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Israel and Bahrain formalize diplomatic ties

AFP correspondent with Ben Simon in Jerusalem, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 11:32 AM

MANAMA, Bahrain - Israel and Bahrain cemented a deal officially establishing relations and signed seven memorandums of understanding Sunday, further opening up the wealthy Gulf region to the Jewish state. Read more »

Israelis protest against second virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 07:17 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel - Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late Thursday against a second nationwide lockdown, the first such move in the world to tackle a renewed spike in coronavirus cases. Read more »

Israelis rejoice in weed from heaven

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 12:35 PM

TEL AVIV - Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking delight on the ground. Read more »

Hamas, Israel strike deal to end Gaza escalation

Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 08:05 AM

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas announced Monday they have reached a Qatari-mediated deal to end more than three weeks of cross-border exchanges of fire with Israel.   Read more »

Israel keeps up Gaza strikes after Qatar joins mediation bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 09:52 AM

GAZA CITY - Israeli warplanes struck a Hamas target in Gaza overnight, the military said Wednesday, even as a Qatari envoy joined efforts to broker an end to the almost three-week flare-up. Read more »

LOOK: Israel to open first 'sail-in' floating cinema

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 11:40 AM

Israel is set to launch its first "sail-in" cinema that will allow moviegoers to watch a movie on a floating screen while riding boats distanced two meters apart. Read more »

Mask in a restaurant? This one can gobble like Pac-Man

Reuters
Updated as of May 19 09:23 AM

OR YEHUDA, Israel - Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off, a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky.   Read more »

China's ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home -police

Reuters
Posted at May 17 05:23 PM

China's ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said. Read more »

Even in pandemic, Jews flown to Jerusalem for burial

Michael Blum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 10:45 AM

Serge Bokobza's family did not want him to be buried anywhere but Jerusalem so when he died of coronavirus they transferred the body from France, despite the difficulties during a pandemic.   Read more »

Virus soars among ultra-orthodox Jews as many flout Israel's rules

David M. Halbfinger, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 31 08:50 AM

BNEI BRAK, Israel — Ultra-Orthodox Jews failing to comply with government instructions to contain the coronavirus are causing it to spread so quickly that Israeli officials are considering blockading entire communities to protect the wider population. Read more »

Tel Aviv residents 'not afraid' of Iran threat

Nir Kafri, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 01:41 AM

With world leaders calling for calm, in Tel Aviv Katz remained confident neither Washington nor Tehran would seek further conflict. Read more »

'Quezon’s Game' reaps praise at Tel Aviv film festival

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 12:07 PM

The historical drama "Quezon’s Game" made its Israeli premiere at Tel Aviv’s Cinemateque as part of the Philippine Film Festival in Israel 2019.    Read more »

Tel Aviv beaches fall foul in Israel's passion for plastic

Clothilde Mraffko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 22 01:14 PM

TEL AVIV - In the early morning, when the only sound on Tel Aviv beach is the waves, Yosef Salman and his team pick up plastic debris left by bathers or cast up by the sea. Read more »

Born in Israel, hundreds of Filipino children risk expulsion

Clothilde Mraffko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 11:35 AM

TEL AVIV - In the heat of the summer, Sivan Noel and her sister Michal say they rarely venture outside of their family's small, basement apartment in Tel Aviv. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 11:50 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Risk of deportation

Gil Cohen-Magen, AFP
Updated as of Aug 07 03:28 PM

Filipino children carry a banner which reads in Hebrew "We don't have another country" during a protest against deportation in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station - a grimy commuter hub with a soul

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 11:51 AM

TEL AVIV - Opened in 1993 with hopes of rejuvenating one of its poorest neighborhoods, Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station is now commonly referred to as "the Monstrosity".   Read more »

Israel says site found for Golan 'Trump' settlement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 05:01 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a site for a promised new settlement to be named after US President Donald Trump had been chosen and formal approval was under way. Read more »

Trump accepts Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 07:55 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the hotly-contested Golan Heights, in what amounted to a major pre-election gift for his ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more »

Tel Aviv tries out new crosswalk lights for cellular addicts

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 08:12 AM

TEL AVIV - Israel's bustling business capital wants to stop "smartphone zombies" in their tracks.   Read more »