Ask an Israeli what image pops to mind when thinking of health and prosperity, and chances are it’s that of Eli Hurwitz, Chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical. Why, you may ask?

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.

Conde Nast Traveler this month salutes Tel Aviv on its centennial with an article that, quite simply, captures the city as it really is. There’s really no way to give you a good synopsis of the article; you’ll just have to read it yourself.

Green technology is a hot topic around the world–nowhere more so than in Israel. Limited natural resources have spurred the development of ideas so revolutionary they’re only being full utilized now. (Like, who knew drip irrigation and solar power would make headline news?)

Photo: Getty Images This year’s list of the worlds 2,000 largest companies, compiled by Forbes, contains 13 Israeli companies, up from just 10 last year. The companies listed cover a range of different fields, including banking and financials (Bank Leumi, Bank HaPoalim, IDB Holding, Israel Corp., Israel Discount Bank, Africa-Israel Investments, Mizrahi Tefahot bank, FIBI [...]

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 [...]

Gal Gadot at the Maxim launchPhoto: Shahar Azran The appearance of Bar Refaeli on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition apparently got editors of Esquire magazine thinking. Without too much effort, they put together a spread of Israeli models along with some fast facts (and where you might see them next). It also [...]

Photo: Sony Pictures Classics, used with permission After posting yesterday, we remembered that we had forgotten to bring to your attention an interview in this week’s New York Times Magazine with Ari Folman, director of Waltz with Bashir. Suffice it to say, that’s an oversight on our part. The interview sheds a light of light [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism With Tel Aviv celebrating its centennial this year, it’s not surprising to hear that Wallpaper Magazine named the city one of it’s best cities in the world.  Still it’s quite flattering to see it make the short list. Like Unlike

Photo: Sony Pictures Classics, used with permission Waltz With Bashir, the new Israeli movie by Ari Folman, will be opening in New York next week. In its list of the year’s ten best movies, New York Magazine, noted that the movie’s “fluid boundary between the real and surreal lifts it into the realm of myth” [...]