Jaffa Museum is hosting an #origami exhibition. On display are the works of about 30 artists from ten different countries. Israeli and Palestinian children and visitors from all over the world come together to explore and experience each other’s cultures through the ancient art of paper-folding.

Once a #summer in Tel Aviv, you may beat the heat by getting out your bottles and water guns supplied with water flowing from a recycled water fountain on Habima square in Tel Aviv's city centre.

The Israeli delegation to the #SpecialOlympics World Games Los Angeles 2015​ returned to Israel with 61 medals – 25 gold, 18 silver and 18 bronze.

Congratulations!
#israel   #gold  

One of the oldest surviving Hebrew manuscripts, a #bible dating back more than 1,000 years, will soon be available online in a joint project between +The British Library in London and the National Library of Israel.

A new study on Israeli-developed #stemcells  shows they could help patients suffering from a wide array of physical injuries to live longer and healthier lives.
#Israeli biotech Pluristem’s off-the-shelf PLacental eXpanded (PLX) cells, derived from harvested human placenta, have already been shown to be effective in ensuring that transplanted organs are assimilated by the body and in reversing nerve damage, and even in helping individuals afflicted with radiation #disease recover.
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An Israeli delegation of 20 #doctors, nurses and medical technicians has returned from #Tanzania after performing lifesaving heart surgery on more than 10 local children and examining hundreds more with congenital heart defects. Some of the youngsters who were examined will be brought to Israel in a few months to undergo cardiac surgery.

Have a peacefu weekend, #ShabbatShalom from Israel!

According to +Business Insider , Tel Aviv one of the top #foodie cities around the world!
"In #TelAviv​, most eateries are #farmtotable   with locally grown, fresh produce and vegetables. The city also hosts a cafe culture, where it's not uncommon to sit in an open-air restaurant for long hours while you sample small bowls of creamy labneh, hummus, flatbreads, pickled onions, and roasted red peppers all before indulging in your main entrée."

Beautiful #love meets beautiful Israeli scenery. 
The #wedding season is here and the Israeli landscape provides a magnificent background for this magical day.  

From #Israel with LOVE

#TelAviv ranked 5th in  2015 edition of the Startup Genome Project!
The Compass Global Startup Ecosystem has placed Tel Aviv as the best #startup center outside of the US.  It commended Tel Aviv’s uniquely high-quality talent and ability to develop startups and attract global capital. #startupnation

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Shabbat Shalom from Israel! We wish everyone a peaceful weekend. 

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​The remains of the Great #Synagogue and Shulhof of #Vilna, identified in a Ground Penetrating Radar survey, will be uncovered in an archaeological excavation and displayed as part of a memorial for the magnificent #Jewishcommunity of Vilna