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Madonna Looks Fierce As She Kicks Off Tour In Israel

AOL Music | Contessa Gayles | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Madonna, Pop Music, Madonna Tour Costumes, Madonna Tel Aviv, Madonna MDNA Tour, Madonna MDNA, Gay Voices News

Madonna kicked off her highly anticipated MDNA world tour last night (May 31) in Tel Aviv, Israel, and photographer Guy Prives was on the scene to cap...

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Incitement in Tel Aviv

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, J Street, Israel, Immigration, Knesset, Tolerance, Middle East, Asylum Seekers Israel, Israel Asylum Seekers, World News

Seeing pictures and reading first-hand reports of Wednesday night's riot in which Jews targeted African refugees in Tel Aviv left me shocked and saddened.

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Israeli Lawmaker Makes Shocking Comment About Refugees

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Video, Miri Regev Sudan, Sudan Migrants, Sudanese Refugees Israel, Israel Protests, Sudanese Refugees, Israel, Israel Immigrants, Israel Likud Party, Miri Regev, South Sudan, World News

Miri Regev, a member of the Israeli parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, told protesters during a public demonstration on Wednesday that Sudane...

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How The Super-Rich Are Suffering From Europe's Economic Crisis

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Housing Market, Video, Knight Frank, Europe Debt Crisis, Economy, Luxury Homes, Reuters, Millionaires, Euro Zone, Kiev, Demand, Business News

* Global luxury house prices fell 0.4 pct in Q1 2012 * First quarterly price fall since 2009 LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - ...

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The Knish Lives In Israel

Laura Silver | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Women, Religion, Food, Kibbutz, Israel, Cooking, Knish, Jewish, Jewish Food, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Religion News

Israel, on my first visit in 1994, was teeming pitas, tomato-and-cucumber breakfasts and fresh-squeezed Jerusalem juices. Still, I could not find a cornerstone of my culinary upbringing.

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10 Reasons Americans Should Celebrate Israel's Independence Day

Arsen Ostrovsky | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Energy, U.S. Economy, Terrorism, Economic Crisis, High-Tech, Rule of Law, Travel, United States, Democracy, Tel Aviv, Arab Spring, Human Rights, Health, Freedom, Oil, LGBT Rights, Christianity, Cancer, Defense Spending, Israel, World News

Is Israel perfect? No, of course not. It also makes mistakes and has problems. But at a time when many seek to unjustly delegitimize and demonize the Jewish State, it is well worth celebrating her many significant, indeed extraordinary contributions to society.

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Will Israel Survive?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Politics, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

Being pro-Israel means caring about Israel. It does not mean using it as an excuse for power brokering and suppressing dissident voices.

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The Party at the End of the World

Julie Gray | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Stories Without Borders, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Idf, Tel Aviv, Middle East, Israeli Army, Israel, Isolationism, World News

America does not know the feeling of having countries, say, 90 minutes away from its border that often say things like America doesn't deserve to exist and brethren will unite to prove this! America does not know what is like to be attacked, routinely, by missiles.

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(video) Wibbitz: Text-to-Video Software Delivers Automated Video Solution for Publishers

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Digital Media, Online Video, Israel, Wibbitz. beet.tv, Start-Ups, Video, Technology News

An early stage Tel Aviv-based start-up called Wibbitz, says that it can take the RSS feed of a text publisher and create a distinct video segment inc...

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Israeli Filmmaker Joseph Cedar Talks About His Footnote

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Marshall Fine, Jerusalem, Footnote, Joseph Cedar Interview, Talmud, Philology, Toronto Film Festival, Israel, Nyu, Oscar, Cannes Film Festival, Joseph Cedar, New York, Marshall Fine Interview, New York Film Festival, Entertainment News

Footnote, Joseph Cedar's fourth film, won the award for best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011 and was one of the nominees for this y...

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Great Person #1: From Tel Aviv to the Academy Awards, Saving Children With Karen Tal

Robert LoCascio | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Education, Karen-Tal, Yossi Vardi, Academy Awards, Israel, Children, Tel Aviv, Strangers No More Documentary, Strangers No More, Good News News

When you meet someone like Karen Tal, you can't help but think how much better the world is to have people like her living in it. I had the opportunity to sit down with Karen and find out what makes a person like her tick.

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Breaking Through Borders To Share Untold Stories

Julie Gray | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Arab Spring, Middle East, Hajib, Hollywood, Film, Jewish Women, Arab Women, Stories Without Borders, Activism, Impact News

It's a crazy idea. For many, it is an unthinkable one, this moving from Hollywood to the Middle East. I'm going in the opposite direction, people say....

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PHOTOS: 8 Best Party Beaches In The World

BootsnAll | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Thailand, Bootsnall, Australia, Boracay, Brazil, Koh Phangan, Tel Aviv, Travel, Spain, Philippines, Ibiza, Zanzibar, Rio De Janeiro, Florida, Tanzania, South Beach, Israel, Miami, Surfers Paradise, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Expect to see voluptuous topless ladies, as some of the most beautiful people in the world are on display here.

