of a humble tour guide of Israel. How can it be that a city which essentially was...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read


Forget Trees - Plant Vines, Get Wine & Help Israeli Charities
I am very excited about this... A new initiative of the Israel Innovation Fund is not only organizing a number of wineries together to...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read


Pride Alert: Tel Aviv has a new LGBT Anthem (video)
So many of you are familiar with Static and Ben El-Tavuri - the Israeli recording duo who signed a megadeal in the US after their hits...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 23, 20202 min read


Yad Vashem's Race Against Time to Collect All 6 Million Names
There are only 400,000 survivors of the Holocaust left alive today. These are the only people who can provide the pages of testimony...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20201 min read


Español: 7 Maneras De Visitar Israel Desde Su Casa
Aunque mi sitio web solo está en Inglés y yo guío principalmente en inglés, también puedo hablar un poco de español. Y esto es útil para...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 22, 20201 min read


Beersheva - From Camel Market to Cultural and Innovation Hub
From the time Abraham dug 7 wells there some 3800 years ago [giving the place its name] until about 10 years ago, nothing really happened...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 21, 20202 min read


What are the 10 Most Iconic Archaeological Sites in Israel?
Do you dig Israel? Do you think you know your stuff? Someone (not an Israel guide) made their list of what she believes to be the 10 most...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 19, 20201 min read


Beautiful Aerial Video of the Jordan River and Lake Kinneret
You may have heard me say on more than on occasion that as a tour guide of Israel, the north of the country is my favorite part of Israel....

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 18, 20201 min read


The Amazing Street Art of Machane Yehuda Market
Over the last 5 years the incredible street artist Solomon Souza has turned Jerusalem's famed Machane Yehuda food market into his own...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 18, 20201 min read


Insane Celebrity Israel Experience Online Auction... For Charity
Hang out with Gal Gadot (on Zoom). Be on Fauda and chill with lead actor Lior Raz. Spend the day with Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli at...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 17, 20201 min read


10 Amazing Israel Puzzles Available on Amazon
Can't get to Israel right now? Well you can have a piece of Israel - or 500 or 1000 of them for that matter - at home right now. Check...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20201 min read


When Is Israel Opening Up For Tourism?
As a tour guide of Israel, this is the question I have been asked most often over the last month or so: When is Israel opening up for...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 16, 20202 min read


Haifa Tower is Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down
Imagine if Big Ben, Golden Gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower just decided one day that it was tired and felt like coming down. Well,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 14, 20202 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


Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo Welcomes New Baby Lions of Zion
Lions are extremely important in Jerusalem, as they are the symbol of the city, as the symbol of the Tribe of Judah, from which David and...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 10, 20201 min read


A Fantastic Video on the Building of the Temple
The City of David has just released a truly fantastic video on the building of the Temple in Jerusalem by King Herod. As a bonus, it...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 9, 20201 min read


The Western Wall During Coronavirus
So I went to the Old City of Jerusalem for the first time in over 3 months. That place which is like a second home for any tour guide of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 6, 20201 min read


Pulse on Palestine: 10 Major Developments with Our Neighbors
As a tour guide of Israel, I often get asked about the Palestinians as well as Israel's relationship with them. Well, here are some...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 2, 20204 min read
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