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Topic: Ashdod

April 30, 2013
4:13 am

'X-Factor' hopefuls and friends in Ashdod (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Stepping to the mic, Israel tries to solve for ‘X’

British export ‘The X Factor’ is due to premiere locally later this year, but as one pre-audition in Ashdod shows, finding star power at home won’t be easy as ABC

By Jessica Steinberg

April 29, 2013
9:40 am

Man dies in Ashdod beach stabbing

One suspect arrested, police searching for others

By Asher Zeiger

April 12, 2013
5:55 pm

Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

IDF defuses WWII bomb near Tel Aviv airfield

Explosive may be remnant of Italian bombing of city in 1940

By Ilan Ben Zion

April 1, 2013
10:39 am

Illustrative photo of a mobile Magen David Adom unit (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Ashdod man allegedly stabs father to death

Police believe 39-year-old mentally ill suspect also injured mother and brother

By Times of Israel staff

March 31, 2013
11:08 pm

Undated file photo of the Tamar Lease natural gas rig, located 90 kilometers west of the city of Haifa, northern Israel. (photo credit: AP/Albatross Aerial Perspective)

Natural gas from Tamar field reaches Israel

One day after it was first pumped to Israeli shores, valuable resource flows to processing plant for use in energy market

By Times of Israel staff and AP

March 27, 2013
10:09 pm

A crowd of about 150 Israeli expats gathered at Berlin's New Synagogue recently to learn about the Jewish Community's new Israeli Department. (Lara Altmann)

Berlin Jews formally welcome Israelis long in their midst

New initiative seeks to ease arrival of expats and bridge gaps between natives and newcomers

By Assaf Uni

February 25, 2013
7:52 pm

A Palestinian construction worker in Israel. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Government investigators ignore ‘lying’ Palestinians

Judge excoriates Industry, Trade and Labor officials for racist attitudes toward suspects

By Yifa Yaakov

February 17, 2013
9:28 pm

Ultra-Orthodox Jews ride in one of Jerusalem's segregated Egged buses in 2009 (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Police arrest man who ordered woman to back of bus

Ultra-Orthodox passenger harassed 22-year-old journeying from Safed to Ashdod

By Times of Israel staff

February 15, 2013
7:56 pm

Ultra-Orthodox men order woman to rear of bus

22-year-old calls the cops after two men demand she move to different seat during a journey from Safed to Ashdod

By Times of Israel staff

January 27, 2013
8:30 am

The entrance to the Paz Refinery in the Port city of Ashdod, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Family of refinery accident victim charges negligence

Workers who died Saturday were told to enter toxic area without masks, family says; firefighters claim special unit denied entrance to plant

By Michal Shmulovich and Gabe Fisher

January 26, 2013
11:12 am

Two Ashdod refinery employees killed in possible work accident

Men, ages 25 and 45, had been exposed to highly toxic gas; firefighters and factory management trade accusations

By Michal Shmulovich

January 19, 2013
4:44 pm

Russian-speaking immigrants drink vodka during a Russian folk music festival at the Gan HaShlosha national park near the northern Israeli Town of Beit Shean. (photo credit: AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

‘Russian vote’ in Israel integrates into political mainstream

From the web The Guardian: Russian-speaking immigrants, comprising 15% of eligible voters, say they’re shaped by their Soviet heritage but feel Israeli

By Harriet Sherwood

December 12, 2012
10:27 pm

Illustrative photo of an Israeli hospital. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israeli, Gaza cancer patients are besties

The Daily Beast reports that Tal Zilker of Ashdod and Qsuy Imran of Khan Younis forged a friendship in a Tel Aviv hospital

November 22, 2012
7:39 pm

Israelis hold signs protesting the ceasefire in Kiryat Malachi on Wednesday night. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

As operation against Hamas called off, many southern residents express dismay

The government should have finished what it started, say many of those hit hard by rocket fire

By Aaron Kalman

November 22, 2012
7:29 pm

Damage in the Ashkelon school. (Screenshot/ Channel 2)

Schools in Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod reopen Friday

Kids in Sderot, Eshkol and other areas closer to Gaza get another day off

By Yifa Yaakov

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Ashdod

Stepping to the mic, Israel tries to solve for ‘X’

British export ‘The X Factor’ is due to premiere locally later this year, but as one pre-audition in Ashdod shows, finding star power at home won’t be easy as ABC

Man dies in Ashdod beach stabbing

One suspect arrested, police searching for others

IDF defuses WWII bomb near Tel Aviv airfield

Explosive may be remnant of Italian bombing of city in 1940

Ashdod man allegedly stabs father to death

Police believe 39-year-old mentally ill suspect also injured mother and brother

Natural gas from Tamar field reaches Israel

One day after it was first pumped to Israeli shores, valuable resource flows to processing plant for use in energy market

Berlin Jews formally welcome Israelis long in their midst

New initiative seeks to ease arrival of expats and bridge gaps between natives and newcomers

Government investigators ignore ‘lying’ Palestinians

Judge excoriates Industry, Trade and Labor officials for racist attitudes toward suspects

Police arrest man who ordered woman to back of bus

Ultra-Orthodox passenger harassed 22-year-old journeying from Safed to Ashdod

Ultra-Orthodox men order woman to rear of bus

22-year-old calls the cops after two men demand she move to different seat during a journey from Safed to Ashdod

Family of refinery accident victim charges negligence

Workers who died Saturday were told to enter toxic area without masks, family says; firefighters claim special unit denied entrance to plant

Two Ashdod refinery employees killed in possible work accident

Men, ages 25 and 45, had been exposed to highly toxic gas; firefighters and factory management trade accusations

‘Russian vote’ in Israel integrates into political mainstream

From the web The Guardian: Russian-speaking immigrants, comprising 15% of eligible voters, say they’re shaped by their Soviet heritage but feel Israeli

Israeli, Gaza cancer patients are besties

The Daily Beast reports that Tal Zilker of Ashdod and Qsuy Imran of Khan Younis forged a friendship in a Tel Aviv hospital

As operation against Hamas called off, many southern residents express dismay

The government should have finished what it started, say many of those hit hard by rocket fire

Schools in Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod reopen Friday

Kids in Sderot, Eshkol and other areas closer to Gaza get another day off

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