In a new video created for gay social media app Moovz, Israeli YouTube sensation Idan Matalon reveals all about gay life in Tel Aviv by interviewing scenesters like Israeli-born model and businessman Eliad Cohen and superstar Ivri Lider. Watch. Tel Aviv: it’s undoubtedly one of the most gay-friendly destinations in the Middle East, and for good reason. And it’s easy to see why. […]
The city that loves canines celebrates its four-legged friends with the Claviv festival As the self-declared city with the most dogs per person in the world, Tel Aviv-Jaffa will be holding its own canine festival next Friday. In the first event of its kind in the city, “Claviv — The Festival of Dogs of Tel […]
At the beginning of the summer popular family websites Xnet and Kinderland invited families to rate their favorite family fun attractions in Israel. Thousands of people voted, and the results are below. #1: Underwater Observatory, Eilat The shark pool with 18 new giant sharks, a display of fish, corals, stingrays, turtles and more. Visiting the […]
A tasting tour aims to bridge community connections between Israelis and immigrants in Neve Shaanan. At a small Asian grocery store, right next to Tel Aviv’s brutalist Central Bus Station, I munched on salted sheets of seaweed while Dani, the Israeli proprietor, explained how he would carve up Jerusalem under a peace agreement. The shop […]
As dating apps change the way people hook up, are havens like Evita becoming obsolete? The Evita staff Tel Aviv users of Grindr, the dating app for gays, repeatedly encountered a pop-up ad inviting them to celebrate the absolutely last week of Evita Bar, which closed its doors on Shabbat after 12 years. But apparently […]
The municipality and Atarim are renovating the promenade, and have chosen to show this exhibition at Trumpeldor Beach, where the construction is now being completed. What could be more representative of Tel Aviv than an art exhibition on the beach? The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and Atarim have combined efforts […]
Director: Michal Vinik Year: 2016 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Language: Hebrew/Arabic Runtime: 81 minutes STORYLINE 17 year old Naama Barash enjoys alcohol, drugs and hanging out with like-minded friends. Her activities are an escape from a home where her parents always fight, and a rebellious, army-enrolled sister, who, one day, disappears. As a new girl […]
The famous Tel Aviv annual Pride Parade will takes place this year on the June 3, and will, once again, display the many colors of the LGBT community in Israel. This year’s festival theme is ‘Women in the Community.’ If you’re a tourist visiting Israel, A Wider Bridge has gathered all the information you might […]
A new project by IGY (Israel Gay Youth) is offering evening tours of LGBT Tel Aviv as part of a new outreach program to bridge businesses, LGBT history and social awareness. Tel Aviv Gay Pride, 1998 (Photo by Gadi Sasson) IGY is welcoming tourists arriving in Tel Aviv for the annual LGBT Pride Parade through […]
Locals call Tel Aviv habu’ah — or “the bubble” — for the way the city’s 300,000 inhabitants insulate themselves from the Middle East’s troubles by cultivating a very good life. There’s the beach, a booming tech economy, and a liberal, welcoming attitude. And then there’s the food. When it comes to eating, the bubble has […]