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NBA Star Jordan Farmar Plays in Israel

By Matthew Bell ⋅ November 8, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript
Maccabi fans expect great things from two-time NBA champ, Jordan Farmar (right/Photo: Matthew Bell)

NBA team owners and the players’ union face another deadline to reach an agreement this week and the whole NBA season is still in danger of being canceled. Some basketball players have been exploring other options overseas.

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A Walking Tour of Tel Aviv’s Tent City Protests

By Matthew Bell ⋅ August 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript
Banner in Tel Aviv tent city (Photo: Matthew Bell)

Tents began springing up in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in July to protest the high cost of housing.

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Palestinian Baby Lives After Surgery in Israel

By The World ⋅ July 19, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments ⋅ Transcript
Odai flashes a million dollar smile on the morning of his heart operation. (Photo: Matthew Bell)

Continuing the journey of young Odai, who travels to Israel for life-saving heart surgery.

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Israel’s public image problem

By The World ⋅ April 5, 2011 ⋅ 31 comments ⋅ Transcript

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As the World’s Matthew Bell reports, revolutions in the Middle East are making Israelis very nervous. And opinion polls show the Jewish state’s public image is in tatters. Public and private organizations are making a concerted effort to buff Israel’s image in the world. Download MP3

How popular is Israel around the world?

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Global Political Cartoons: March 12 – 18, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Land of the Rising Sun has become for some The Land of Rising Radiation Levels. The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami has cartoonists morphing the red disc in Japan’s flag into everything from a radiation hazard symbol to a skull.
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Global Political Cartoons: March 5 – 11, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan spawn multiple images of a famous Japanese woodblock print. The tangled role of oil in the world’s response to Libya, and the space shuttle Discovery retires into the arms of another beached phenom.

Global Political Cartoons: February 26 – March 4, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has always had a cartoon quality about him but as he defies all calls to step down, his image is morphing from that of a  comical and clueless Charlie Sheen to a savage dictator ready to aid and abet a blood-letting against his own people. Check out the slideshow here

Israeli heavy metal rockers Orphaned Land

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Correspondent Daniel Estrin reports on a heavy metal band Orphaned Land based in Tel Aviv whose music is providing a soundtrack for social change as young Egyptians rally for democracy across the Middle East. Download MP3
Video: Orphaned Land performs “Sapari”

Middle Eastern cartoonists on Egypt (updated Feburary 4, 2011)

By Carol Hills ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Political cartoonists across the Middle East are drawing pyramids, camels, chairs, empty chairs, pharaohs, heiroglyphs  and contemporary images like smartphones and tweets to comment on the political revolution unfolding in Egypt.


Leftist Israeli groups facing inquiry

By The World ⋅ January 7, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Partisan politics heats up in Israel as right-wing Israeli politicians take on left-wing non-government organizations, which they accuse of smearing Israel’s international reputation. The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3

Pamela Anderson takes fur message to Israel

By The World ⋅ November 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson is in Israel this week to participate in the local version of “Dancing with the Stars,” and she’s taking her anti-fur message with her. Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv. Download MP3

Culture war in Tel Aviv

By The World ⋅ March 24, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Tensions between secular and ultra-orthodox Jews play out in an upper middle class neighborhood of Tel Aviv, as reporter Daniel Estrin reports.


Yom Kippur: Kids and bikes in Tel Aviv

By The World ⋅ September 28, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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bikesToday is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar. In Israel, the “day of atonement” means that much of the country simply stops. Stores are closed, there’s no school, no newspapers and no Israeli television. And much less traffic. In and around Tel Aviv, the holiday has turned into a festival of bicycles for children. The World’s Matthew Bell will have our story.Download MP3

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