Tag: Tel-Aviv
‘Hostage Square’: Epicenter of the movement to #BringThemHomeNow
“I'm fasting. Ask me why,” reads a sign on a chair at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv.
“In Judaism, fasting allows us to correct wrongdoing. I am very fearful for those who are currently in...
Captives’ loved ones plead for their release at Tel Aviv rally
As Israel marked 100 days of captivity for hostages held in Gaza on Sunday, Hamas released a 37-second propaganda video featuring detainees Noa Argamani, Itay Svirsky and Yossi Sharabi.
In the undated video, all three hostages identify...
Rabbi Leo Dee shoved during Sukkot prayers in Tel Aviv
Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a terrorist attack in April, was intentionally barged into by a passerby while praying at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning.
The passerby...
Two terrorists arrested in central Israel after Tel Aviv bombing
Two suspects were arrested on Friday on a highway close to Ramla in central Israel on suspicion of involvement in a bombing just hours earlier in Tel Aviv.
The explosive device planted next to a...
Israel detains 53 Eritreans after Tel Aviv riot
Fifty-three suspects from Saturday's violent clashes between rival Eritrean factions in Tel Aviv have been placed in administrative detention.
The suspects were transferred to Givon Prison in the central Israeli city of Ramla on Monday and Tuesday...
Tel Aviv Light Rail to open to the public Friday
After years of delays, the Tel Aviv Light Rail will begin running on Friday, affording commuters a traffic-free ride in and around the congested metropolitan area.
The 24-km. (15-mile) Red Line, which will run through...
First open-fire restaurant in Israel debuts in Tel Aviv
Israel’s first open-fire restaurant opened its doors at the Carlton Tel Aviv last week, to a sizzling reception.
The newest addition to the suave culinary scene that is Tel Aviv is aptly called “Flame” and...
Israel breaks ground on mass Bus Rapid Transit system
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev on Wednesday laid the cornerstone for the Blue Line, an advanced mass transit system that will connect Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Nes Ziona and Rehovot.
The Bus Rapid Transit system...
Jews pray at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square for World Tefillin Day
A Jewish prayer gathering took place at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Wednesday morning as part of World Tefillin Day.
The event this year coincides with Tu B'av, celebrated in modern Israel as a holiday of love, but with ancient roots, dating back to the Temple period in Jerusalem when it marked the start of the grape harvest.
Thousands protest on ‘Day of Resistance’ to judicial reform
Police arrested 71 persons on Tuesday who participated in protests and violated public order as thousands of opponents of the government’s judicial reform initiative blocked highways and interchanges across the country after the Knesset...