In Israel, a photographer sees a country whose parts don’t fit perfectly but still form a whole
From the Nova site to the shuk in Jerusalem, seeking the wide view
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Fast Forward WATCH: Rudy Giuliani Gets Down In Israel
Rudy Giuliani is mixing business with pleasure on his tip to Israel. Guiliani, the former New York mayor and one of President Trump’s personal lawyers, was in Israel this week for a business conference, but on Wednesday, he found some time to let loose. At a restaurant in Mahane Yehuda, an open-air marketplace in the…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire Portrait Joins Graffiti Gallery In Jerusalem Market
A wall-sized illustration of NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire is the latest addition to an ongoing art project where portraits of contemporary and historical figures are painted on the metal shutters of Jerusalem’s central market. “The Shuk has legends painted all over. I’m humble to be amongst the greats here,” Stoudemire wrote on Instagram, captioning an…
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Opinion The Israeli ‘Olive King’ Who’s Also a Political Expert
“Hag sameach!” Vendors at Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem’s legendary vegetable market, wished each other happy holiday Wednesday morning when they learned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party had swept the election. Mahane Yehuda is considered a Likud stronghold, and shop owners were worried in the weeks leading up to the election. “They believed the polls,”…
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Food ‘Virtually’ Touring Jerusalem’s Shuk
Although it’s become one of the city’s top tourist destinations, Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda shuk (market) can be an intimidating place for newcomers. Vendors yell out competing prices in loud, raspy voices. Crowded alleys run into each other, and old ladies will roll you over with their overflowing carts if you don’t look out. In recent…
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Food Jerusalem’s New Cocktail Bar Shakes Things Up
New visitors to Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market, or shuk, may not find it noteworthy that an upscale cocktail bar called Casino de Paris has recently popped up amidst its labyrinthine alleys. Seeing the boutiques and artisanal food products that now accompany the traditional butchers, fishmongers and produce vendors, newbies may not realize that just a…
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