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Veganism Spreading like Wildfire in an Entire Country | Josh Alterman, Reverse Destruction
Veganism is catching like WILDFIRE in an entire nation (Israel), right now, as I post this. This is not something that should be overlooked.
Is vegan superstar Gary Yourofsky an animal savior or a mad militant? | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
The American Youtube sensation, who is banned from entering Britain and Canada, explains why his message is so popular in Israel.
Stop the animal holocaust | Eyal Megged, Haaretz Daily Newspaper
The charismatic animal rights preacher, Gary Yourovsky, arrived in Israel two days ago to win over devotees to the cause. As part of his lecture tour, he was due to visit the Experimental High School in Jerusalem where my son studies. A time had already been fixed for his lecture, but meanwhile the students were …
Israel Goes Vegan | Dana Kessler, Tablet Magazine
As animal-free eating catches on, restaurants, websites, and cooking classes reflect the latest food trend. By most accounts, it all started in April of last year when two animal-rights activists who run the online TV show Animal Log, added Hebrew subtitles to an American lecture about veganism and posted it on YouTube under the title …
Domino’s launches its first-ever vegan pizza – in Israel
Israel becomes first country in world where the company is selling the product; ‘Israel is leading the vegan revolution around the world, and this is another indication,’ activist says.
The First Vegan Nation? | Sivan Pardo Renwick, The Vegan Woman
If you’ve been following vegan world news over the last couple of years, you’ve probably already heard of at least a few Israeli vegan projects, and perhaps of the predictions that Israel may become the world’s first vegan nation.
The Rise of Vegan Culture in Israel: Interview with Ikey Greene | Free from Harm
Ikey Greene is a social media and web marketing specialist who has a passion for animal rights and veganism and is locked into the pulse of the burgeoning vegan scene in Israel. Here is our interview with her.
Veganism Goes Viral in Israel | Tafline Laylin, Green Prophet
It is very unusual to find a dinner or breakfast table in Israel that doesn’t include a smattering of meat and/or dairy products to choose from (depending on whether or not the family keeps kosher), which is why the revelation that tens of thousands of Israelis have embraced veganism in the last year is nothing …
Israelis growing hungry for vegan diet | Ben Sales, The Times Of Israel
Activists say Israel has the world’s highest per capita vegan population. And the trend is accelerating.
Can Gary Yourofsky help to make Israel the most vegan-friendly nation on the planet! | The Peaceful Planet
A campaign in Israel to circulate Gary Yourofsky’s inspiring YouTube veganism lecture amongst the Israeli public, resulted in Israel’s most watched TV network featuring Gary in a 10-minute extensive news item about veganism on Israel’s prime-time TV Channel 2 News.
Israel is Going Vegan-Crazy, Holds First Vegan Congress | Alexandra Evans, One Green Planet
Israel has been showing up the rest of the planet the past few months when it comes to vegan-friendly culture. First, the Israeli Domino’s Pizza chain became the first in the world to offer a soy-cheese option. Now, Omri Paz, founder of Vegan-Friendly Israel and the man behind the Domino’s vegan pizza, is expecting more …
Why 2.5% of Israelis have gone vegan | Miriam Kresh, Green Prophet
There’s a huge new movement in Israel. Not politics. Food. Specifically, veganism. Of a country totalling eight million people, an estimated 200,000 are now declared vegans (see Karin’s post about the growing movement here). That’s roughly 2.5 percent of the population. Influential American animal-rights activist Gary Yourofsky’s recent visits to Israel, and his videos, tipped …
Vegan Friendly Goes Mainstream in Tel Aviv- Jaffa | Karin Kloosterman, Green Prophet
Eating vegan only has become so popular in Tel Aviv that a new NGO called Vegan Friendly are handing out certificates to restaurants who offer a vegan main course. Look for the sticker on the door. Serving falafel or hummous doesn’t count as these Middle Eastern foods are already known to be vegan-friendly. And the …
Gary Yourofsky’s influence in Israel | “Sexy Vegan” from Party934.com
“Sexy Vegan“, Racine Hiet, tells the story of how the vegan revolution in Israel began and continues to grow as result of Gary Yourofsky’s inspirational speech.
Israel Goes Vegan / Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
No Israeli can stomach being a freier – a sucker – and this may be why Israel has become the unlikely locus of worldwide interest in vegan cuisine, says food writer, critic and chef Ori Shavit, who switched from passionate omnivore to passionate vegan a few years ago.
