Ministry of Environment awards Israeli Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Shot in stop motion, singer/songwriter Oren Lavie will soon discover whether 2,096 still shots stitched together are enough to get him a Grammy. With over 9 million views his video clip “Her Morning Elegance” has won praise from people and press, now he’s also planning to display the pics in galleries across the U.S

Israelis are known for their big mouths, but this duo takes the cake. Last week Yoni Cohen-Idov and Uri Merhav won the first place at the international debate championships in Istanbul.

Yuri Foreman has just become the first Israeli boxing world champion. If you think that is impressive, he’s also about to receive yet another prestigious title…. Rabbi.

Israeli dancer and choreographer, Ohad Naharin, has been awarded the 2009 Dance magazine award, honoring the greatest talents in the dance world.

For the first time ever, an Israeli film wins the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. The film, “Lebanon”, by director and screenwriter Samuel Maoz, received the prestigious award this Saturday, September 12th.

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.

The Tribeca Film Festival may not be over, but some of the critics’ movie picks are in. And films by Israelis have taken some top billing. Yoav Shamir’s film “Defamation” (trailer above) explores the various meanings of antisemitism–both for those who are (or are not) antisemites and for Jews and Israelis. Needless [...]

A report today from Ynet indicates that Ohad Naharin, the choreographer of the famed Batsheva Dance Company, will be this year’s recipient of the Award for Lifetime Achievement at the American Dance Festival. In this respect, he’ll be joining such luminaries as Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey, who have received the award in the [...]

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We’ve just learned that Waltz with Bashir, the Ari Folman documentary, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. You can see the full list on the New York Times film blog and get more information on the movie from our previous posts. And tune in on [...]