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Delta and United announce resumption of Israel flights ahead of High Holy Days

US-Israel air fares are expected to drop with the two carriers’ return after a busy August holiday rush

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A United Airlines plane takes off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 09, 2026 (Getty Images)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the audience as US President Trump delivers remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC, on November 19, 2025 (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia excises antisemitism from school textbooks

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Sri Lankan police talk to protestors outside the Chabad House in Hiriketiya on August 14, 2026. There is no suggestion that any of those pictured engaged in criminal activity (Chabad)

Violent protests ‘led by Buddhist monks’ erupt outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

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Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini giving a speech in January 1935 (Getty Images)

Italy advances law to compensate victims of Nazi-era art looting

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American Airlines to resume flights from JFK to Tel Aviv after two-year hiatus

A slew of carriers including British Airways and Iberia are also about to re-open services to Tel Aviv

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October 24, 2025 16:42

American Airlines will return to Israel in March (Photo: JNS)

Shark spotted and watched by Israelis heads to Gaza – and gets butchered for meat

The whale shark was caught by Palestinian fisherman and dragged ashore

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October 20, 2025 12:29

Screenshot from a video of the moment Gazan fisherman dragged the whale shark inland (Image: X)

Miss Israel takes Palestinian counterpart to task over social media posts: ‘This is not advocacy, it’s fabrication’

Melanie Shiraz will compete against Nadeen Ayoub at the Miss Universe pageant next month

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October 6, 2025 12:48

Melanie Shiraz is crowned at Miss Universe Israel 2025

Budget airline Wizz Air resumes UK flights to Israel

The announcement came as Ben-Gurion Airport saw its busiest day since October 7, 2023

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August 8, 2025 15:57

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has confirmed it will resume flights to Israel in the coming weeks (Image: Getty)

Six African countries form pro-Israel parliamentary groups

‘These growing ties reflect our shared values of liberty, innovation and faith,’ said Israel's deputy foreign minister

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July 8, 2025 15:37

Six African countries have announced the creation of pro-Israel groups in their respective parliaments (Pictured: parliamentarians gather at the inaugural Africa-Israel Parliamentary Summit last September; Image: Africa-Israel Parliamentary Summit)

Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport resumes full operations

Travel backlogs caused by the war with Iran are expected to last for days, with some foreign carriers set to renew service soon

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June 25, 2025 10:34

Ben Gurion Airport (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

European Parliament passes resolution calling for PA funding freeze over hateful textbooks

Lawmakers singled out examples of content glorifying terrorists, accusing the Palestinian curriculum of violating basic principles of coexistence and peace education.

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May 8, 2025 16:01

The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for a funding freeze until the PA removes hateful material from school textbooks in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Virgin Atlantic drops London-Tel Aviv route

Flights were suspended at the beginning of the Gaza War but had been due to restart before the collapse of the latest ceasefire

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April 29, 2025 10:53

Virgin Atlantic has dropped its route between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv (Image: Getty)

Controversy erupts over 2000-year-old Western Wall stone on display at Ben-Gurion Airport

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has condemned the exhibit but the Israel Antiquities Authority claims it is ‘right and proper’

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March 27, 2025 10:21

Shelly Sarah, a 22 year old Israeli from Hadera, stops at the Western Wall stone on display at Israel's Ben-Gurion International airport before a trip to Thailand as her boyfriend looks on, March 25, 2025. (Image: Rina Castelnuovo)

‘I felt that I was the messenger from God’ – the commuter who stopped the Tel Aviv bus bombings

Adi Jegna was on the way home from work when her chance discovery helped avert a major terror attack

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February 25, 2025 12:46

Adi Jegna said she felt like a 'messenger from God' after helping to avert the attempted Tel Aviv bus bombings (Image: JNS)

Picking up the pieces: the Israeli winery bridging the border with Lebanon

The family business was devastated during the war with Hezbollah but its owners still hold out hope for a peaceful future

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February 18, 2025 11:59

The Biton's winery in Avivim, an Israeli village on the Lebanese border, was destroyed during the war with Hezbollah (Image: Rina Castelnuovo)

Haifa readies world’s largest underground hospital in case of all-out war with Hezbollah

The facility at the Rambam Health Care Campus has a maximum capacity of more than 2000 people

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August 20, 2024 10:04

Haifa readies world’s largest underground hospital in case of all-out war with Hezbollah

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Etgar Lefkovits

Latest from Etgar Lefkovits

Delta and United announce resumption of Israel flights ahead of High Holy Days

Saudi Arabia excises antisemitism from school textbooks

Violent protests ‘led by Buddhist monks’ erupt outside Chabad House in Sri Lanka

Italy advances law to compensate victims of Nazi-era art looting

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American Airlines to resume flights from JFK to Tel Aviv after two-year hiatus

Shark spotted and watched by Israelis heads to Gaza – and gets butchered for meat

Miss Israel takes Palestinian counterpart to task over social media posts: ‘This is not advocacy, it’s fabrication’

Budget airline Wizz Air resumes UK flights to Israel

Six African countries form pro-Israel parliamentary groups

Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport resumes full operations

European Parliament passes resolution calling for PA funding freeze over hateful textbooks

Virgin Atlantic drops London-Tel Aviv route

Controversy erupts over 2000-year-old Western Wall stone on display at Ben-Gurion Airport

‘I felt that I was the messenger from God’ – the commuter who stopped the Tel Aviv bus bombings

Picking up the pieces: the Israeli winery bridging the border with Lebanon

Haifa readies world’s largest underground hospital in case of all-out war with Hezbollah