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Fast Forward The Moon Lander Crashed, But Israel Bounced Back — By Printing A 3D Human Heart
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Scientists in Israel made a 3D print of a heart using human tissue and vessels. It is the first time that an entire heart has been successfully printed that includes cells and blood vessels, the AFP news service reported, citing Tal Dvir of Tel Aviv University, who led the project. It will…
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Fast Forward Israel Opens High-Speed Rail Link Between Tel Aviv Airport And Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel opened a high-speed rail link between Tel Aviv’s international airport and Jerusalem on Tuesday, part of a $2 billion project that has drawn Palestinian complaints over its route through small parts of the occupied West Bank. The train will cut travel time between Ben-Gurion Airport and a new, 80-meter (260 foot)…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv, And Not Jerusalem, Is Officially Hosting The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
Tel Aviv will host the 2019 Eurovision song contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the annual event, announced Thursday. EBU and Israel’s national broadcaster Kan selected Tel Aviv, considered the business and cultural capital of Israel, after the city agreed to bear the venue costs for the competition’s three-night event—two semi-finals and the…
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The Schmooze ‘Music Is Universal’: Lana Del Rey Says She’ll Play In Israel Despite Outrage
Lana Del Rey’s fans have got that summertime, they’ve got that summertime anger. The enigmatic pop cult-goddess is scheduled to perform at the Meteor festival in Israel’s upper Galilee region, one of the country’s biggest music festivals, on September 7. The announcement that Del Rey would perform came only on August 17, and the backlash…
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Food Caviar And Hummus: Where Russian Oligarchs Eat In Israel
A never-ending traffic jam is the hallmark of Tel Aviv’s Ramat Ha’Hayal business district, home to some of the country’s biggest tech and media companies. From the outside, Shallot restaurant is no different from numerous other establishments in the area—a wide-ranging mix of Falafel joints, and medium to high-end eateries. But on a good day,…
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Life Should Tel Aviv Restaurants Close For Tisha B’Av?
Should restaurants, bars and coffee houses remain open on the fast of Tisha B’Av, which marks the destruction of the Temple and other calamities throughout Jewish history? Former Tel Aviv city councilman Haim Goren, a member of the Jewish Home party, believes so. Earlier this month, he posted a video on Facebook asking local eateries…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman’s Husband To Perform in Tel Aviv — Will She Join Him?
Well well well well well well well. via GIPHY All things must eventually wash up on the shores of Zion, and Natalie Portman’s French ballerina trophy husband is certainly not an exception. Benjamin Millepied and the dance troupe he founded will travel to Israel this Fall to give three performances in the Tel Aviv neighborhood…
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Fast Forward 250,000 Attend Tel Aviv’s 20th Pride Parade
(JTA) — A crowd of 250,000 attended Tel Aviv’s 20th annual Pride Parade, which featured a performance by Israeli Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai. At least 30,000 foreign tourists attended the parade on Friday morning, Haaretz reported. The event, which topped last year’s overall attendance by some 50,000, according to estimates, is held in congruence with LGBTQ Pride…
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