Tag: Tel-Aviv
Israel’s Supreme Court slams Tel Aviv mayor for repressing Middle East Forum billboard campaign
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday condemned Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai for ordering the removal last year of billboards put up in the city as part of a campaign by the Middle East Forum’s...
Israelis adhering to COVID-19 regulations, but lockdown fatigue has set in
With traffic at almost normal levels, numerous people in the streets, some of them without masks, and businesses open as usual, the sense of pandemic fatigue is tangible in Tel Aviv.
On Day 1 of...
Sylvan Adams donates $30 million for new emergency department in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Sourasky-Ichilov Medical Center Tel Aviv announced a new emergency medicine department to be named after philanthropist Sylvan Adams, who donated NIS 100 million (more than $30 million) for its establishment.
The donation was...
Israelis light 25,000 candles to commemorate 25th year since Rabin assassination
Twenty-five-thousand memorial candles were lit in Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv on Thursday to commemorate the 25th Memorial Day of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Rabin, 73, was murdered by Bar-Ilan University...
Facebook expanding Tel Aviv office space despite COVID-19
Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing many companies to lay off employees or have them work from home, Facebook is expanding its office space in Tel Aviv.
Facebook Israel has signed a deal to rent two...
American Airlines to revive flights between New York and Tel Aviv
American Airlines is scheduled to revive direct flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport next winter as part of a partnership with JetBlue Airways, announced the air carriers...
Tel Aviv mayor says city to recognize, grant benefits to same-sex couples
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai announced on Sunday that the city was instituting a new policy allowing same-sex and non-traditional couples to register for tax, child care and other benefits.
“In honor of Pride Week,...
After 40 years, Lionel Richie gives first concert in Israel
American singer Lionel Richie performed his first concert in Israel on Monday night at Tel Aviv’s Menora Mivtachim Arena.
The “All Night Long” singer, who began his 90-minute show an hour-and-a-half earlier than originally announced to...
Tourism fair showcases Israel’s prominence in travel tech
In the company of senior representatives from more than 50 countries in the global tourism industry, Israel’s Ministry of Tourism presented its developments and innovations for 2020 at the recent International Mediterranean Tourism Market...
Extension of high-speed rail to Old City Jerusalem expected to alleviate traffic, boost tourism
In what is being dubbed as a historical development, Israel’s Transportation Ministry announced this week that is it moving forward with plans to extend the new Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail line in order to...