Tel Aviv Has Been Chosen as One of the Top Ten Beach Cities in the World By: Maxim Grade 9

The National Geographic channel posted an article about the top ten beach cities in the world.  Surprisingly Tel Aviv has been included in the list, in the 9^th place. I visited in Tel Aviv’s beach a few times; it’s a beautiful place and I would recommend anyone to go there. Besides its amazing beach, Tel Aviv is an economic, social and cultural center and one of the most developed cities in the world. In summary, I would recommend to anyone visiting Israel, to visit Tel Aviv.

The Expedition By : Eilon C. Grade 9

Around the time of Purim students from the 11^th and 12^th grades flew to Poland to remember those who were killed and those who survived the holocaust. They visited a Concentration Camp where many men woman and children were murdered just for being Jewish. When the students came back we had a big welcome for them by the school gate.  Afterwards they went up on stage where they gave emotional speeches about how we shouldn't forget what happened 70 years ago in Europe. The fact that this expedition happens every year made me realize that we do this to prove a point, anti-Semitism will never bring us down.

In my opinion it's great that this expedition flies every year to Poland to 

make the young generation understand what happened in that time in a more illustrated way.

StoreDot’s Battery Charger

By Ron B. Grade 9

First, I’ll explain about the company a bit, StoreDot. StoreDot, a promising Israeli company, seems to have figured out smartphone batteries once and for all.

Now, I’ll explain about their battery charger, but first, let me ask you a question: 

How often have you found yourself being delayed somewhere waiting for your phone to charge? Well, that (and many other charging-related issues) may very soon be a thing of the past with Israeli company StoreDot’s technology. The company developed an array of materials based on organic nanodots, which enable all sorts of great applications, such as a phone battery that charges in 30 seconds and data storage devices that are much more efficient than anything else currently on the market.

The addition of such technology to a smartphone would increase the phone’s cost by $50. In my opinion, the buyers wouldn’t mind adding the extra price for this technology.

So, from now on, don’t be afraid to use all your battery. With StoreDot’s technology, you’ll catch any event.

Green, Technological and an Israeli Pride - Taxibot

By : Daniel D, Grade 10

Something good is going on in the aviation field.

A semi-robotic, pilot-controlled towing tractor, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries known as "Taxibot" , was deployed for use on February 19th 2015 at Frankfurt airport. This was the first time the Taxibot was officially used.

The pushback tractors currently used in all airports worldwide only move aircraft from the terminal itself. This is a costly and inefficient procedure.

The Taxibot eliminates this drawback by towing loaded planes to the start of the runway with their engines switched off. Using the "Taxibot" is expected to cut fuel costs, reduce airport carbon emissions and eliminate bottlenecks in the gate area.

Seeing this great invention fills my heart with great pride. We may be a small country, but one with great minds .

The Small Screen in Israel

By :Netan-El S. Grade 9

Like most other countries, we have cable companies in Israel.  The citizens of Israel have two different major cable companies, offering a lot of varied and unique television entertainment.

The first of the cable companies is called Hot. Hot has its own studio. The Hot cable company has a lot of shows that are specific to Hot. Since I only had this cable a couple of years ago and for the "very lengthy" duration of an entire week, I am not one to know too much about this company. However, the majority of my classmates own this cable and they are satisfied with it.

The second cable company is called Yes (I don’t have a clue why both of them chose an English name). While this company lacks unique content, it delivers great show/film theme based channels. For example, an entire channel is for action films, another channel is dedicated for documentaries and one for drama shows. This allows a movie geek such as me the opportunity to jump from one channel to another and experience a movie thrill similar in scale to the one you get to experience in the cinema.

On a slightly smaller scale, Yes and the two major commercial channels (10 and 22) also produce their own successful shows, creating a stream of Israeli content to the watcher. Depending on what cable you own and what channel you choose, it affects the content that you watch, even on the same channel. I've found that, for example, shows that are made for the kid/teens channel by the channel itself are comedy-based while shows made specifically for the adult cable viewers tend to be plot-based.

The vast amounts of sheer entertainment value I get from the small screen in Israel satisfies me, and I can say wholeheartedly that it is a privilege to be blessed with such content.