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Closed shops at the Mamilla Mall outside Jerusalem's Old City, on March 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel eases new set of COVID-19 restrictions

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Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet decided on Monday to lift certain restrictions on the public, as part of a gradual reopening of the economy following weeks of full and partial lockdowns. The Cabinet ruled that students in...
A deserted beach in Tel Aviv during a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on Oct. 12, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israeli Tourism Ministry: $3.6 billion in revenue lost from January to September

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Israel saw a 96 percent drop in tourism in September compared to the same period last year, recording only 15,100 tourist entries into the country, according to the Israeli Tourism Ministry. From January to September,...
A view of Apple Bourekas With Silan-Sesame Drizzle by Naomi Nachman. Credit: Courtesy.

Bringing Israeli food and culture into the Jewish New Year

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American Jews are often criticized these days for distancing from Israel as a result of political considerations. To counteract that trend, the “Israel trip” has become a central way to positively interact with the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a video conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem with European leaders to discuss challenges and cooperation between countries in dealing with the coronavirus, March 9, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel issues mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, including citizens

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Israel made the unprecedented move to require all incoming arrivals, including Israeli citizens, to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine as a result of the coronavirus. “After a day of complex discussions, we made a decision:...
Tourists wear face masks for fear of the coronavirus while touring the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 5, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel reports 39 cases of coronavirus, including first of unknown origin

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Thirteen new cases of coronavirus were reported by Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday, bringing the total number of Israelis infected with COVID-19 to 39. Of the new cases, seven recently returned from Europe, and six...
Nazareth as depicted on a Byzantine mosaic (Chora Church, Constantinople). Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Some 165,000 Christians to visit Israel during holiday season, says Tourism Ministry

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An estimated 165,000 Christians are expected to visit Israel during the Christmas holiday season, according to Israel’s Tourism Ministry. Tourism Minister Yariv Levin will host the annual pre-Christmas reception for Israeli Christians and church leaders, which will also...
Tel Aviv beach and promenade, July 30, 2012. Credit: Israel Tourism Bureau via Wikimedia Commons.

Survey: 93% of tourists to Israel in 2018 had a ‘good to excellent’ time...

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A whopping 93% of tourists who visited Israel in 2018 rated their experience as “good to excellent,” according to the annual Israel Tourism Ministry Inbound Tourism Survey, released on Sunday. Among the 15,000 tourists surveyed,...
The new Visitor Center in Caesarea combines artifacts with innovative displays, including a 10-minute film telling the story of Herod and the building of Caesarea projected vertically onto one of the huge vault walls, May 2019. Photo by Judy Lash Balint.

Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world

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Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
Ben-Gurion International Airport's Terminal 3. Credit: Manuel Schneider/Wikimedia Commons.

Israel’s International Ben-Gurion Airport to undergo massive expansion

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Israel’s Transportation Ministry recently approved a major expansion plan for the country’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, according to which approximately 860,000 square feet of floor space will be added, along with four additional conveyor belts...
Daniel Gutman, a tour guide who has been leading groups around Israel for the last decade. Credit: Courtesy.

A land where the Bible serves as a tour guide’s GPS

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When you visit Nachal Prat, you can almost feel what it was like to be a seventh-century Israelite leading your donkey, its saddle bags full of water, to Jerusalem. Nachal Prat, often referred to as...