WELCOME

A year ago in July, we published our summer issue, and you, our readers, made it the most read issue of TAMUZ to date. We realized that summer was the time to plan your vacations, and we were happy to see that many planned their trips to Israel and used our recommendations. This summer, we are happy to do the same.

In this issue, we look at summer from above. When the sun is out in all its glory, we tend to think less about our planet. The power of the sun can be damaging and burning, but it can also be the key answer to one of our world's biggest problems: climate change. In this issue, we are looking at some Israeli high-tech companies that are working on developing clean energy solutions that will hopefully help to save our planet.

As promised, we also know that as summer comes, many of you will travel to visit Israel, and we are here to give you info about everything and everywhere you need to go in Israel’s most powerful city, Tel Aviv. We talked to Chen Arieli, the Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo. We look at the Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design at MUZA, and of course, the best restaurant and shopping experience waiting for you in Tel Aviv.

We want to end this welcome letter with some comments about power; it's important to remember that as we look at the powerful side of Israel, we need to look even harder for the powerless. We need to remember to give a voice to the people who lack one, for it is only if we raise those communities up that we will be a stronger and more powerful community ourselves. As we can see these days in Israel, while the people in power are working hard on changing the status quo, the “regular” people are out in the streets making the actual change. Have a great summer, The TAMUZ team