search
Mexico
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in the East Room of the White House on April 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Olivier Douliery)
April 5, 2018, 5:50 am
Trump orders National Guard to Mexican border
Move comes as caravan of Central American migrants scrap well-publicized plan to try and enter US
By Thomas WATKINS, Sofia MISELEM and Matias Romero
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (second left) and US President Donald Trump's special envoys Jared Kushner (left) and Jason Greenblatt (second right) meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, June 21, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
February 28, 2018, 2:39 am
Israeli officials discussed ways to manipulate ‘naive’ Kushner — report
People in four countries sought to leverage White House aide's lack of experience and business interests in their favor, US officials tell Washington Post
By AP and TOI staff
Peoplerush out into the streets during a powerful earthquake in Mexico City on February 16, 2018. Mexico's National Seismological Service put the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, and seismic monitor network Sky Alert said the quake was felt across the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Puebla. (AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA)
February 17, 2018, 3:19 am
Powerful earthquake shakes Mexico City
No immediate reports of casualties in temblor that comes just months after quake that killed hundreds
By Agencies
Illustrative: A beach in Tulum, Mexico. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 11, 2018, 8:52 pm
Israeli woman murdered while traveling in Mexico
Victim's family arrives in Tulum, where she was found; Israeli consulate helping with arrangements to return body for burial
By TOI staff
Niveen Rizkalla working with IsraAID in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Courtesy of IsraAID)
October 28, 2017, 6:13 am
The Israeli NGO that is bringing relief to America’s disaster areas
IsraAID relies on a bank of 1,400 volunteers and 270 staff it rotates in and out of afflicted zones, and no period has been busier than this summer/fall
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli rescue workers look for survivors in Mexico City on September 23, 2017, four days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. (AFP Photo/Pedro Pardo)
September 26, 2017, 2:00 pm
Israeli tech helps Mexican rescuers locate quake victims
Camero-Tech's radio wave technology, which can 'see' through walls, helps rescue workers in Mexico search through rubble for trapped victims
By Shoshanna Solomon
A flattened car is extracted from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Roma Norte neighborhood in Mexico City, September 24, 2017. (AFP/LUIS PEREZ)
September 25, 2017, 2:09 pm
Hopes fade in Mexico City quake rescue operations
Since the end of last week, emergency crews have pulled only out bodies from beneath the rubble
By Marc BURLEIGH and Yemeli ORTEGA
Israeli rescue workers look for survivors in Mexico City on September 23, 2017, four days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico; inset: Rabbi Haim (Jaime) Ashkenazi (AFP Photo, Facebook)
September 24, 2017, 1:38 pm
Body of rabbi pulled from Mexico’s earthquake rubble
Haim (Jaime) Ashkenazi of Mexico City's Kehillat Magen David was in an office building when it collapsed during Tuesday's massive quake
By TOI staff and AP
Israeli rescuers inspect damaged buildings in Alvaro Obregon, an area of Mexico City strongly affected by the September 19 earthquake, on September 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Luis Manuel Perez)
September 23, 2017, 9:08 pm
Netanyahu praises work of IDF rescue team in Mexico
Hours after second earthquake hits Central American country, PM says Israeli delegation's assistance shows 'the true Israel'
By TOI staff and AP
Rescue workers evacuate after a seismic alert sounded in Mexico City on September 23, 2017, four days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. (AFP Photo/Pedro Pardo)
September 23, 2017, 5:06 pm
New 6.2 magnitude quake shakes central Mexico
Strong temblor comes as ongoing rescue efforts reach critical stage in Mexico City
By AFP
Rescuers from Mexico and Israel search for survivors on September 22, 2017, three days after a strong quake hit central Mexico. (iAid)
September 23, 2017, 1:34 am
Israeli rescue team applauded in the streets of Mexico
Dozens of individuals, some waving Mexican flags, spontaneously cheer delegation that is aiding in the search for survivors following earthquake
By TOI staff and Agencies
A ladder is raised to search and rescue team members during rescue efforts at the Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Anthony Vazquez)
September 22, 2017, 4:51 pm
Mexico shocked by news: Girl trapped in school rubble didn’t exist
Acknowledgement that no 'Frida Sofia' was trapped by quake leads to anger, complaints that search for her distracted from other rescue efforts
By Gisela Salomon and Maria Verza
Rescuers from Israel take part in the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 21, 2017 two days after a strong quake hit central Mexico. (AFP/ Yuri CORTEZ)
September 22, 2017, 4:42 pm
Israeli rescuers search for survivors in Mexico after devastating quake
As death toll rises to 286, Israeli team joins race to find those trapped in rubble, using technology to detect cell phone signals
By TOI staff and Agencies
Rescuers, firefighters, policemen, soldiers and volunteers remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. (AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt)
September 22, 2017, 5:30 am
Hope fading for survivors as Mexico search enters 3rd day
Authorities put the death toll from Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake at 272 people, with the number expected to rise
By AFP
An IDF Home Front Command team arrives in Mexico to assist following the devastating earthquake that hit the country, September 21, 2017. (IDF spokesperson)
September 21, 2017, 6:37 pm
IDF emergency team arrives to help quake-stricken Mexico
Home Front Command engineers will assess integrity of buildings hit by tremor; small number of rescuers will assist local efforts
By TOI staff and AP
Load More