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Zoe Strimpel returns to the city she loves

'One of the men sitting beside me had a grenade and was about to pull the pin, but I stopped him and said, 'We must live to tell the story.''

Simcha Sima Zeiman fought the Syrians in 1948, but was captured and imprisoned in Damascus for over a year; ‘I was among the last to be freed, maybe because I had a big mouth’

Put one of the Mediterraneans hottest beaches next to one of the worlds coolest cities and you get Tel Aviv. T

Temperatures will continue to rise Wednesday and reach their peak on Thursday accompanied by severe humidity, posing a health risk to some

Israel Meteorological Service warns of 'serious to extreme heatwaves in most parts of the country' as the week goes on

February 23 marked the 30th anniversary of the shooting death of Blanka Zmigrod, who had moved to Germany from Israel and preferred singing and dancing to dwelling on the Holocaust

Travelers walk to a coronavirus testing area after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on March 8, 2021. (Flash90) Two days ahead of Israel’s scheduled lifting of the vast majority of coronavirus restrictions, Health Ministry Director-General Chezy Levy said Sunday that there were no plans to end quarantine requirements for travelers. “We are not thinking about an easing [of restrictions] at Ben Gurion Airport. We will continue to test those returning to Israel and isolate them,” Levy told Arm...

Israelis on the streets of Tel Aviv, May 23, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90) Members of the Health Ministry’s national forum for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak said Monday that no discussions had been held with experts ahead of Health Minister Yuli Edelstein’s announcement that almost all remaining virus restrictions will be lifted at the beginning of next month. According to the Kan public broadcaster, one unnamed member of the forum expressed great surprise at the decision and raised...

Holidays to Israel: What to do, see and eat in Tel Aviv Christopher Beanland A party town with a short but complex history, Tel Aviv is one of the Mediterranean’s most fascinating beach resorts. The sunloungers by the shore and the tall hotels could come from anywhere, but inland things start to get more interesting. You can see the world’s most complete collection of Bauhaus buildings, centred on Dizengoff Square and the White City. Later in the 20th Century, a series of br...