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A Wizz Air flight prepares to take off from Ben-Gurion International Airport, Sept. 3, 2014. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Six airlines resuming service to Israel

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Six airlines will restore their Israel routes by next week. Most airlines canceled flights due to ongoing tensions in the region. On Friday, Romanian low-cost airline Biz Airlines, which only started flying to Israel in...
The Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 8, 2024. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, with a seating capacity of 3,000, and serves as a central hub for Neolog Judaism. Photo by Michal Eliasy Marks.

Budapest, haunted by the Holocaust, welcomes Israeli visitors

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ne chilly winter night in Budapest, from our hotel room overlooking the iconic Váci Street, we were taken by surprise to hear a group of young Israelis enthusiastically singing “Am Yisrael Chai!” (The People...

Digital pre-approval for tourists to Israel pushed back to 2025

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A new digital entry procedure for visitors to Israel from visa-exempt countries is being postponed until next year, officials announced on Sunday. The Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA-IL) requirement, which is undergoing a pilot test and was due to...

Maldives delays travel ban over Palestinians who hold Israeli passports

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The Maldives has postponed plans to ban Israelis from traveling to the tiny island nation over the war in Gaza after discovering that many Palestinians also hold Israeli passports. Attorney General Ahmed Usham said at a press...

Delta to resume Israel flights in June

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Delta Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will resume daily flights to Tel Aviv from New York in June. The announcement comes one week after rival United Airlines became the first American carrier to renew service to...

Victim touring vs. victory touring

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Jewish “mission tours” have been selling out. Itineraries are focused on the devastation that Hamas terrorists wrought in the Gaza Envelope on Oct. 7. Tours are showcasing the destruction of southern Israeli kibbutzim and...

United resuming flights to Israel on March 6

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United Airlines plans to resume direct flights to Israel from the United States next month, becoming the first American carrier to renew service since the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Wednesday’s...
Israel’s Economy Minister Orna Barbivai with Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour in Rabat, Morocco, on Feb. 21, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Morocco’s Jews ponder future: ‘This is not the country we knew’

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“This is not the Morocco we knew,” said Kobi Ifrah, co-founder of Kulna, a nonprofit organization that aims to preserve and promote Jewish Moroccan heritage. Ifrah moved from Dimona, Israel to Marrakesh 10 years ago,...
Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz ahead of the opening session of a U.N. World Tourism Organization gathering in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 27, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli Cabinet member receives warm welcome in Riyadh

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An Israeli delegation led by Tourism Minister Haim Katz received a warm, public welcome in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday during the opening session of a U.N. World Tourism Organization gathering. "There is a delegation here...
Ben-Gurion International Airport on Dec. 22, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Israel enters US Visa Waiver Program

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Israel on Wednesday joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which will allow Israeli citizens to travel to America for 90 days without a visa. "This decision shows the strong ties between the two countries,” said...