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The Conflict in the Middle East; Not What You Think
As a tour guide of Israel, here is an exercise that I do when explaining geopolitics... Close your eyes and picture the conflict in the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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2 Interesting Polls Show New Israeli and Palestinian Attitudes
Two polls were just released which as both a tour guide of Israel and a resident of Jerusalem, I found to be quite fascinating: The first...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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Bibi on TV: Our Prime Minister Gets/Makes His Own Drama
One of those questions I get all the time as a tour guide of Israel is just who exactly is Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin "Bibi"...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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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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SUNDAY: Free Online Seminar on the Golan Heights
One of my favorite places to visit as a tour guide of Israel is the Golan Heights. It is full of fantastic nature, hiking, history,...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 23, 20202 min read
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Palestinians Reject 16 Tons of Medical Aid Because it Came Through Israel
Proving yet again that the kleptocratic Palestinian leadership cares nothing for their own people and would rather see them die if it...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 22, 20202 min read
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Iran's Parliament Has Passed a Law Essentially Turning the Islamic Republic into the Amish Republic
Ah Iran. It wasn't enough that on behalf of Al-Quds Day (Jerusalem in Arabic or "The Holy") they called for a "Final Solution" to...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 22, 20202 min read
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Jerusalem Day Concert Online Tonight (Israel Time)
Tonight in Israel begins Jerusalem Day. For those unaware, Jerusalem Day is the day on the Jewish calendar which marks that day in the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 21, 20202 min read
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An Israeli & a Palestinian Have a Son. Food is the Only Way to Bring His Family Together: Meet Abe.
I'm really excited to see the new movie Abe, which is about a 12-year old boy trying to find a way to bring the warring members of his...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 20, 20201 min read
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The Tomb of Mordechai and Esther Has Been Set Alight in Iran
Did you know that the tombs of Mordechai and Esther, the heroes of the Purim story, exist today? Well not for long, if some arsonists...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 19, 20202 min read
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After 508 Days, Finally an Israeli Government - My Thoughts. [And How You Too Can Become a Minister]
One of my least favorite things to do as a tour guide of Israel is to discuss politics. Since almost everything in Israel revolves...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 18, 20205 min read
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100 Years since San Remo - The Conference You Never Heard of but Whose Importance to Israel is Huge
Two weeks ago an important milestone in world history occurred - and was almost completely ignored by the world media (like most...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 10, 20202 min read
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Is Israel a European Colony? Debunking a Sad Myth
Here is a question I sometimes get as a tour guide of Israel and someone with a degree in Middle Eastern history and politics. Is Israel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 8, 20201 min read
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