ISRAEL TOURISM
March 2024
Ben Gurion’s statue was re-placed on the beach in Tel Aviv The statue, which is based on the iconic image of the first prime minister standing on his head, was renovated with thorough work and returned to its place between Bogarshov Beach and Frishman Beach
on his head, a skill he learned as a student of Moshe Feldenkrais, inventor of the Feldenkrais method which the first prime minister practiced and helped him with the back pain he suffered from. After the statue was maliciously set on fire last September, Huldai undertook to create a copy of the original statue and return it to its place as soon as possible, and indeed this morning it happened. “The Ben Gurion statue, one of the city’s favorite statues, has been re- positioned on the beach,” said the mayor. “The statue was renovated with thorough and professional work and to my delight it came back even more beautiful. Starting today, it returns to stand on its head in its natural place on the beach of Tel Aviv- Jaffa and once again make the residents of the city happy”.
City of Parks: There is a new park in Rishon Lezion Another park is being launched in Rishon Lezion, which was inaugurated at a festive event
T he iconic statue of David Ben-Gurion standing on his head returned to its place this month after it was set on fire last September. The statue, which stands 2.80 meters tall and weighs about 600 kg, was placed between Bogarshov Beach and Frishman Beach in the city. “We promised and it is coming back,” said mayor Ron Huldai.
R ishon Lezion is named “Family Park”. The new park was inaugurated as part of a festive event, while during 2024 another park is expected to open in the city, which is adding more and more green lungs to its ranks. renewed with another park, which has been Rishon Lezion’s new family park, located between the neighborhoods of Kramim, Neve Yam and Kiryat Rishon, stretches over 97 dunams and will initially offer 4 paddle courts, a Pumptrack complex that includes extreme tracks for children and teenagers, a basketball court, a well-kept dog park, a large playground with facilities special, picnic areas, wide lawns and even
a first-of-its-kind martial arts complex in Israel. In the future, the park is expected to be renewed with a fountain with special lighting elements, an innovative squash complex, a volleyball net, water games and a boardwalk that connects the squash complex to the Gan Sipur restaurant. At the same time, in the town of Rishon Lezion, they are currently working on a park that will open in the Alef complex and will cover 95 dunams. An ecological park will be placed in the center of the park and around it visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of green walking paths, bicycle paths and games with the children.
The municipality of Tel Aviv initiated the construction and
placement of the statue in 2016 and it is based on the iconic photo of the first prime minister from 1955 by photojournalist Paul Goldman. The picture shows Ben-Gurion wearing a bathing suit and standing
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