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'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
Posted at Jul 18 06:46 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 »

Israel to open new international airport near Red Sea

Stephen Weizman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 05:21 PM

A date has not yet been given for the start of international flights. Read more »

Philippine Airlines asked to 'fast-track' flights to Tel Aviv

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 01:48 PM

Flying to Israel for the first time will entail securing rights to Saudi airspace and the flag carrier is working on this with the Department of Transportation and the Civil Aeronautics Board, PAL president Jaime Bautista told reporters. Read more »

The It destinations of 2019: off the beaten path but in the swing of things

Shy Perez Sala
Updated as of Dec 29 05:21 PM

From Samarkand in Uzbekistan to The Faroe Islands in Denmark—our travel specialist makes a fearless forecast for 2019: the It destinations include places you would have never considered visiting five years ago but are ripe to be marveled at this coming year. Read more »

Highlights of Israel's cityscape

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 03:04 PM

Missed our Israel special? Don't worry because here are the highlights you need to take note of for your next visit. Read more »

Australia mulling embassy move to Jerusalem: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 08:19 AM

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia is considering moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Read more »

Duterte to visit Israel with business delegation in September: Ambassador

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 05:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will be visiting Israel for a 3-day official visit beginning Sept. 2 accompanied by a large business delegation, Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Effie Ben Matityau said Friday.  Read more »

Filipino tourists to Holy Land increasing: Israeli official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 05:22 PM

The number of Filipinos traveling to the Holy Land increased this year due to Tel Aviv's promotion efforts, an Israeli tourism official said on Wednesday. Read more »

Israel ultra-Orthodox Jews rally against military service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 09:15 AM

JERUSALEM - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested Thursday in Jerusalem against compulsory military service, clashing with security forces and paralyzing traffic by blocking a major road. Read more »

Organizers ng 'malaswang' Christmas party sa Israel pinagpapaliwanag ng embahada

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 09:10 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ng Philippine Embassy sa Tel Aviv ang mga organizer ng isang umano'y malaswang Christmas party sa Israel. Read more »

Push by evangelicals helped set stage for Trump decision on Jerusalem

James Oliphant and John Whitesides, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 01:28 PM

WASHINGTON - An intense and sustained push by U.S. evangelicals helped drive President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and eventually relocate the U.S. embassy there, activists said on Wednesday. Read more »

TILA ZOMBIE: Batang ikinulong sa bahay nang 14 taon, nasagip

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 01:14 PM

Nakalaya na ang isang 14-taong gulang na lalaki mula sa bahay sa Jerusalem na nagmistulang kulungan niya sa loob ng 14 na taon. Read more »