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In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out Sign In ILAN BEN ZION, Associated Press April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20People sit in a restaurant in the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Historic Jaffa s rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the city’s rapid transformation into a bastion for Israel’s ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point.Sebastian Scheiner/APShow MoreShow Less 2of20The minaret of a mosque graces the skyline of the Jaffa neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 23, 2021. Historic Jaffa s rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the city’s rapid transformation into a bastion for Israel’s ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point.Sebastian Schein ....
2 shares Ilan Ben Zion, a reporter at the Associated Press, is a former news editor at The Times of Israel. He holds a Masters degree in Diplomacy from Tel Aviv University and an Honors Bachelors degree from the University of Toronto in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, Jewish Studies, and English. People sit in a restaurant in the Jaffa section of Tel Aviv, April 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) AP A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner, a historic former convent is now a five-star hotel. Across the street, the glittering towers of the Andromeda Hill luxury residences overlook the Mediterranean. ....
Ilan Ben Zion Graffiti on a wall in Arabic and Hebrew reads, Jaffa is not for sale, in the predominantly Arab part of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Historic Jaffa s rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the cityâs rapid transformation into a bastion for Israelâs ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) April 28, 2021 - 6:10 AM TEL AVIV, Israel - A turreted former Catholic girl s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House club. Around the corner, a historic ex-convent is now a five-star hotel. Across the street, the glittering towers of the Andromeda Hill luxury residences overlook the Mediterranean. ....
India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system NEW DELHI (AP) â India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms health care systems on the brink of collapse. The health ministry reported a single-day record 3,293 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing Indiaâs total fatalities to 201,187, as the worldâs second most populous country endures its darkest chapter of the pandemic yet. The country also reported 362,757 new infections, a new global record, which raised the overall total past 17.9 million. The previous high of 350,000 on Monday had capped a five-day streak of recording the largest single-day increases in any country throughout the pandemic. ....
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out ILAN BEN ZION, Associated Press April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20People sit in a restaurant in the Jaffa neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Historic Jaffa s rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the city’s rapid transformation into a bastion for Israel’s ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point.Sebastian Scheiner/APShow MoreShow Less 2of20The minaret of a mosque graces the skyline of the Jaffa neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 23, 2021. Historic Jaffa s rapid gentrification in recent years is coming at the expense of its mostly Arab lower class. With housing prices out of reach, discontent over the city’s rapid transformation into a bastion for Israel’s ultra-wealthy is reaching a boiling point.Sebastian Scheiner/APShow Mo ....