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Achinoam Nini singing in Nuremberg, Germany in 2014. (Rs-foto/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
June 15, 2018, 12:14 am
Singer Achinoam Nini calls for Eurovision to be held in Tel Aviv
Longtime left-wing activist explains city is 'not political,' unlike Jerusalem; also opposes Trump's embassy move to capital
By JTA and TOI staff
Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, from TLV in LDN's Instagram feed. (Courtesy)
June 14, 2018, 2:38 pm
We need to talk about Tel Aviv Pride
Beyond the rainbow glow of Israel's most successful LGBTQ+ event ever is a world of toxic discrimination
By Adam Graham
About 250 000 revelers take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on June 08, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 8, 2018, 8:40 pm
Over 250,000 revelers flood Tel Aviv for Israel’s biggest ever Gay Pride parade
Israelis and visitors celebrate freedom and tolerance at 20th annual event in self-styled 'most gay-friendly city' in world
By TOI staff and Agencies
Israelis and tourists wave flags as they participate in the Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv, Friday, June 8, 2018. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
June 8, 2018, 1:39 pm
Revelers take to the streets of Tel Aviv for region’s largest Pride Parade
At least 200,000 people expected; roads blocked for 20th annual march through the coastal city
By TOI staff
Israelis take part the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on Friday, June 9, 2017 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 7, 2018, 11:44 pm
Tel Aviv readies for region’s largest gay pride parade
Major roads to be blocked for 20th annual parade Friday, expected to draw hundreds of thousands of revelers
By Michael Bachner
Artist's rendering of 'Between the cities,' a planned Tel Aviv 100-story skyscraper (courtesy Miloslavsky Architects)
June 7, 2018, 4:42 pm
Tel Aviv green-lights plans for tallest skyscraper in country
Bein Arim Tower, to be built near Savidor train station, slated to be 100 stories high
By JTA
Exhibition technician Dima Gurewitz places stuffed birds to be displayed at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 21, 2017. (Oded Balilty/AP)
June 5, 2018, 10:39 pm
Israel opening impressive new nature museum, with a discreet evolution exhibit
Housing 5.5 million specimens, it's ticketed as the only natural history research center in the Middle East, but allows visitors to bypass areas that challenge their beliefs
By Ilan Ben Zion
In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, architect Deborah Pinto Fdeda looks part of the installation at the Israeli pavilion, at the Biennale International Architecture exhibition, in Venice, Italy (AP/Antonio Calanni)
May 26, 2018, 7:41 am
Real-world debates permeate Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Architecture exhibition outlines consequences of multiple claims on revered religious sites and how daily use defines monuments
By Colleen Barry
A yeshiva high school in Tel Aviv is vandalized in an apparent hate crime on May 21, 2018 (courtesy)
May 21, 2018, 6:34 pm
‘Bibi to the gas’ spray-painted on Tel Aviv yeshiva high school
Slogans daubed on building also appear to call for death of Education Minister Naftali Bennett, include phrase 'Antifa Zone'
By TOI staff
Demolition begins on the abandoned Dolphinarium building in Tel Aviv on May 15, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 16, 2018, 9:23 pm
Show’s over for Tel Aviv’s Dolphinarium eyesore
Mostly abandoned building to be razed to make way for a promenade extension, angering activists due to land windfall for owner and displacement of beloved surf school
By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress
Winner of the Eurovision 2018 song contest Netta Barzilai performs at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, on May 14, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
May 14, 2018, 10:35 pm
Jubilant Tel Aviv welcomes Netta Barzilai for Eurovision victory concert
Tens of thousands turn out to hear singer in Rabin Square after her win, Israel's first success in the competition in 20 years
By Melanie Lidman
Shoshi Rushnevsky, the founder of Restart, hopes “Makers for Heroes” will make the lives of wounded veterans a little easier. (Ben Sales/JTA)
May 8, 2018, 8:48 am
How Israel’s tech scene is helping wounded combat veterans
150 engineers team up with injured IDF veterans to devise tailor-made aids for mobility to ease return to normal life
By Ben Sales
Cyclists make their way down the highway on Stage 2 of the Giro D'Italia race from Haifa to Tel Aviv on May 5, 2018. (Fabio Ferrar/Giro D'Italia)
May 5, 2018, 10:30 pm
Israelis make strong showing in Giro d’Italia’s Haifa-to-Tel Aviv Stage 2
Thousands descend on Tel Aviv finish line as Italian rider Elia Viviani wins segment; Israel Cycling Academy riders made energetic sprints ahead of the peloton for home crowd
By Melanie Lidman
Italy's Elia Viviani celebrates on the podium after winning the 2nd stage of the 101st Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, on May 5, 2018, 167 kilometers between Haifa and Tel Aviv. (AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES)
May 5, 2018, 7:57 pm
Viviani wins 2nd stage of Giro d’Italia in Tel Aviv
Italian rider finishes the 167-kilometer leg down the Mediterranean coast in less than four hours, before thousands of chanting fans
By Agencies
Guy Sagiv, left, and Guy Niv relaxing before the opening ceremonies of the Giro d’Italia in Jerusalem, May 3, 2018. (Ben Sales/JTA)
May 5, 2018, 2:21 am
Meet the first 2 Israeli riders to compete in Grand Tour of cycling
Guy Sagiv and Guy Niv raced in Friday's Jerusalem opening of the Giro d’Italia, which is taking place in Israel for the first time
By Ben Sales
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