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First Israeli Cyclist Ever to Compete in the Tour de France
In just 10 days, Israel is set to make history. An Israeli team will be joining the Tour de France for the first time, and while most of...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read


10 of Israel's Wildest (and Most Beautiful) Wild Animals
As a tour guide of Israel, one of the questions I often get is what kind of wild animals live here. There are a number of animals which...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read


Top Israeli Chefs' Favorite Dishes: Rama's Yogurt Panna Cotta
The top chef in the United States is the Israeli-born James Beard Award winner Michael Solomonov. One of Solomonov's favorite places to...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read


The Cutest Peace Partners Ever: Lion Cubs in the UAE & Israel
The ink is not even wet - forget dry - and already citizens and companies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates are reaching out to each...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20201 min read


Who's next? Sudan Apparently to Enter Peace Talks with Israel
After Israel's stunning peace agreement announcement with the United Arab Emirates, much of the world thought it would be another Gulf...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 19, 20202 min read


What is Kabbalah? An Intro to the History, People and Concepts
All around the world there are centers for the study of Kabbalah. A number of years back, it became the trendy thing to do in Hollywood....

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 18, 20202 min read


Israeli Air Force Flew Over Germany Today for the First Time
Israeli Air Force jets entered German airspace for the first time ever today. The IAF is in Germany doing a two-week joint training...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 17, 20201 min read


Peace with the UAE: What's Next and Who's Next?
How do Israelis feel about the peace deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Just what exactly did Netanyahu accomplish (besides a few...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 17, 20203 min read


The UK Imprisoned Holocaust Refugees... in the Indian Ocean
Just months prior to WWII breaking out in Europe, the British White Paper of 1939 limited immigration to 15,000 a year [in contradiction...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 16, 20202 min read


Made in Israel.. a 1-Second Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test
In the previous months your intrepid tour guide of Israel has posted about both a 1-minute and 30-second coronavirus tests, developed in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read
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Icelandic Sephardic Jewish Cookies... Say What? [Recipe]
In 1492, just days before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain kicked out all the Jews from their domain. ...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read


The IDF is Looking at Opening All Positions to Women
One question I often get as a tour guide of Israel is about women's service in the IDF. Well, after a case was recently brought to the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 14, 20201 min read


Israel's Most Ambitious TV Project Ever is Now Underway
This is incredibly exciting. Okay, perhaps not as much as Israel agreeing to a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates today [for...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 13, 20202 min read


What to Know About Israel's Peace Deal with the UAE
Incredible breaking news out of the Middle East. Israel and the United Arab Emirates appear on the way to a peace treaty signing on the...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 13, 20207 min read


Israel has a new COVID tracking app that bypasses Big Brother
One of the side effects of COVID in a number of countries is how certain governments started tracking people (via their phones) in order...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 13, 20202 min read


My Life is Complete: Tel Aviv Has a Cereal Bar!
As a young child, I would keep all my finished cereal boxes stacked on the floor of my closet and when my parents couldn't find me in my...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 12, 20202 min read


Strange But True: A Jew Playing Hockey by Auschwitz...
Here is something I thought I would never see... a) a professional Israeli hockey player b) said player signing a contract to play in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 11, 20201 min read


Talk with Israel's Former Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon
Israel's former Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, gave an online talk courtesy of Stand With Us. Danon served for the past 5 years in...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 11, 20201 min read


Online Classes on Judaism & Jewish History Starting Today!
I just finished giving my first online class (info to come about those soon) as a tour guide of Israel. That being said, there are some...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 11, 20202 min read


Forget Drive-in-Theaters, Israel just started a Paddle-in-Theater
Cinemas are closed and people are desperate to get outside and be entertained, yet remain socially distanced. The bright minds in Tel...

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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