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PHOTOS: A Burgeoning Gay Destination In The Middle East

AP | By ARON HELLER | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Video, Gay Travels in the Muslim World, International Destinations, Gay Travel, Tel Aviv Travel, Israel Travel, Travel News

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Tel Aviv has long been a gay paradise, one of the few places in the Middle East where gays feel free to walk hand-in-hand and kiss...

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Confessions of a Pinkwasher

Yoav Sivan | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Tel Aviv, Lgbt, Sarah-Schulman, Dan Shapiro, James Madison, New York Times, Ido-Aharoni, Benjamin Netanyahu, Michael Lucas, Israel, David Harris, Hasbara, Israel Pink Washing, Pinkwashing, New York News

Sarah Schulman's article "Israel and Pinkwashing" contributes to an unrelenting focus on a useless question: is Israel more pro-gay or more anti-Palestinian?

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WATCH: Incredible Star Wars-Themed Escalator

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Star Wars, City Hall, Tel Aviv, Video, Star Wars Escalator City Hall, Star Wars City Hall, Israel, Star Wars Escalator, Tel Aviv City Hall, World News

Is this the world's most amazing display of interior design? The Eighth Wonder of the World? Admittedly, the landmark looks surprisingly uncrowded -- ...

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GOP Candidates' Promises On Crucial Issue May Be Empty

AP | By ANNE GEARAN | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: US Embassy Jerusalem, Michele Bachmann 2012, Israel Embassy Jerusalem, Elections 2012, Palestinians, Israeli Embassy, Israeli Palestnian Conflict, Bachmann, Israel Embassy Tel Aviv, US Embassy Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Gingrich, Video, Jerusalem, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich 2012, Israel, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

-- In remarks to the Republican Jewish Coalition, GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Michelle Bachmann made nearly identical promises to m...

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WATCH: Roberto Cavalli Gets An Encore In Israel

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Designers, Tel Aviv Fashion Week, Video, Roberto Cavalli Tel Aviv Fashion Week, Roberto Cavalli, Cavalli Tel Aviv Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Style News

Roberto Cavalli's Spring 2012 collection was so nice, he's showing it twice! Cavalli staged a runway show in Tel Aviv, which is currently holding i...

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Perry Farrell in NYC: Jane's Addiction's Frontman Is a Great Escape Artist

Jon Chattman | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza, Nyc, Dave Navarro, New York City, The Great Escape Artist, Perry Farrell, Tel Aviv, Soho, Jane Says, Jane's Addiction, Entertainment News

2011-10-26-Screenshot20111026at11.55.08AM.jpg Farrell discusses performing, the new album, and the next place he's taking Lollapalooza (Israel?!?).

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Architects Mutiny On Jerusalem Museum Of Tolerance

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Islam, Museum Architecture, Jerusalem, Simon Wiesenthal, Frank Gehry, Muslim Cemetery, Architecture of Museums, Chyutin Architects, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Architecture, Grave Site, Museum of Tolerance, Israel, Muslim, Museum, Arts News

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's new Museum of Tolerance building in Jerusalem has hit yet another snag in its impending construction, this time with its...

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PHOTOS: 7 Budget-Friendly Subs For Europe's Top Cities

The Daily Meal | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Cheap, Discounts, The Daily Meal, Lisbon, Travel, Europe, Students, London, Paris, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Europe Travel, Travel News

How many times have you embarked on a trip with a strict budget? You book your flight with miles, plan your itinerary ahead to avoid impromptu purchases, and even take your full budget out of the ATM and pay for everything with cash so you know just how much you've spent. Then you watch solemnly as that budget flies right out the window on day two and you've officially entered splurge territory.

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WATCH: Unicyclist Balances On Top Of Beer Bottles

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Man Rides Unicycle on Bottles, Guinness World Record, Unicycle, World Record, Video, Lutz Eichholz, Man Rides Unicycle on Beer Bottles, Unicycles, Record, The Worlds Record Academy, Unicyclist, Weird News News

That's one sweet ride. A unicyclist with almost unshakable balance pedaled his wheel across the mouths of 127 beer bottles in a row. The specialize...

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In Israel, the Future Can Come Down to Just One Night

Bradley Burston | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Islam, Demonstrations, Haaretz, Middle East, Revolution, Israel, Bradley Burston, Christianity, Arab Israelis, Middle East Protests, Gays, Economics. Politics, Judaism, World News

How can you tell if a revolution is real? When this all started, I had no idea. But I kept going to the tent camps and to the marches until I learned.

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More Than 400,000 Protest Israel's High Cost Of Living

AP | By DANIELLA CHESLOW | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Israel Economic Rally, Tel Aviv, Israel Protests, Israel Economic Protest, Itzik Shmuli, World News

TEL AVIV, Israel -- More than 400,000 Israelis poured into streets in cities across the country Saturday night, Israeli media estimated, in a show of ...

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Palestinian Attacker Wounds Seven In Tel Aviv

Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Israel Violence, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Israel Terrorism, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Attack, Palestinian Attack, World News

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker wounded seven Israelis, one critically, near a Tel Aviv nightclub early Monday, hitting a police checkpoint ...

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