Archive for the ‘Israeli culture’ Category
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3885" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Herbert Samuel restaurant."][/caption] Leading culinary magazine Food & Wine has ranked Israeli chef Yonatan Roshfeld number one in its list of rising-star chefs, part of its annual 100 Best New Food & Drink Experiences. The magazine says of Roshfeld, chef at the Tel Aviv restaurants Herbert ...
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The Simpsons, now the longest-running comedy in television history, is coming to Israel. The episode set in the Holy Land, titled "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed," airs on Sunday March 28, at 8 p.m. on Global TV in Canada. The animated family will tour Jerusalem with an aggressive Israeli tour ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Here is an interesting letter to the editor from the March 10 Ottawa Citizen: Israel is a complicated country, without set borders, without clear distinctions between religion and nationality, without clear separation between church (or synagogue) and state. It is a diverse society that fears for its life, forced ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The Israeli film Ajami was selected as one of the five Academy Award nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film. A gritty crime drama set in Jaffa, Ajamai is the first film by directors Scandar Copti, an Israeli-Arab Christian, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew. This is the third year ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
We’ve blogged about the 10-day fishing trip that Italo Labignan of “Canadian Sportsfishing” filmed in Israel. The shows are now airing on TSN.
The latest episode on saltwater fishing in the Mediterranean and Red Sea, plus trips to the Dead Sea and the Bahai Gardens in Haifa, will debut on ...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
We asked Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren what he likes to eat when he is in Israel.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The 50th anniversary edition of the International Harp Contest in Israel is currently taking place in Jerusalem. A field of 30 young harpists from 18 countries are competing for first prize: debut recitals in London, New York and Israel, as well as a gilded Lyon & Healy concert harp valued ...
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at a distorted view of Resolution 242, and the hypocritical views of Naomi Klein.
A recent New York Times op-ed by Turki al-Faisal, former Saudi ambassador to the United States, highlights why ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Here's an op-ed in the National Post by Amir R. Gissi, Israel’s Consul General for Toronto and Western Canada:
Branding Israel
by Amir Gissin,
National Post, Sept. 18
For over two weeks now, Toronto has been the arena for a bitter struggle between Israel bashers and Israel supporters. John Greyson used a distorted quote ...
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, surveys the mainstream media's stalwart support against the TIFF boycott.
The "Toronto Declaration" group's attempt to hijack the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to serve its political agenda against Israel fell flat. ...
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