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The Schmooze Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones (in Tel Aviv)
On the off chance that you couldn’t shell out the NIS 700 (approx. $200) required or charter a private jet to attend the Rolling Stones concert in Tel Aviv tonight, the band has been nice enough to post a sneak peek to Instagram. Charlie Watts and Ron Wood were spotted at the Kotel in Jerusalem…
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Culture The Secret Jewish History of The Rolling Stones
When the Rolling Stones take the stage at HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv on June 4, it represents more than just the world’s greatest and longest-running rock band’s first concert in Israel. It also marked one small victory in the war against a rock ’n’ roll boycott of Israel being waged by some English rockers,…
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Fast Forward Rolling Stones Touch Down in Israel
The Rolling Stones landed in Israel two days before their scheduled Tel Aviv concert. The band will play Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park on Wednesday evening, at the close of the holiday of Shavuot. The band announced would over the weekend that it would push the beginning of its concert to 9:15, to enable religiously observant…
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Fast Forward Why Did Rolling Stones Delay Start of Israel Concert?
The Rolling Stones have pushed back the start time of their Tel Aviv show to enable religiously observant concert goers to attend. The Stones are scheduled to perform at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv on June 4, which is the holiday of Shavuot. The concert originally was scheduled to begin at 8:30, minutes after the…
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Life Fashion For a Cause in Tel Aviv
Courtesy of Reuth // A model at the Tel Aviv show (JTA) — Israel is known for many things — startups, falafel, an often intractable territorial conflict — but fashion has never been one of them. A T-shirt, jeans and sandals is considered proper attire both at the workplace and at weddings. Prime Minister Benjamin…
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The Schmooze Rolling Stones ‘Excited’ To Play Israel
Listen up, Israel: The Rolling Stones are excited to see you. A video released by the band, on Tuesday shows guitarist Ronnie Wood saying: “We are so excited to be playing Tel Aviv on June the 4th. We can’t wait to be there, and we can’t wait to see you all in the park.” Squeal!…
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Fast Forward Danny Glover Protests Film Screening in Israel
Danny Glover and others featured in a documentary about a 98-year-old Asian-American activist are protesting the film’s screening at a Tel Aviv film festival. In a statement released Monday, participants in “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,” including Boggs, said they “formally stand with the people of Palestine,” support the call for a…
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The Schmooze Lana Del Rey to Play Israel This Summer
Photo: Getty Images Israel’s summer concert lineup just keeps on getting better. The latest famous name on the list is Lana Del Rey, who just announced she’ll be performing August 20 in Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon. According to Haaretz, tickets will range from 400 shekels ($116) for standing room to 1,000 shekels for seats closer…
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