Google buys its first Israeli start up. LabPixies from Tel Aviv will join team up with google Israel to develop great new web apps.

This week’s travel feature on DailyCandy puts the spotlight on Tel Aviv, international hub of style.

Call it crazy. Call it love. Tourists just can’t get enough of Jerusalem, making the Holy City one of their most preferred destinations in the world, according to Travel + Leisure magazine.

Even as Tel Aviv turns 100 this year, there are quite a few people born before the city and who have seen Tel Aviv grow into the metropolis it has become today. In fact, municipal records list 350 centenarians who live in Tel Aviv.

Photo: Sambach on Wikimedia Commons. Used under Creative Commons License. For nearly its entire history (100 years next week), Tel Aviv has been a great place for architecture and art. First it was the international school of architects creating the White City. In recent years, the city has become home to many Israeli artists and [...]

Photo: Getty Images An extraordinary meeting yesterday in Holon, reported in the New York Times, brought together two very different groups of people. As part of “Good Deeds Day,” a Palestinian youth orchestra from Jenin came to town to play for a group of Holocaust survivors. The encounter was, apparently, quite eye-opening. According to the [...]

Photo: Microsoft Israel, HaifaDavid Shay on Wikimedia Commons. Used under Creative Commons license A few weeks ago, the Economist published a special report on entrepreneurship in a few select countries–including Israel. As the article notes, Israel owes a lot to American companies who began research operation in the country, but Israeli start-ups are now all [...]

We bring you today an interesting story from the fashion world that comes courtesy of the Transracial blog, by David Kaufman, who’s written for such outlets as the Financial Times and The New York Times. The story concerns fashion photographer Adi Barkan, who wants to help Israeli models strut their stuff, but also keep healthy [...]

Photo: Getty Images We did not see this one coming! “Football” in Israel is just not that American sport involving throwing an egg-shaped ball. But apparently, that sport does have its fans in Israel, at least according to a report in Haaretz. While the article doesn’t detail any great popularity–yet–it holds out the promise of [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism For Israelis or people who visit (or write about) Israel frequently, it’s often hard to look at the country through a fresh perspective. When friends ask for recommendations of what to see, the list can be dauntingly huge (unless we think we’ve seen everything). Every so often, though, a helpful [...]