Vineyard Dreams Linked with Viticultural Valor Piero Rossi Cairo manages the family Tenuta Cucco winery. His journey from corporate lawyer to winemaker is unconventional. Initially a mergers and acquisitions attorney, Cairo’s transition highlights the rarity of such moves, marked by challenges like divergent skill sets, significant career investments, financial considerations, and the perceived prestige of the […]
The Dilemma of Negotiating Peace: Reflections on Golda Meir’s Words
Golda Meir was acquainted with her adversaries, just as the current Israeli leadership understands their foe. The questions: Is there any conceivable path to peace emerging from the tragic loss of thousands of innocent lives? How can global leaders engage in peace negotiations with those who firmly espouse the ideology of war? In a world […]
Promoting Peace in Times of Conflict in Israel
Conflicts in the past primarily engaged soldiers in Israel; this time, innocent civilians, including babies and women, became targets. How do Israelis and the international community bridge the profound gap between Israel’s pursuit of peace and the desire of its adversaries for the destruction of the Jewish people? How can we collectively strive to “give […]
Festival Turns Into Human and Economic Nightmare
The connection between war and wine economics is complex. Israeli wine serves as a symbol of peace amidst conflict. By supporting Israeli wineries, promoting peaceful resolutions, and standing in solidarity with Israel’s winemakers we can play a part in fostering peace and resolution amidst conflict, one sip at a time. The Sukkot Festival Significance of Sukkot […]
Eat This Because…
There are so many products in the marketplace that are trying to attract our attention that is easy to be confused. Some of the options are healthy while many others are totally BAD! It can be exhausting to try to single out the food, supplements, beverages and probiotics that taste good and will make/keep us healthy from the stuff […]
We Must Never Forget. We Must Never Forgive. #Nova
We must never forget and never forgive. This is the clear message by the Jewish community in New York, meaning the Holocaust and the 7th of October Hamas attack. Remarks by the Publisher: Around 4,000 people gathered for several days of partying – just five kilometers from the border to the Gaza Strip in Israel. The […]
ITB Berlin Opened Omani Style Calling for Tourism to Speak Out on Gaza
Oman is the partner country for the just opened ITB 2024 in Berlin. The spectacular opening concluded with a brave call by the Omani Minister to Speak out on Gaza. The Hero of the global travel and tourism industry tonight at the opening of ITB Berlin was not the UN Tourism Secretary General, it was […]
An End or a Beginning to Abuse of Children?
A Thai court sentenced a 36-year-old German tourist to 43 years in jail for sexually abusing children. In the Philippines, a 66-year-old Australian was sentenced to 17 years in prison for buying sex from a 12-year-old girl. In Sri Landa, a Canadian received a one-year suspended sentence for sexually assaulting two boys, aged 12 and […]
What About the Child? Risks, Hazards, and Perils of Adult Tourism
What are the risks to the child involved in sex tourism? “Few forms of exploitation are as degrading as child prostitution and pornography” (Child Sexual Exploitation in Developing Countries, 1992). Children become addicted to drugs and alcohol; HIV infections, despair, depression, and suicide (Serrill, 1993, p. 52). “Torture, rape, and sexual abuse – widespread in […]
Swords to Shiraz: Exchanging Conflict for Cabernet in the Pursuit of Peace in Israel
As we delve into the complex relationship between war and wine culture, we should celebrate the unifying power of wine, particularly Israeli wine, as a symbol of peace. By supporting wineries in conflict zones, fostering dialogue and understanding through wine education, and advocating for peaceful resolutions, we actively contribute to the cause of peace. Let […]