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The Schmooze Australian Man Suspected of Grisly Murder in Tel Aviv
Husband-wife trips don’t always work out well, but this one turned out far, far worse than the usual bad vacation. Israeli police were summoned to a hotel room on the 15th floor of Tel Aviv’s Dan Panorama hotel earlier this week to find Australian tourist John Paul Sebastian with the body of his 54-year-old wife,…
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The Schmooze Israeli Scientists Develop Date-Rape Drug Detector
Israeli researchers look poised to make nightclubs safer. They have developed a sensor that detects date rape drugs in drinks. Fernando Patolsky and Michael Ioffe of the School of Chemistry at Tel Aviv University have developed a sensor that detects changes to optical signals caused by drugs such as GHB. In a summary of the…
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The Schmooze Paul Simon Holds World’s Dullest Press Conference
Hopefully the concert will be more exciting. Paul Simon stayed studiously boring during a press conference in Tel Aviv today, shortly after arriving in Israel for a concert tomorrow night in Ramat Gan. The 69-year-old musician claimed never to drink, smoke or party — or even to consume dairy products — in order to preserve…
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The Schmooze Young Israelis Camp Out for Housing Reform
Israelis traditionally fill their city squares during warm summer nights. This week, young Israelis in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities are doing just that — but they’re not going home at the end of the night. Israel’s “cottage cheese revolution,” having spurred a number of economic protests, has now led to a young people’s…
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The Schmooze All-Night Cultural Events Across Israel — Not Just in Tel Aviv
The gap between the center and the “periphery” — a term that is increasingly used to refer to pretty much everywhere in Israel except Tel Aviv and its surroundings — is growing, at least economically. But happily, the cultural divide may be starting to narrow. Two weeks ago, Tel Aviv didn’t sleep — it held…
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The Schmooze Roberto Cavalli To Attend Tel Aviv Fashion Week
Tel Aviv’s efforts to establish itself as a global fashion center are getting support from one of the industry’s biggest names. Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has accepted an invitation to attend Israel’s resurrected Fashion Week, set to run between November 21 and 24 in Tel Aviv. The hope is that the couture tycoon will help…
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The Schmooze Bob Dylan Proves He’s Still Got It in Tel Aviv
Crossposted from Haaretz Those who cast doubt on Bob Dylan’s ability to perform were forced to eat their words after his excellent performance Monday night. What hasn’t been said about the old-timer’s performance skills? They said that he was tired, they warned that his voice has gone, they predicted a catastrophe similar to his 1987…
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The Schmooze A Museum Director to Play Ping-Pong With
Crossposted from Haaretz Former Tel Aviv Museum of Art director Professor Mordechai Omer was complex, comprehensive, multilayered, beloved and controversial at one and the same time. In his various roles, he influenced thousands of people. “We’re left with a large black hole, and it will be a tough assignment to find a replacement who can…
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