Local Testimony- 2012
The 2012 World Press Photo exhibition opened last week at Tel Aviv’s Eretz Israel Museum. The traveling international exhibition is accompanied by the thrilling Israeli Local Testimony exhibition, presenting the best of Israeli photojournalism. Dozens of photographers from Israel and abroad are participating in both exhibits, presenting a sequence of events in selected pictures from the past year on topics related to war and peace, politics and society, culture and art, nature and the environment, sports, portraits, multimedia presentations, etc.
The photos presented in Local Testimony shows various points of view of the Israeli being. Take a look at some of the photos“> here.
New British Tech Ambassador to Israel
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced this past Tuesday the appointment of Saul Klein, as the UK's tech envoy to Israel, as a part of the UK-Israel Tech Hub. The Tech Hub was launched in October 2011. It is tasked with promoting economic growth and innovation in the UK and Israel, by creating a partnership in the field of technology. Klein will lead the UK tech mission to Israel and will also bring Israeli start-ups to Britain.
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On our way to the Academy Awards…
Two Israeli documentaries have been included on the shortlist of 15 films eligible for consideration for an Academy Award nomination for best documentary film. From this shortlist, only five films will be selected for the nomination for Best Documentary Feature in the Academy Awards ceremony which will take place on February 24, 2013. The two Israeli magnificent (and somewhat controversial) documentaries are Dror Moreh's The Gatekeepers, and Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi's 5 Broken Cameras
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E-1 Settlements plan causes boycott of Eilat Music Festival
Netanyahu's reaction to the Palestinian resolution at the U.N General Assembly, caused some radical reactions from State leaders in Europe. But as it turns out, the world of music also suffered from the consequences.