Ari Plachta

Turkey day, every day

Much of North America’s turkey eating habits revolve around holidays like Thanksgiving. But believe it or not, Israel eats more turkey year-round than any other country.

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Trump in a nose ring

On political leaders, hipster-ism, and art forging, local artist Amit Shimoni shares “Hipstory” with TLV1 at his exhibition in Tel Aviv.

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Simcha in the Tel Aviv streets

Join Ari Plachta and over 2,000 Israelis partying in the heart of Tel Aviv – for the love of Torah!

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“Don’t screw up, America”

Here in Israel, the 2016 presidential election’s political landscape is as rocky and polarized as in the United States.

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Around the Old City walls, Kids4Peace breaks them down

TLV1’s Ariella Plachta joined Kids4Peace, a grassroots youth interfaith organization, on their #ForwardTogether march around Jerusalem’s sometimes volatile Old City.

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