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TAMA 38

Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF and Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon, on December 19, 2019. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 6:30 pm
Israel still woefully unprepared for major earthquake, lawmakers warn
Despite 20 years of warnings, country lacks a central body for emergency preparedness, and efforts to upgrade old buildings are insufficient, Knesset committee finds
By Zev Stub
A view of the skyline of Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv during the sunset, March 5, 2024. (Jack Guez / AFP)
February 27, 2025, 1:08 am
High prices, construction putting pressure on Tel Aviv rental market
Interest in renting homes in the country’s business hub has declined since the war, and some owners are cutting prices, agents say
By Zev Stub
Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 25, 2023, 3:48 am
Planning approvals for new housing hit multi-year high in 2022
Planning authority sees nearly 50% rise in new housing agreements, while protected spaces and green energy projects also increase
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: A building in Kiryat Bialik undergoing urban renewal as part of Tama 38 regulation, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
May 4, 2023, 5:39 am
Urban renewal project approvals tripled in 2022 in bid to increase housing
Frameworks that allow for renovating — or demolishing and reconstructing — buildings with more and better apartments show growth in new government data
By Danielle Nagler
A view of a collapsed columnas part of a TAMA 38 renewal project in Kiryat Bialik, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
April 13, 2023, 11:41 pm
Housing minister extends urban renewal program, despite no boost to quake readiness
TAMA 38 scheme to reinforce older buildings to withstand earthquakes in towns along Syrian-African rift has been exploited in central Israel, where projects are more lucrative
By Danielle Nagler
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a vote in the Knesset on February 15, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2023, 12:58 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 16: No invites abroad for PM; is Israel earthquake-ready?
US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses why Netanyahu isn’t heading to the US or UAE; real estate writer Danielle Nagler on construction reinforcement plans, and Jerusalem art
By ToI Staff
A man walks over debris of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey, February 11, 2023. (Hussein Malla/AP)
February 13, 2023, 10:03 pm
Knesset committee fails to update earthquake construction framework
Hundreds of thousands of homes and public buildings are at risk, but no agreement reached on making them earthquake safe
By Danielle Nagler
A building that has undergone refurbishment and expansion through TAMA 38 next to a building that has not. (YouTube screenshot)
February 6, 2023, 11:54 pm
Israeli buildings face major earthquake risk, despite efforts to upgrade them
According to official estimates, at least 600,000 residential homes and many other buildings remain unprotected, as experts urge more comprehensive action
By Danielle Nagler
Israeli actress Tracy Abramovich in the Israeli film "Family Portrait" from 2006. (Screenshot/YouTube: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 20, 2022, 1:49 pm
77-year-old actress injured after falling 3 floors down elevator shaft in Tel Aviv
Tracy Abramovich taken to hospital in serious condition after suffering a multisystem injury
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 9, 2022, 10:45 am
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv at odds over who pays for future benefits of urban renewal
Municipalities’ appeals committees take opposite views on who foots the bill for extra value on properties in areas zoned for TAMA 38 development
By Danielle Nagler
An apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik undergoing renovations, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
July 28, 2022, 11:56 pm
New construction legislation from Knesset’s last days kicks in
Small but significant amendments aim to help urban renewal and deliver greater transparency for homebuyers
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: A building in Kiryat Bialik undergoing urban renewal as part of Tama 38 regulation, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
April 20, 2022, 11:54 am
Government gives urban renewal provisions another year
Extension to allow builders to wrap up projects under TAMA 38, a national program to quake-proof older structures exploited in central Israel due to higher prices
By Danielle Nagler
A construction site showing a newly renovated section of an apartment building, under the TAMA 38 plan, in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik, October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
March 22, 2022, 11:39 pm
Upcoming changes to urban renewal plan have developers racing to finish building
TAMA 38, national program to quake-proof older buildings that became popular in central Israel due to higher prices, set to end
By Danielle Nagler
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