Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Young Ambassadors: Training the Leaders of Tomorrow http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/young-ambassadors-training-the-leaders-of-tomorrow/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/young-ambassadors-training-the-leaders-of-tomorrow/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:24:04 +0000 Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=113788 Last week, a group of 15 high-school students from across Israel traveled to Paris, as part of the ‘Young Ambassadors Project’ as advocates for the State of Israel. Their mission also included to forge a bridge with their European peers. The Project was led by The Israeli Jewish Congress (IJC), together with the Academy for [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/young-ambassadors-training-the-leaders-of-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Top fashion bloggers descend on Tel Aviv http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-the-forgotten-fashion-gem-of-the-middle-east/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-the-forgotten-fashion-gem-of-the-middle-east/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:41:31 +0000 Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=77184 Hot. Innovative. Cutting edge. Welcome to Tel Aviv fashion! And this week, thanks to five uber-stylish, and super-famous international fashion bloggers who visited Israel, the whole world will know that too. The bloggers came here at the initiative of Kinetis, a non-profit, which according to Joanna Landau, its founder and executive director, aims to promote [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-the-forgotten-fashion-gem-of-the-middle-east/feed/ 3 Homeward bound: Why I’m making aliya http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/home-at-last-why-im-making-aliya/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/home-at-last-why-im-making-aliya/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:14:22 +0000 Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=52382 This coming Thursday, I will make aliya, fulfilling the ancient Jewish yearning to return to the land our forefathers, our homeland – the State of Israel. For me, it has been a long, emotional journey. But as I prepare to leave the comfortable trappings of my life in Australia and New York, to start things [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/home-at-last-why-im-making-aliya/feed/ 34 Combating terrorism with One Heart http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/combating-terrorism-with-one-heart/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/combating-terrorism-with-one-heart/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:12:40 +0000 Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=45936 Last week, Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hamed was sentenced by an Israeli court to 54 life terms for masterminding some of the most horrific suicide attacks of the Second Intifada. For 35-year-old Jacob Kimchy however, this small act of justice was cold comfort. In addition to the Café Hillel and Hebrew University terrorist attacks, Hamed was [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/catherine-ashton-not-fit-for-office/feed/ 1 Time for Israel to broaden the conversation http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/time-for-israel-to-broaden-the-conversation/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/time-for-israel-to-broaden-the-conversation/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:14:45 +0000 Arsen Ostrovsky http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=31384 Simply put, in order to improve Israel’s overall global position, we must broaden the conversation beyond just “the conflict” and look at Israel as a product competing in the marketplace of nations. Think of France and the first word that comes to mind is romance. Italy? Food. Brazil? Samba. Australia? Beaches. But Israel, for most [...]

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