"Palestinian" Arabs in Gaza protest against Hamas.

Hamas and the PLO have always been the issue, never Israel.

Meet Avishag Shiran, she is 38 and the first and only female ultra-Orthodox officer in the Magav police.

She got a lot of criticism for doing this but she also got a lot of support including from her own rabbi. She is urging more women from her community to join.

Kol Hakavod

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

This was 20 year old Corporal Hillel Nehemia Ofen of the IDF elite Yahalom unit who died of heat stroke after collapsing during training

May his memory be for a blessing

It's party time at the hotel I'm staying at in the north of Israel.... Amazing hotel really.

Amazing stuff as the Arizona basketball team are visiting Israel.

A huge thanks to Athletes 4 Israel who arranged this and also to my friend Eric Rubin, who is a board member of A4I, for all he does to bring Athletes to Israel and arrange activities.