The colors of the rainbow take over the streets of Tel- Aviv for world’s leading Pride Parade
A record number of 130,000 people participated in Tel Aviv’s 16th annual Pride Parade. People of all ages, races, nationalities and sexual identities, many scantily clad and adorned in rainbow flags, crammed into the vibrant park-space in central Tel Aviv to listen to local musical performances, visit stalls of organizers and activists, hear an introduction from Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, and show off the best of LGBTQ culture.
Not visiting the US as much
The annual report of the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries at the American Department of Commerce, which was published last weekend, shows that Israel has fallen from the 19th place on the list of the top inbound overseas markets – to the 23rd place. This is in spite of low exchange rate of the US dollar against the Israeli shekel, and a wider variety of direct flights and connecting flights.
Israel goes GAGA
Justin Timberlake and The Rolling Stones left the Israeli crowd craving for more. American pop singer and songwriter Lady Gaga will perform at Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on September 13. This will be her second concert in Israel. Ticket prices will range from NIS 370 (about $107) for the grass area through NIS 1,250 ($361) for VIP tickets to NIS 1,450 ($420) for the golden ring.
Refaeli is back on the market
Hey, bachelors! Bar Refaeli is back on the market. The Israeli supermodel and her relatively new boyfriend, businessman Adi Ezra, have split up. The reason? Rumor has is that Mick Jagger is involved… According to some of the guests, during a party held after The Rolling Stones performance in Tel-Aviv, Refaeli and Ezra got into a fight after the supermodel apparently danced too close to the Stones' frontman.