On January 12 2010, around 5 PM, there was a strong earthquake in Haiti. It lasted only 1 minute but killed over 230,000 people and injured 250,000 people.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
ORT Holon On May - 6 - 2012
The Eurovision song contest is a competition between the countries that are members of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). This year Israel is going to send a band called Izabo to represent it in the contest.
Will Lapid be the Torch?
ORT Aliya Shniya On March - 1 - 2012
Yair Lapid was born on November 5, 1963 in Tel Aviv. Lapid is an Israeli actor, author, TV presenter and news anchor.
In the beginning of 2010 there was an increase in media publications about the possibility of him entering politics, and he was criticized for a conflict of interests because of his media activity.
2011 Israeli Highlights
On December - 31 - 2011
To celebrate the beginning of 2012 and to acknowledge the end of 2011, we have decided to create a list of the 11 most influential events that occurred in Israel over the past year + one more for the next year to come.
So let’s begin…
My Friend from the UK
ORT Alon On November - 26 - 2011
One day during the summer vacation I was very bored and was looking for something to do, and then I remembered an ad about the website penpalworld.com, which connects kids from all over the world so I decided to sign up and see what will happen.
Trinny and Susannah Dress up Israel
ORT Darsky and ORT Afek On May - 23 - 2011
Trinny and Susannah – we all know them (and if you don’t they are two British fashion advisors who change the fashion in the whole world).
MTV Israel
ORT Guttman On March - 20 - 2011
I’m not a big fan of MTV, but the latest event was difficult for me to miss.
Israel in the Global Music Scene
Blich On March - 7 - 2011
MTV Israel is the new Hebrew-speaking MTV channel that is broadcasting in Israel.
Emilia Attias Dances in Israel
ORT Rabin, Gan Yavne On February - 20 - 2011
Emilia Attias is an actress from Argentina who is very popular among youth and children from Israel, thanks to the telenovela Almost Angels, which is a huge success here.
Desert Eagle
ORT Rabin, Gan Yavne On February - 13 - 2011
Who doesn’t like to play games like Call of Duty, Combat Arms or Left 4 Dead? In all of those video games we can see one special pistol that has higher power, range and accuracy.
That special pistol is, believe it or not, Israeli.
Hatufim
ORT Guttman On January - 20 - 2011
Hatufim (kidnapped in Hebrew) is an Israeli drama series, directed by Giddy Raf and produced by Liat Benasuli and is broadcasted on Channel 2.
