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” [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism We’ve been hearing a lot lately about Tel Aviv as a travel destination (read our posts if you don’t believe it). Ynet today picks up on the trend as well. Here’s an excerpt for consideration. It is somewhat out of the ordinary for the New York Times Travel section to [...]

Photo: Getty Images Ever wonder what opinions Israelis have of New York City? The New York Times suggests Shai Kremer has some definite ideas. The slideshow of his images suggests an interest in the way the city interacts with its history. But, of course, the story of these photographs is far more complicated than just [...]

Shai Agassi addresses a crowd at the Boston Museum of SciencePhoto: Consulate General of Israel in New England It’s been some time since Israel announced its plans for cars to go electric in the next few years (see what we had to say). Since then, Better Place has gained interest from governments around the world, [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism With New York’s Carnegie Hall presenting works by Leonard Bernstein and the State of Israel celebrating its 60th anniversary, the timing was perfect to invite the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to town. According to the New York Times review (which praises the music), the Orchestra played some of Bernstein’s more specifically [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism This week’s New York Times Travel Magazine features a behind-the-scenes look at the world of art in Tel Aviv–not only who is creating what, but how. There are several sources of inspiration, from the political to the social movements that color Israel. Still others feel an attachment to the city’s [...]

Sculpture in Plaza of Tel Aviv Museum of ArtPhoto: Israel Ministry of Tourism Last weekend’s New York Times travel section highlighted Tel Aviv’s art festival Art TLV (which we covered here) and profiled some of the up-and-coming art professionals in Israel.  Who knew that there were so many places to get the best in contemporary [...]

Photo: Getty Images If you think a trip to Israel means lounging on the beach, clubbing, and taking in amazing cultural sites, you’re missing a whole piece to the ultimate Israel experience. For a peek at what you’re missing, check out the New York Times writeup of opportunities to rappel, hike, and experience Israel’s outdoors [...]

Photo: Wikimedia Commons used under Creative Commons license The New York Times this week covered the solar energy scene in California, where BrightSource Energy, an American-Israeli venture is working hard to meet California’s energy needs. We’ve reported previously on similar joint ventures between California utilities and Israeli companies. Looks like Israel is going to play [...]

Photo: Getty Images The 05 September edition of Science magazine features an article about how the brain works. For years, scientists have been trying to figure out how we recall individual memories; scientists at Tel Aviv University and Weizmann Institute report that they have watched people remeber individual thoughts. Even better, they could anticipate which [...]