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A first-class suite on Emirates airline. Credit: Wikipedia.

Report: UAE national carrier Emirates to launch ‘Kosher Arabia’

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On the heels of the signing of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords between Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Manama this week—and ahead of the launch of direct Tel Aviv-Dubai flights—United Arab Emirates national carrier Emirates and Emirates Flight Catering are...
An Etihad Airways Airbus A380-861. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israelis now able to fly UAE’s Etihad Airways

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Israelis can now purchase tickets on the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, Etihad Airways, to destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, following the U.S.-brokered normalization treaty between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi. The flights offered...
Presidential son-in-law and senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump Jared Kushner, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and members of the U.S.-Israeli delegation attend a ceremony ahead of their departure from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Historic flight from Israel arrives in UAE

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The first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates touched down in Abu Dhabi on Monday, carrying a delegation of U.S. and Israeli officials. El Al Flight #971—numbered to represent the UAE’s international...
The departures hall at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 16, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Report: Israel reopens its skies with caveats

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Israel on Sunday partially reopened its skies to incoming and outgoing flights, following months of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a plan published by the Israeli government last week, those entering Israel...
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 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...
Zucchini at a farmers’ market. Credit: Pixabay.

Staycation summer (sort of) with delicious distancing

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 Believe it or not, summer has arrived, and with it, the staples of the season. This year will be one to remember—not for the excitement and many activities, but at least for quality time...
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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice Premier Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 14, 2020. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Netanyahu sets Aug. 1 target to restart international flights

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel hopes to begin allowing international travel starting in August, with Greece and Cyprus being among the first authorized travel destinations. Speaking during a joint press...
A worker wearing protective clothing disinfects a plane after its arrival from Moscow at the Ben-Gurion International Airport as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, May 5, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90.

Report: Israel’s Ben-Gurion airport may reopen by June

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Israel is weighing opening Ben-Gurion International Airport in the beginning of June as the coronavirus outbreak continues to level off in Israel. A “green” list of countries with low rates of infection would be the...