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Motti Morel (Eyal Izhar / Wikipedia)
April 17, 2018, 3:21 pm
Leading PR consultant killed in cycling accident in Tel Aviv
Motti Morel, who advised opposition leader Isaac Herzog, collided with a truck; in Jerusalem, pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by bus
By TOI staff
A child follows the Independence Trail down Rothschild Bouldevard in Tel Aviv on April 11, 2018. (courtesy)
April 16, 2018, 10:20 pm
Tel Aviv’s new Independence Trail follows footsteps of founders
Kilometer-long path, marked in golden brick and illuminated at night, highlights important points in history of the nation
By Melanie Lidman
Knife used to stab 60-year-old Tel Aviv man in possible self-defense, on April 15, 2018. (Israel Police)
April 15, 2018, 11:52 pm
After dispute, African migrant stabs Tel Aviv store owner with his own knife
Cops searching for alleged stabber; 60-year-old man hospitalized in light-moderate condition; police say incident may have been in self-defense
By TOI staff
People watch the military airshow on Israel's 69th Independence Day in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 12, 2018, 9:49 pm
IDF apologizes for scaring Tel Aviv with fly-bys, announces future ones
Roaring jet engines, low-altitude aerial acrobatics shock residents of central Israel, given northern border tensions
By Judah Ari Gross
A C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane flies over Tel Aviv's Hayarkon River as part of the Israeli Air Force's annual flyby on Independence Day, May 12, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
April 12, 2018, 12:11 pm
Training flights for Independence Day flyby spook Tel Aviv
Residents of central Israel surprised by roar of jet engines, low-altitude aerial maneuvers, given border tensions; army says it is just preparation for air show next week
By Judah Ari Gross
BDS Argentina's call to the Argentine national soccer team to boycott a friendly match against Israel planned for Tel Aviv on June 9. The hashtag #ArgentinaNoVayas means 'Argentina don't go.' (BDS Argentina Facebook page)
April 8, 2018, 7:22 pm
BDS calls on Argentina’s national soccer team to cancel Israel match
Lionel Messi's team scheduled to play in Tel Aviv on June 9 in last friendly match before opening of soccer World Cup in Russia
By JTA
A bird's-eye view of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
April 8, 2018, 4:03 pm
Latin American airline to kick off direct flights to Israel
Latam plans to begin offering 11-hour Sao Paulo-Tel Aviv route in December; will receive large grants from Israel's Tourism Ministry
By JTA
African asylum seekers and Israeli activists protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, against their deportation, on April 3, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 3, 2018, 4:02 pm
Migrants and zigzags: 7 things to know for April 3
A blow-by-blow recap of the dizzying twists and turns the past 24 hours have seen in the saga of Israel's attempt to formulate a policy on its African migrant population
By Adiv Sterman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announce a new refugee deal with the UN, hours before suspending it, April 2, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 3, 2018, 12:58 pm
After flip-flop, Netanyahu formally cancels deal to let 16,000 migrants stay
Buckling under criticism, PM says government will now 'exhaust all of the options' at its disposal 'for expelling the infiltrators'
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Interior Affairs Minister Aryeh Deri (L), and National Security Council Chairman Meir Ben Shabat (R), at a press conference announcing the new agreement for handling asylum seekers and illegal African migrants in Israel, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on April 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 3, 2018, 12:52 am
Opposition leaders lambaste ‘cowardly’ Netanyahu after U-turn on migrant deal
After he suspended new resettlement agreement for African asylum seekers that would have given 16,250 temporary residency, lawmakers accuse PM of caving to right-wing pressure
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an agreement with the UN on African asylum seekers in Israel at a press conference at his office in Jerusalem on April 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 2, 2018, 11:26 pm
Hours after announcing it, Netanyahu suspends deal to let 16,000 migrants stay
Buckling under criticism, PM says he hears 'residents of south Tel Aviv,' will reexamine agreement only after consultations with them and interior minister
By TOI staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett speaks with the press ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
April 2, 2018, 7:40 pm
Bennett: Migrant deal will turn Israel into ‘paradise for infiltrators’
Education minister blasts agreement as a 'complete capitulation to false campaign' against plan to deport asylum seekers
By TOI staff
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
April 2, 2018, 6:34 pm
Moscow issues travel warning for Tel Aviv due to Gaza protests
Russian Foreign Ministry says activists on right and left are seeking to escalate conflict, urges its citizens to avoid large gatherings in city
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press in his Jerusalem office on April 2, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
April 2, 2018, 5:57 pm
Netanyahu: 16,250 migrants to resettle in ‘developed countries,’ rest will stay
PM says 'political difficulties' prevented intended deportation to Uganda and Rwanda, brought about new deal with UN; vows to rehabilitate south Tel Aviv
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Police in Tel Aviv. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
March 25, 2018, 2:03 pm
Police work to defuse bomb found in Tel Aviv bushes
Investigation opened into incident, which police say wasn't an attempted terror attack
By TOI staff
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