Israel News 28/08/2008

The well-guarded gates of the Sultan's Pool just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem were opened at six o'clock in the afternoon for Jerusalem’s International Festival of Arts and Crafts. The festival, which takes place from the 11th to the 23rd of August and has been held annually for the past 13 years, has become a tradition in the capital and is one of the largest tourist attractions in the region.08/24/08

A designer who grew up In New York's hassidic community has caused an uproar over his collection of dresses made of parchment and embossed with Torah inscriptions. Levi Okunov says he was inspired by the prayers shawls draped around worshippers in synagogues and the heavily embossed Torah scroll covers he saw in his youth.08/14/08

The Stars of Cellular is the name of the new cultural-musical phenomenon sweeping through Israel and enabling Israel’s Arab population to showcase their many musical talents. The man behind the scenes of this amazing phenomenon is Watan Elkasem, from the village of Rama in Israel’s Galilee region. Infolive.tv recently spoke with Elkasem to find out more about this fascinating and unique cultural phenomenon. 08/10/08

Deep inside of the hills of Jerusalem rests the Kibbutz of Ramat Rachel, beneath this kibbutz are archaeological treasures beyond one’s imagination - the ruins of the palace of one of the king of Judah, along with relics from the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman era. At this site where differnt time periods are mixed within the earth, 15 silver coins dating from the Second Temple period were discovered inside of an ancient pot hidden in a columbarium. 08/07/08

The Ticho House is a famous museum located in one of the first houses in Jerusalem built outside the Old City Walls at the end of the nineteenth century. As part of the Israel Museum, the Ticho House is featuring an exhibition entitled “The signs of life” which seeks to animate the house to present signs of life in a space that has been frozen at a certain moment in time. The exhibition includes works by young Israeli artists in a number of mediums including video, animation, sculpture and video installations. 08/04/08

Jerusalem’s 25th International Film Festival concluded a few days ago, leaving a sweet aftertaste in the minds of all culture lovers in Israel. Films from all over the world were featured at the festival, including a notable Columbian, Mexican, Brazilian and Spanish production entitled Rosario Tijeras. Infolive .tv came to the screening of the new Spanish film to speak with its director and producer. 07/28/08

Many of the graduates of the Bezalel Art Academy and Design in Jerusalem chose to focus on envrionmentally friendly creations for their graduation projects. From a motorcycle that runs on hydrogen, to a tree shaped street lighting pole that collects energy and a human energy machine that turns soda cans into building blocks.07/15/08

People from around the country gathered at the Jerusalem Theatre on Wednesday, for an art exhibition featuring 33 illustrations of biblical stories and verses from the Old Testament. But the exhibition was no regular art show - the art was produced by a completely paralysed Israeli artist named Rahamim Melamed-Cohen. 06/11/08

Join us as we celebrate 41 years of the reunification of Jerusalem.06/02/08

Talented British artist Stephen Wiltshire decided to present Jerusalem with a gift for Israel's 60th anniversary, a sketch. After flying over the capital in a helicopter Wiltshire spent two days sketching from memory a four by one panoramic drawing of Jerusalem. No mean feat in itself, but Wiltshire proves that even if you suffer from autism the sky is the limit.05/26/08

Israeli singer Boaz Mauda came 9th in the 2008 Eurovision Song contest singing the song With Fire In Your Eyes, that took place in Belgrade on Saturday night.05/25/08

The International Writers festival opened amid excitement and controversy this Sunday in Jerusalem, as highly respected authors from around the world gathered to talk about life, literature and Israel.

Two sections of the "Great Isaiah Scroll", the most complete Dead Sea scroll ever found, went on public display on Tuesday at the Israel Musuem in Jerusalem. The Isaiah scroll is one of the original seven Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947 in a cave near Qumran, northwest of the Dead Sea. 15/05/08

Celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary, Israel Museum is holding an exhibition called Real Time: Art In Israel 1998-2008, works by the country's young artists and the way they have responded to global and local developments in the past decade. The exhibition shows a selection of some 60 works by forty different artists.05/05/08

The Friends of Israel has created an Israel 60th Birthday card Website to secure global support for Israel and to increase aid for Israel charities.06/05/08