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View of the Tel Aviv University campus. May 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Academic conferences draw Israeli expats home just days before election
By Stav Levaton
Organizers seek to capitalize on arrival of overseas researchers coming to cast their ballots, as study indicates returning voters likely to favor opposition parties
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
September 7, 2026, 8:19 am
High Court dismisses petition by Israeli expats who were stripped of voting rights
Case dismissed on procedural grounds after court says it was filed too late, skipped statutory appeals process and lacked a detailed factual record
By Deborah Danan
Michal Harel and her husband Avital Epstein show the website they set up to help Israelis navigate a move to Canada in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, December 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rob Gillies)
May 12, 2025, 1:08 am
Israelis fleeing post-Oct. 7 instability receive warm welcome from Jews in chilly Toronto
Even as antisemitism is on the rise in Canada, war-weary sabras are flocking to Toronto, where its large Jewish and Israeli communities are rolling out the welcome wagon
By Robert Sarner
From left: Gallery owner Rita Licht; Itsik Moshe, president of the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business; Daniel Licht, who runs Ashkara Falafel; architect Ilana Slutsky; and jewelry designer Mikhail Gilichinski all gather at the Licht home in Tbilisi to enjoy a Shabbat afternoon with fellow Israelis. (Larry Luxner via JTA)
June 26, 2024, 6:47 am
As Israeli tourism to Georgia has boomed, these Israelis have put down roots in Tbilisi
Frustrated with Israel’s prices, politics and worsening security situation, hundreds of Sabras seek a new promised land – but they may have left one divided country for another
By Larry Luxner
Israel supporters at a vigil and rally for the victims of the October 7 Hamas onslaught, in New York City, October 10, 2023. (Luke Tress)
October 25, 2023, 12:43 am
Israeli expats in US turn their anti-Netanyahu protest outfit into Israel aid effort
Mobilizing existing infrastructure, activists put politics aside to help soldiers and victims of Hamas atrocities
By Luke Tress
Citizens of Paros, Greece, feel deprived of their beach amid the explosion of beach privatization, and often make signs such as the one pictured here in August 2023. (Romain Chauvet)
September 30, 2023, 7:39 am
Israelis in Greece are taking a stand – against a tourist takeover of their new home
While tourism accounts for 25% of the Greek GDP, the Towel Movement is fighting rising prices and overcrowding, and sabra expats are on the front lines
By Romain Chauvet
David Ginsborg (L) protests outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hotel in San Jose, September 18, 2023. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
September 18, 2023, 9:20 pm
‘Netanyahu tears Israel apart’: Anti-overhaul protesters hound PM as US visit begins
Rallies greet PM at San Jose airport, hotel, meeting with Elon Musk at Tesla offices; local Jewish figures pan ‘outrageous’ likening of protesters to PLO and Iran
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Protesters against the coalition's judicial overhaul legislation march in the central city of Rehovot on September 2, 2023, carrying signs reading: "There is no education without democracy" (right) and "A lesson in democracy." (Roby Yahav)
September 4, 2023, 7:57 am
Over 500 academic expats sign petition backing anti-overhaul protests
Petitioners warn of growing brain drain and loss of funding due to controversial legislative moves, says demonstrations justified due to government’s pursuit of ‘limitless power’
By ToI Staff
Amitai Weissman on the balcony of his new apartment in Athens. (Courtesy)
July 1, 2023, 9:46 am
Under shadow of judicial overhaul, Israelis flee to Greece, birthplace of democracy
As Israel’s uncertain judiciary seems to increasingly push some sabras into exile, many are drawn to Greece’s proximity, lower real estate prices and high quality of life
By Romain Chauvet
Thousands of people protest against the Israeli government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on January 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 28, 2023, 12:52 pm
Judicial overhaul protests go global with rallies to be held in US, Canadian cities
Expat group says ‘foundations of Israeli democracy are being challenged’; solidarity event criticized for Shabbat timing, but organization says it is to sync with Tel Aviv event
By Jacob Henry
Pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Federal Building during a rally in support of Israel in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
October 6, 2021, 3:40 am
Blazing new path, Religious Affairs Ministry looks to connect with expats in US
Minister Kahana says project will aim to keep hundreds of thousands of Israelis linked to former home, after years of being ignored by government outreach to Jewish communities
By Tal Schneider
Ofer Avgil says many Taiwanese identify with Israel's geopolitical circumstances. (Courtesy)
May 7, 2021, 2:00 am
In Taiwan market, an Israeli expat hawks ‘exotic’ falafel balls
Ofer Avgil’s fast food stall stands out in Kaohsiung’s Ruifeng night market, where locals stuff themselves with the novel fare
By Jordyn Haime
JTA’s Cnaan Liphshiz, a Netherlands resident shown in Paris, is one of many native Israeli citizens abroad forced to travel to the Jewish state to vote in elections. (Courtesy of Liphshiz)
April 3, 2019, 6:38 am
For Israelis abroad, elections start with a scramble for plane tickets
Unlike many countries, the Jewish state does not let expats vote, reflecting its hang-ups about citizens who leave its borders, even though they still consider it home
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco, on February 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
From the WebFebruary 24, 2019, 4:04 pm
Israeli expat said behind multi-million-dollar Airbnb scam in Manhattan
Lawsuit alleges that 35-year-old Max Beckman carried out a massive fraud to run an illegal hotel business, New York Times reports
Danielle Layman (right) (courtesy)
June 29, 2018, 2:20 am
Israeli expat accused of ex-husband murder plot sentenced for making ricin
Judge says Danielle Dana Layman, who allegedly took out Craigslist ad to hire assassin amid child custody battle, did not go far enough in her plan for attempted murder charge
By ToI Staff and AP
Ofra Daniel
April 19, 2018, 3:21 pm
Ofra Daniel
How we Israeli ex-pats relate to our homeland
We never quite realized we were actually moving out, but we find that loving you from afar is possible
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