November 7, 2013
6:45 pm

Screen capture from Channel 2 showing the aftermath of a car explosion in Tel Aviv on November 7, 2013.

Anti-mob state attorney targeted in Tel Aviv car bomb; none hurt

Explosion near Central District State Attorney’s Office aimed at top prosecutor who aggressively pursues organized crime groups

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 5, 2013
12:25 pm

Writers Gideon Raff, left, Howard Gordon, center, and Alex Gansa accept Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series award for 'Homeland' onstage at the Emmy Awards on September 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo credit: AP/Vince Bucci/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/)

‘Homeland’ creator Gideon Raff hopes to come home

Back in his hometown of Jerusalem for a conference on innovation in TV, the LA-based writer says he wants to return to Israel for good

By Debra Kamin

October 30, 2013
4:16 pm

Tel Aviv's Gay Center (photo credit: Courtesy)

US LGBT leaders praise Tel Aviv’s support for Gay Center

‘None of us are aware of another municipality where they are solely funding the LGBT community center,’ says member of visiting delegation

By JTA

October 30, 2013
3:07 pm

'Death to the Jews' painted on a Jaffa wall in March 2013 (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Jewish and Arab vandals wish death to each other

Police investigate racist graffiti incidents in Tel Aviv, the north

By Stuart Winer

October 29, 2013
2:18 am

Tom Jones in Tel Aviv, October 2013 (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Mommes and murders as Tom Jones soars in Tel Aviv

The miner’s son from Wales invokes his fictional Yiddishe heritage, rocks, rolls, raps and rabble-rouses, on a high-energy return visit to Israel

By David Horovitz

October 28, 2013
5:34 pm

Alex Schinasi, left, and Lee Rotenberg in their shop at the Brown TLV. (photo credit: Rafi Daloya)

Tel Aviv start-up fuels a T-shirt trend in Beirut

Artsetters is connecting artists and buyers in a global web, with love of art and design proving capable of crossing even hostile borders

By Debra Kamin

October 25, 2013
6:21 am

Danielle Barkat, daughter of Jerusalem's mayor, votes in Jerusalem Tuesday. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Elections show women making little headway in local politics

In Israel’s 11 largest cities, representation of women on city councils stayed steady at 16% from 2008 to 2013

By Haviv Rettig Gur

October 24, 2013
1:08 am

Illustrative photo of ultra-Orthodox residents in Beit Shemesh (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Beit Shemesh residents push for plan to split city

After ultra-Orthodox incumbent mayor trumps secular-backed challenger, old initiative to divide municipality revives

By Lazar Berman

October 23, 2013
11:28 am

Moshe Lion concedes defeat in the Jerusalem mayoral race Tuesday night (photo credit: Flash90)

Israelis vote to keep big-party politics out of the local mix

In city after city, the electorate firmly rejected efforts by challengers from national parties to enter the municipal fray

By Haviv Rettig Gur

October 23, 2013
7:47 am

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat celebrates with supporters after winning a hard-fought reelection race, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After tough campaign, Barkat beats Lion to remain Jerusalem mayor

Incumbents returned in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beit Shemesh and nearly everywhere else; Likud-Beytenu garners just one seat on capital’s council

By Yoel Goldman

October 23, 2013
2:53 am

Rihanna on stage in Tel Aviv, October 22, 2013 (photo credit: Eden Mor)

Rihanna’s Diamonds shine a lot less brightly than expected

What she did play in Tel Aviv was terrific, but it was too little, because she started too late

By Rachel Smith

October 22, 2013
11:09 pm

An ultra-Orthodox man votes at a polling station during Israel’s municipal elections, October 22, 2013. (photo credit: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

Voter apathy prevails as polling ends in municipal elections

Less than half of eligible voters show up to vote for their mayors and city council members, with turnout highest in Arab sector

By Joshua Davidovich, Stuart Winer and Gavriel Fiske

October 22, 2013
5:46 pm

Rihanna performs in Park Hayarkon, Tel Aviv, October 22, 2013 (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Rihanna plays shortish sold-out show in Tel Aviv

Pop sensation starts an hour late, makes up for it with hit-packed performance before 52,000 fans

By Lazar Berman

October 22, 2013
5:01 pm

A voter in Tel Aviv holds up her ballot. (photo credit: courtesy Maud Gawsewitch)

Tel Aviv voters are slow to the polls

In ‘The Bubble,’ local election day is business as usual, with cafes packed and voters scarce

By Debra Kamin

October 20, 2013
9:58 pm

Backdropped by Jerusalem's Old City Walls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Mayor Nir Barkat following Barkat's endorsement of him, a day before the general elections, on January 21, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

In municipal elections, a race with national implications

Setting the stage for face-offs between Israel’s left and right, its secular and religious, Tuesday’s vote is a microcosm of big party politics

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Topic: Tel Aviv

Anti-mob state attorney targeted in Tel Aviv car bomb; none hurt

Explosion near Central District State Attorney’s Office aimed at top prosecutor who aggressively pursues organized crime groups

‘Homeland’ creator Gideon Raff hopes to come home

Back in his hometown of Jerusalem for a conference on innovation in TV, the LA-based writer says he wants to return to Israel for good

US LGBT leaders praise Tel Aviv’s support for Gay Center

‘None of us are aware of another municipality where they are solely funding the LGBT community center,’ says member of visiting delegation

Jewish and Arab vandals wish death to each other

Police investigate racist graffiti incidents in Tel Aviv, the north

Mommes and murders as Tom Jones soars in Tel Aviv

The miner’s son from Wales invokes his fictional Yiddishe heritage, rocks, rolls, raps and rabble-rouses, on a high-energy return visit to Israel

Tel Aviv start-up fuels a T-shirt trend in Beirut

Artsetters is connecting artists and buyers in a global web, with love of art and design proving capable of crossing even hostile borders

Elections show women making little headway in local politics

In Israel’s 11 largest cities, representation of women on city councils stayed steady at 16% from 2008 to 2013

Beit Shemesh residents push for plan to split city

After ultra-Orthodox incumbent mayor trumps secular-backed challenger, old initiative to divide municipality revives

Israelis vote to keep big-party politics out of the local mix

In city after city, the electorate firmly rejected efforts by challengers from national parties to enter the municipal fray

After tough campaign, Barkat beats Lion to remain Jerusalem mayor

Incumbents returned in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beit Shemesh and nearly everywhere else; Likud-Beytenu garners just one seat on capital’s council

Rihanna’s Diamonds shine a lot less brightly than expected

What she did play in Tel Aviv was terrific, but it was too little, because she started too late

Voter apathy prevails as polling ends in municipal elections

Less than half of eligible voters show up to vote for their mayors and city council members, with turnout highest in Arab sector

Rihanna plays shortish sold-out show in Tel Aviv

Pop sensation starts an hour late, makes up for it with hit-packed performance before 52,000 fans

Tel Aviv voters are slow to the polls

In ‘The Bubble,’ local election day is business as usual, with cafes packed and voters scarce

In municipal elections, a race with national implications

Setting the stage for face-offs between Israel’s left and right, its secular and religious, Tuesday’s vote is a microcosm of big party politics

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