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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Israel Signs Deals to Receive Russian & US COVID-19 Vaccines
In recent days, Israel has signed separate deals with US and Russian manufacturers of coronavirus vaccines with enough doses to vaccinate the entire country. This is on top of the local vaccine which began human trials on November 1. As an Israel tour guide this is incredibly exciting as hopefully it means we will be able to get back to work en masse as early as this coming spring . The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is in the middle of Phase III trials but has supposedly shown s
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Gets a Name & Begins Human Trials
The Israeli-created potential vaccine for COVID-19 finally has a name. Created by the Israel Institute for Biological Research, it is called Brilife. The head of IIBR, Professor Shmuel Shapira, explained that the name includes three things. “Bri” is the first part of "briyut" - the Hebrew word for health, the “il” is the country code for Israel and of course there is the word in English "life." It is pronounced - bree-life. Human trials of the new vaccine are slated to begi
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
A Top Palestinian Leader is Being Treated in an Israeli Hospital
This is a recurring theme. Palestinian leaders yell and scream about Israel and call for boycotting Israel (which in reality is not possible for them since they use Israeli currency, electricity, etc.) - and even prosecute and persecute the average Palestinian if he/she does anything with Israel (like selling land to a Jew which is a capital punishment). Yet when they personally need Israel, suddenly there is no boycott, no sanctions, no impediments and no qualms. The lates
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Israel is Open Again and Letting in Tourists from 34 Countries
Israel has emerged now from a second lockdown, which was enacted over the Jewish holidays. While indoor spaces such as museums are still closed, the national parks are now open and more and more places will be opening in the coming weeks. As a tour guide of Israel, I cannot be more excited to get back to work providing incredibly meaningful, memorable and enjoyable experiences here for my clients. At this point, Israel has identified 34 green countries. These are countrie
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Israeli Peace Deals with Lebanon, Jordan, UAE and Hamas?
With all the talk going on about Israel and Lebanon sitting down to figure out their maritime border this week - and the Israeli cabinet actually signing off on the UAE-Israel peace deal today (the Israel-Bahrain one actually has not been written yet), lost in the shuffle were two other diplomatic breakthroughs that occurred at the end of last week. Here's an update from your tour guide of Israel... Israel and Jordan signed an aviation agreement which allows for flights flyin
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Israel Covid Update: Airport Testing, Life-Saving Treatments & Masks!
There is a ton to catch you up on when it comes to all things Covid-19 related coming out of Israel. This includes life-saving new research, a-Covid testing center at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, Israeli rapid tests being introduced in world airports and the world's best masks being made in Israel. You can even get Israel-themed designs! As your tour guide of Israel, you can bet I'm getting one to rock out with when things open up here for touring again! Israel is Getting A
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
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. Israelis (or visitors coming from Israel) can also now enter into a few more countries without quarantining, though they will need to show negative tests for covid-19. Just keep in mind that if you do come to Israel, you may need to quarantine upon returning home, depending on the current rules in your home country. As a tour guide of Israel, this
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Online Conference on June 30: Covid-19 and the Jews: Challenges and Opportunities
The Jerusalem Post will be running a special studio broadcast on Tuesday June 30 at 7PM Israel time (12PM EDT) called "COVID-19 and the Jews: Challenges and Opportunities." It will take on such topics as: How has Israel managed the COVID-19 health crisis? Is Antisemitism on the rise in 2020? The impact of coronavirus on the economy and what history teaches us about crises Zionism in the time of coronavirus: Against all odds, Aliyah is on the rise The panelists and speakers ar
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Israel is Opening Up Again
On TV last night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his Covid-19 Exit Plan. Some schools started opening already this week with half-classes in half-day shifts. Shops on the street have been open since last week and now malls, libraries and gyms among other things are set to open in the coming week. Large gatherings are still banned (and likely will be for a long time) but the hope is to get through the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer (and not have 600,000 peopl
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