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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

By Etgar Lefkovits

1 min read

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

Israel

New visa process for all tourists visiting Israel starts on January 1

By JC Reporter

1 min read

David Lammy, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, has urged UK nationals in Lebanon to leave the country before the situation escalates. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government

Foreign Office draws up plan to evacuate Brits from Israel

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Israel

British visitors to Israel will need new ‘electronic authorisation’ to enter country

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

EasyJet

EasyJet cancels all UK flights to Israel for six months

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Passengers look at a departure board at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 7, 2023, as flights are canceled because of the Hamas surprise attacks. The conflict sparked major disruption at Tel Aviv airport, with American Airlines, Emirates, Lufthansa and Ryanair among carriers with cancelled flights. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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US and UK issue Israel travel warning over Iran attack threat

By JC Reporter

1 min read

(Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

British Airways

British Airways resume flights to Israel

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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Planning a Jewish family break? Try a traumatising trip to Paris!

Israel is out of reach as a holiday destination for most American Jews. Alternatives include pensioner-packed Miami or the French capital.

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August 17, 2023 10:19

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Jewish Iranian deported from Israel for attempted espionage

The man was instructed to gather intel on various targets, which were to be revealed by his handler after he landed at Ben Gurion Airport

By JC Reporter

2 min read

August 13, 2023 11:29

Jewish Iranian deported from Israel for attempted espionage

The best new tourist spots in Israel this summer

So much has changed since the pandemic, find out what the new must see sights are

By Victoria Prever

3 min read

June 22, 2023 09:35

The best new tourist spots in Israel this summer

Ben Gurion airport set to break passenger numbers this summer

Nearly 6 million passengers are expected to pass through Israel's main airport in the next two months

By JC Reporter

1 min read

June 20, 2023 09:09

Travellers at Ben Gurion International Airport where flights were being delayed, ad the workers of the airport went on strike, in a protest against the judicial overhaul proposed by the government, on March 27, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???"? ???? ?????

Schleps and the city: The mysterious thing that is the Jew-ish hotel

Booking a holiday on the Jewish map is like the Ber-jew-da Triangle, but instead of everyone disappearing, we all mysteriously appear in exactly the same hotels

By Naomi Greenaway

3 min read

May 24, 2023 15:50

Schleps and the city: The mysterious thing that is the Jew-ish hotel

El Al cancels all Shabbat night flights from London to Israel

The airline has long provided a Saturday night flight from the UK after Shabbat ends

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

May 9, 2023 11:03

Israeli El Al airline aircrafts are pictured on the tarmac at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Royally good days out

Plan a bank holiday fit for a king, with some of the best coronation celebrations across the country

By Cathy Winston

6 min read

April 16, 2023 17:30

El-Al makes first ever flight through Omani airspace

The airline says the shorter routes to Asia will reduce flight times and ticket prices

By JC Reporter

1 min read

February 27, 2023 11:21

ZArich, Switzerland - October 30, 2012: El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737 departing Zurich airport.

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Virgin Atlantic drops London-Tel Aviv route

New visa process for all tourists visiting Israel starts on January 1

Foreign Office draws up plan to evacuate Brits from Israel

British visitors to Israel will need new ‘electronic authorisation’ to enter country

EasyJet cancels all UK flights to Israel for six months

US and UK issue Israel travel warning over Iran attack threat

British Airways resume flights to Israel

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