Israelis applaud healthcare workers in two-minute clap
On Thursday evening, Israelis across the country stood on their balconies and at windows and clapped to show appreciation for the medical staff on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.
Santa Claus is coming to town – all 50 of them
50 Father Christmases from around the world toured Israel to bring some special Santa cheer to the place where the whole thing began.
Top 10 Israeli songs of the last decade
In the 2010s, Israeli singers Netta Barzilai, Static & Ben El, Omer Adam and others became household names.
Welcome to 2020 from the staff at ISRAEL21c
Over the last decade we’ve bought you stories about breakthrough technologies, amazing aid organizations, unique innovations, but mostly we’ve bought you stories about people, the exceptional people of Israel. In 2020, expect all that, and more!
The school where peace and goodwill to all is a way of life
At Tabeetha School in Israel, religion doesn’t matter. Christian, Jewish and Muslim kids study, play and celebrate the holidays together. It’s a wonderful lesson in hope and tolerance.
Best places to eat at Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market
Carmel Market is great for finding exceptionally fresh seasonal fruits and veggies and shopping for specialty products. So it’s no surprise that the restaurants there are incredible.
The tiny NGO that helped heal Paradise
With massive wildfires again burning in California, ISRAEL21c explores how a tiny NGO from Israel has been helping the people of Paradise recover after last November’s fire – the deadliest blaze in California history.
The man who has helped more than 250,000 people in need
Yotam Polizer became a humanitarian aid worker in 2011. Since then he has personally helped more than 250,000 people in crisis worldwide.
Finding hope with the Syrian refugees in Greece
It’s tough and demanding work, but as IsraAID’s Molly Bernstein discovered, working in a refugee camp in Greece also brings enormous optimism and positivity.
Street artists turn Tel Aviv building into graffiti paradise
A building set for demolition gets a temporary new life as a huge canvas for artists who turned it into a week-long exhibition.
Join us on a tour of the best food haunts in the Galilee
Photographer and author Steven Rothfeld took ISRAEL21c on a trip to some of his favorite food haunts in Israel’s stunning Galilee.
In Jerusalem, Santa rides a camel not a reindeer
Issa Kassissieh is Jerusalem’s first official Father Christmas, and he’s spreading happiness and joy to all throughout the holy city.
In Israel, knafeh takes the cake
In South Tel Aviv, in a gentrified historical neighborhood called Florentin, two young guys have opened a new culinary hangout for knafeh.
Ramadan dinner joyously links Arab and Jewish women
Ibtisam Mahameed and Esther Hertzog tell 21see about their unusual friendship based on shared values of peace and coexistence.
It’s all about the people at 21see
As we close the first busy year of our new video channel, we take a look back at some of the extraordinary people and stories we’ve featured.