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Nitza Levy, Israeli living in Mexico City and board member of GIL. (Doug Dalgleish)
November 4, 2018, 2:39 pm
At Paris conference, expat Israelis strategize how to empower growing ‘diaspora’
With up to 1 million Israeli citizens now residing outside the Jewish state, members of the Global Israeli Leadership demand a place at the table in local communities and at home
By Robert Sarner
Illustrative: View of the Himalayas, by the Nepalese village of Nagarkot, December 17, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 26, 2018, 4:34 pm
Israelis rescued from snowstorms in India; others remain trapped but safe
Two hikers pulled off mountain after suffering from altitude sickness; rescue organization working to reach remote villages where some have been stuck for a week
By Stuart Winer
In this July 24, 2018, file photo, Francisco Avendano, visiting from Madrid, Spain, photographs Half Dome as smoke from the Ferguson Fire hangs over Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP/Noah Berger)
September 5, 2018, 5:40 pm
Israeli teen dies after falling off cliff in Yosemite when taking selfie
Mother says Jerusalem resident slipped while trying to take photo at California park
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video of the Dharamshala region of northern India. (YouTube)
September 4, 2018, 1:48 pm
Israeli woman dies in India from suspected milk allergy
Foreign Ministry and consul in Dehli working to bring deceased traveler’s body back home for burial
By TOI staff
Leeor Brooks, left, during a match in Greece, November 22, 2017. (Courtesy of ZMAK/via JTA)
July 5, 2018, 3:20 am
An Israeli wrestler calls himself ‘The Chutzpah,’ and Europe loves to hate him
Whether dealing a ‘krav maga kick’ to challenger’s groin, or patented ‘Chosen People’s elbow,’ Leeor Brooks plays up Jewish stereotypes as a wrestling villain — and it’s working
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative photo of a gun. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 4, 2018, 5:41 pm
Israeli man shot dead at his home in Honduras
3 killers on motorcycle shoot Reuven Franklin in Catacamas; police believe incident was part of a personal dispute
By Stuart Winer
Partygoers leaving an event near the Colombia city of Santa Marta after it was raided by local authorities, who said large quantities of drugs were seized and that 90 percent of the participants were Israeli, on April 26, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)
April 28, 2018, 5:50 pm
Colombian authorities break up Israeli-organized drug party
Law enforcement seizes cocaine, ecstasy from event, allegedly organized by Israeli crime figure deported last year
By TOI staff
Smoke from an airport towing tug at the Ferenc Liszt International Airport on March 23, 2018, which panicked passenger on a flight taxiing for takeoff to Tel Aviv and prompted cabin crew to open the doors to deploy the emergency chutes. Dikla Abitbul, 38, fell from an open door onto the tarmac, sustaining serious injuries.
April 4, 2018, 9:16 pm
Israeli woman who fell out of plane in Budapest flown back to Israel
Mother of two Dikla Abitbul, 38, seriously injured after falling onto tarmac, transferred to Beilinson Hospital for continued treatment
By TOI staff
Screen capture from video showing an airliner after passengers evacuated due to smoke in the cabin, Budapest, Hungary, March 23, 2018. (YouTube)
March 27, 2018, 9:13 pm
Israeli woman fighting for life after falling out of plane door
Dikla Abitbul fell to the tarmac as passengers on flight leaving Budapest for Tel Aviv panicked, tried to escape, when taxiing plane filled with smoke
By Stuart Winer
David Levin in action while playing for the Toronto-based Don Mills Flyers in the 2014-15 season. (Courtesy)
February 15, 2018, 3:59 am
From the Land of Canaan to Canada, Israel’s first hockey star shoots for NHL
As a 10-year-old, David Levin set his sights on hockey’s big leagues. Today, his once-unlikely goal could actually be realized
By Robert Sarner
Israeli Ilya Romanov (Facebook photo)
February 1, 2018, 12:36 am
Israeli arrested in Caribbean, may be charged with attempted murder
Girlfriend of 30-year-old Ilya Romanov says he was attacked by four locals and was defending himself
By TOI staff
Illustrative: People wave Israeli flags as they take part in a demonstration supporting Israel in Marseille, southeastern France, on July 27, 2014. (AFP/Boris Horvat)
January 26, 2018, 11:06 pm
Israelis in Europe steer clear of Jewish community activities, study suggests
Only 38% of Israeli respondents to survey describe themselves as Jewish, with many saying they want events for secular Jews
By JTA
Israeli traveler Matan Orgad, left, who died while hiking in India, December 2017. (Facebook)
January 3, 2018, 3:22 pm
Israeli missing for a month found dead on hiking trail in India
Search and rescue team finds Matan Orgad, 35, near village in Kasol area of Parvati Valley; Foreign Ministry working to return body for burial
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of MDMA powder. (Public Domain Psychonaught, Wikimedia Commons)
December 21, 2017, 9:12 am
Three Israelis jailed in New Zealand for drug smuggling
Customs officials seized 8.7 kilograms of ecstasy concealed in suitcase with a street value of $2.5 million
By TOI staff
Israeli Shimon Biton (r), convicted of murder of another Israeli, Eliyahu Cohen, in Bangkok, Thailand on November 12, 2016. (Screen capture: Walla News)
December 1, 2017, 1:09 pm
Israeli sentenced to death in Thailand for murdering fellow expat
Shimon Biton, a former police informant, admitted to killing 62-year-old Eliyahu Cohen and burying his body under concrete
By TOI staff
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