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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 624

Israelis in Georgia

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
Israeli tourists in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, June 28, 2021. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
August 6, 2023, 12:06 pm
Israeli boy falls to death from third-floor hotel room in Georgia
Incident occurs during vacation near center of capital Tbilisi; Foreign Ministry assisting in returning body to Israel
By ToI Staff
Israeli tourists in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, June 28, 2021. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
July 15, 2023, 4:19 pm
Israeli tourist struck and killed by car in Tbilisi
Woman, who has yet to identified, was fatally hit while crossing a street in the Georgian capital
By ToI Staff
Israeli-Georgian businessman Itzik Moshe (Nesi315 CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 16, 2022, 2:15 pm
Israeli targeted by Iran in Georgia not surprised: Some people don’t like what I do
Israeli-Georgian businessman Itzik Moshe, who dedicates most of his time to promoting Israel’s international standing, says he only learned of assassination plot from media
By Lazar Berman and Tobias Siegal
Israeli-Georgian businessman Itzik Moshe (Nesi315 CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 15, 2022, 8:57 pm
Iran’s Quds Force tried to kill Israeli businessman in Georgia, Jerusalem says
IRGC directed Pakistani terror cell to assassinate Israeli-Georgian businessman Itzik Moshe in Tbilisi, government sources say
By Lazar Berman
Israeli tourists in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, June 28, 2021. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
November 15, 2022, 2:30 pm
Georgia says it foiled Iranian attempt to murder Israeli on its soil
Security agency says several people arrested in raid, including Pakistani citizen acting on orders of Iranian operating abroad
By ToI Staff
Sagi Ayalot speaking with Channel 12 on October 25, 2022. (Screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 26, 2022, 12:52 pm
Israeli hiker recounts spending 16 hours injured, alone on freezing Georgia mountain
Sagi Ayalot never lost hope his friends would manage to call for help after 30-meter fall down snowy cliff in country’s north; chopper finally spotted him on following morning
By Ash Obel
A minibus following a fatal crash outside Batumi, Georgia, on September 23, 2022. (Screen capture/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 24, 2022, 11:45 am
4 Israelis hurt in deadly Georgia crash brought home for treatment
Ambulances take the injured, including woman in serious condition, to hospitals in Israel day after 2 Israeli tourists killed and several others wounded in collision near Batumi
By ToI Staff
A minibus following a fatal crash outside Batumi, Georgia, on September 23, 2022. (Screen capture/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 23, 2022, 5:43 pm
Two Israelis killed, several injured in crash outside Batumi, Georgia
Minibus carrying Israeli tourists collides with truck on road near Makhuntseti waterfall in south of rugged Caucasus country
By ToI Staff
Clergy from the Peace Cathedral and its inspirations, including the House of One in Berlin, seen outside the complex in Tbilisi. (Nano Saralishvili/ via JTA)
August 6, 2022, 6:02 am
Can an interfaith Peace Cathedral help save Tbilisi’s dwindling Jewish community?
A house of worship for Jews, Christians and Muslims seeks unity in an increasingly divided Georgia. Its founder, Bishop Malkhaz Songulashvili, says it’s so crazy it just might work
By Johanna Ginsberg
Georgia's ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania in his office, May 2021 (courtesy)
June 14, 2021, 4:39 am
Georgia’s envoy warns his country’s heritage in Israel is at risk
Marking 30 years of his nation’s independence, Ambassador Lasha Zhvania says Georgians have never given up claims to key Jerusalem sites
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative photo of an Israir plane on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, August 3, 2013 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
July 5, 2019, 11:56 pm
Israeli woman charged in Georgia for stealing sunglasses from airport shop
Passenger could face up to three years in prison for the theft; police board Israir plane to arrest her
By ToI Staff
Left to right, Liad Shemesh, an Israeli tourist, outside the Great Synagogue of Tbilisi with his wife, Einat, Adi Amram and Ortal Panehla on August 20, 2015. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
December 9, 2017, 10:14 am
Tbilisi’s Jewish community keeps active with Israeli tourists, and Chabad meals
A weekend in the Georgian capital offers an opportunity to experience the dwindling Jewish community, augmented by thousands of Israelis tourists
By Jessica Steinberg
A view of Mount Kazbegi and the Gergeti Church overlooking the Georgian village of Kazbegi (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
November 18, 2017, 11:43 am
For bumpy but beautiful travel, keep Georgia (the country) on your mind
Though still somewhat dilapidated, the former Soviet republic boasts soaring vistas, savory dumplings and architectural gems
By Jessica Steinberg
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman meets with US Vice President Mike Pence, in Washington DC, on March 7, 2017. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
March 8, 2017, 2:00 pm
Liberman urges US exit from UN agencies during DC visit
Key witness in PM gifts probe said to ‘dramatically’ change police testimony; fresh bomb threats emailed to JCCs; minister blames Bedouin victim for getting killed by police
By Tamar Pileggi
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