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For
the first time on Sunday 29th June 2008, the Jewish community joined
together to celebrate 60 years of Israel’s Independence by
joining the first ever UK ‘Salute to Israel’.
The Salute to Israel Parade is no stranger to
New York but in June 2008, for the first time, it came to London
and Manchester. This special one off event, which took over a
year in the planning, celebrated 60 years of the State of Israel
and some 45,000 people watched the parade and joined in the celebrations
held in Trafalgar Square.
The event was attended by dignitaries from both
the UK and Israel including Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for
Children Schools and Families, Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks,
Henry Grunwald, President of the Board of Deputies of British
Jews, Isaac Herzog, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister and
H.E. Ron Prosor, the Israeli Ambassador.
To
view the parade and download the text of the speeches click
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For
instant news about Israel, updated throughout the day, the best
sites are those of the newspapers Ha'aretz (in English) www.haaretz.com
and the Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com
which has a link from its site to English-language news broadcasts
available around the clock. |
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While
all the Israeli government departments, from that of the Prime Minister
down, have their own websites loaded with information about every
aspect of life in Israel and Israel's relations with her neighbours
and the rest of the world, the best way to access these sites is
via the comprehensive link www.info.gov.il
- just click on the "English" link when the Hebrew page
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If
you cannot find what you want anywhere else, there's a cornucopia
of information about Israel, from the serious to the lighthearted,
on the site labelled www.thesourceisrael.com
and a comprehensive tourist guide, with loads of practical information,
at www.infotour.co.il |
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As
its URL suggests, www.ilmuseums.com
provides a guide to all the museums of Israel - from the world-class
Israel Museum in Jerusalem to a collection of musical instruments,
The Music Box, housed in a private home in Metullah near Israel's
border with Lebanon where you will be received with a cup of coffee
and a warm welcome. |
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One
of the best museum sites is that of Beth Hatefutsot, the Diaspora
museum, in Tel Aviv which not only provides an online tour of its
exhibits but also hosts a special exhibition on the life of Jews
in Arab lands today, with audio examples of their music. The address
is www.bh.org.il |
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http://www.yadvashem.org |
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If
none of these provides you with what you are looking for, contact
us at the Anglo-Israel Association - info@angloisraelassociation.com
- and we will try and help.
Happy surfing!
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