Israel’s PeerReach offers reasons for illegal downloaders to go legit
Nareos’ CEO Alexander Lazovsky: I personally believe that there is no need to fight piracy. I think it’s better to provide people with a better service.18-year old Steve Brown is sitting in front of his computer in his bedroom in Boston searching for British hip-hop artist Lady Sovereign’s latest single on his favorite file-sharing network. […]
Israelis sing it in fluent English
The Genders – one of many Israeli bands making the decision to sing in English.Are they Israeli? Or British? Or American? Anyone listening to the radio in Israel lately may have noticed nestled in between international pop hits and Hebrew-language rockers, ballads, and Mediterranean music, an increasing number of Israeli rock and pop songs sung […]
Transcending tensions through technology
Regeen Handan and Dvora Peretz quickly became good friends through their participation in MEET (Middle East Education Through Technology).Dvora Peretz, from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Abu Tor and Regeen Handan of Bethlehem might reside only a few kilometers away from each other but they speak different languages and live in very different worlds. Thanks to […]
Shira is a punk rocker
Filmmaker Liz Nord: The film has the potential to broaden American’s perceptions of Israel beyond camels and conflict.Think of Israeli music, and it may conjure up images of either melancholy songwriters sitting around a campfire belting their hearts out, historically nostalgic tunes, or ethnic music backed by tribal beats. Well, it turns out, Israeli music […]
Israeli helps tsunami-stricken fishing village get back to work
An Israeli woman has made a huge difference in the lives of the residents of an Indian fishing village that was devastated by December’s tsunami. Most of the 60 families in the village lost their fishing boats and all their equipment, leaving them without a way to make a living. So Talia Friedland – who […]
ISRAEL21c launches new blog – Israelity
Israelity is a group blog dedicated to providing a glimpse into everyday life in Israel.Want to know the real story behind living in Israel? Not the politics, the conflict, the security fence or disengagement from Gaza, but what it’s like for people going about their day to day lives in a country as full of […]
An Israeli reality show with a twist
The contestants of ‘Seeking a Leader’ – the cash prize will not go towards lining anyone’s pockets, but rather towards supporting the social change project of the winning individual.For American audiences, reality television is synonymous with back stabbing, conniving and cutthroat behavior of contestants seeking to achieve a one million dollar prize (Survivor) or a […]
Israeli ‘hip hop violinist’ wins Grammy
Miri Ben-Ari – a Grammy for co-writing ‘Jesus Walks’ and a solo album on the way.Israeli Miri Ben-Ari – the ‘Hip Hop violinist’ – can add Grammy winner to her resume after winning the award for Best Rap Song for co-writing “Jesus Walks” on Kanye West’s CD The College Dropout. Ben-Ari played and produced all […]
Israeli bluesmen to turn Memphis red hot
Dov Hammer (left) with CG Shorer: I think that it’s good to show people that Israel is a normal place with normal people. Mention Israeli music and the average American might think of Naomi Shemer, the wedding favorite ‘Hava Nagila’, or moving away from ancient history, hip hop and multi-ethnic music. But Israeli blues? The […]
Israel’s young Einstein
Dr. Dorit Aharonov: Quantum computing is a very interdisciplinary field.Dr. Dorit Aharonov of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem has been chosen as one of four young theorists to be profiled in the latest issue of the prestigious British science journal Nature. The journal’s special issue marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of three of […]
Proposed Israeli law would prevent models from being underweight
One of Israel’s top fashion photographers has seen enough skinny bodies, and he’s determined to do something about it.
Israeli soap presents cleanliness in the Biblical sense
Noveya’s soaps are made on a ranch outside of the southern city of Beersheva but its ingredients come from all over the country.If you were perusing the aisles of your local drug store and needed some soap, what are the odds that you’d reach for a body cleansing product with ingredients such as pentasodium pentetate, […]