Tackling the ‘Tour,’ Israelis cycle their way to history
For the first time in its 107-year-old history, a team representing the State of Israel is dressed in blue-and-white jerseys and participating in the 21-stage Tour de France, the most prestigious bicycle race in the world.
Known as “Team Israel...
Multigenerational family, lone soldiers to be featured at virtual FIDF annual gala
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will hold its 2020 national gala online for the first time as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The philanthropic evening, themed “A Night of Heroes,” will...
Social workers in Israel’s south get 500 protective vests for rocket barrages
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews distributed approximately 500 protective vests on Tuesday for social workers and emergency response workers in Negev communities, including Beersheva, Sderot, Netivot and a number of Bedouin communities.
“The...
Saudi Arabia says flights between UAE and Israel can cross its airspace
Saudia Arabia announced on Wednesday that all flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates can traverse its airspace.
An official at the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation stated that it had approved the...
Israeli minister accuses attorney general of attempt to ‘politically eliminate’ Netanyahu
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana accused Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit of waging a campaign to “politically eliminate” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
During an on-stage interview at a conference held by the Hebrew-language weekly B’Sheva,...
Eilat beaches closed after Jordanian swims across border
Dozens of Israel Police officers and soldiers, as well as police sappers, were scrambled to Eilat’s southern beachfront on Wednesday to evacuate vacationers and sweep the area for a Jordanian citizen suspected of having...
Histadrut threatens general strike before Rosh Hashanah
Israel’s Histadrut Labor Federation unanimously approved on Tuesday a request by Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David to declare a labor dispute for the entire public sector in Israel.
The dispute was called after the Treasury announced...
IDF’s coronavirus headquarters begins new stage of operations
One month after being formed, the Israel Defense Forces’ Coronavirus Command began its second stage of operations on Tuesday, taking over epidemiological tracking efforts nationwide.
The development comes one day after the cabinet approved a...
Israelis now able to fly UAE’s Etihad Airways
Israelis can now purchase tickets on the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, Etihad Airways, to destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, following the U.S.-brokered normalization treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi.
The flights offered...
Rivlin pays condolence call to family of rabbi killed in Palestinian stabbing attack
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin paid a condolence call on Tuesday at the family home of Rabbi Shai Oyahon, who was killed last week in a terrorist attack at the Segula junction in Petach Tikvah.
“I...