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Jerusalemites at the Machane Yehuda Market on March 10, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel revs up to reopen for tourism

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Bring us your tired, your down-clad and pandemic-weary souls yearning to breathe … a lungful of Israeli air. With apologies to Emma Lazarus and her poem “The New Colossus” that adorns the Statue of Liberty,...
Dor Pintel, an Israeli tour guide who found roots in an agricultural and food venture with a friend since travel has been virtually nil since the start of the coronavirus, looks out over the Galilee, Februay 2021. Credit: JNF-USA.

With no tourists in the country, Israeli guide plants new roots (literally)

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One morning about a year ago, Dor Pintel was fast asleep, resting up for the next day’s work—guiding a family from Chicago on a professional tour of Ein Gedi and the Judean Desert. At...
From left: Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Ne’eman, Gush Etzion Tourism Division director Moshe Bruce, Israeli Minister of Agriculture Alon Schuster and Health Ministry director-general Amir Halevi at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to rededicate Gush Etzion's “Lone Oak Tree” plaza on Dec. 21, 2020. Photo by Gershon Ellinson.

Gush Etzion’s ‘Lone Oak Tree’ plaza rededicated in festive ceremony

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After two years of renovations, Gush Etzion’s “Lone Oak Tree” plaza was rededicated on Monday at a ceremony attended by Israeli Agriculture Minister Alon Schuster, Tourism Ministry director-general Amir Halevi, Gush Etzion Regional Council...
A flydubai A6-FDC. Aug. 3, 2012. Photo: Faisal Akram via Wikimedia Commons.

Flydubai CEO: Demand for UAE-Israel flights soaring

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The head of United Arab Emirates budget airline, flydubai, said on Tuesday that the demand for travel from Israel is so great that the company will likely need to increase the number of its...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi meets with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Greece, Israel sign deal to allow 600 Israelis to visit per week

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Israel and Greece agreed on Thursday to permit up to 600 Israelis a week to visit four Greek locations beginning next week. The agreement was announced by Israel’s Foreign Ministry following a meeting in Israel...
The amphitheatre in Beit She'an, Israel, May 4, 2007. Credit: James Emery via Wikimedia Commons.

Birthright launches online interactive tour as pandemic halts trips to Israel

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For the first time in its history, Birthright Israel has postponed all trips since mid-March due to the global coronavirus pandemic. “While tens of thousands of Jewish young adults were planned to visit Israel this...
The empty departure hall at the Ben-Gurion International Airport on March 11, 2020. Israeli authorities imposed severe restrictions on all travelers entering Israel, including a two-week home quarantine of all arrivals to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Photo by Flash90.

Israel extends COVID-19 travel restrictions until Aug. 1

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The Israel Airports Authority has informed all airlines that the COVID-19 restrictions for passengers entering the country are being extended for an additional month. The ban on foreigners arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport—and...
Enjoying at the Red Sea in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on May 13, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Without foreign travel, internal tourism still prohibitively expensive for Israelis

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Israelis love family, they love the beach, they love parties and they love Bamba snacks. But most of all, Israelis love to travel. They can be found traveling all around the world—in Europe (especially...
A vacation villa near the Kineret, or Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel. Credit: Courtesy.

American Jews seek real estate in Israel post-COVID-19

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While the world waits to see how the coronavirus pandemic will affect real estate trends worldwide, Israel’s real estate is seeing a boom in interest—from investors purchasing properties as long-term investments, to families expediting...
The empty incoming flights hall at the Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Health Ministry: Israel to keep borders closed until July

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Israel will keep its borders closed to non-citizens until at least July 1, according to Israeli Health Ministry deputy director-general Itamar Grotto. “We are still in the stage of preparing to reopen Ben-Gurion airport. We...