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El Al flight seen at the airstrip at the Ben Gurion International Airport. February 26, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
July 10, 2018, 12:57 am
Record 2.1 million tourists visit Israel in first half of 2018
Ministry data shows country earned more than NIS 12 billion from tourism between January and June
By Michael Bachner
Detail from Pensive David Looking Out On His City scene in new Tower of David King David Night Experience, March 2018 (Naftali Hilger)
March 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
In Jerusalem’s Old City, futuristic hi-tech illuminates ancient biblical past
Tower of David Museum aims to conquer interfaith audiences with artistic 'King David' Night Experience, opening April 1
By Renee Ghert-Zand
American singer and film star Elvis Presley, circa 1975 (Keystone/Getty Images)
February 11, 2018, 2:42 pm
40 years of Elvis in the Judean Hills
What a little diner paying tribute to the King says about Israel's place in the global arena
By Bill Slott
Hummus HaCarmel in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market, designed as an old synagogue (Courtesy Gabi Berger)
February 8, 2018, 2:48 pm
Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market is eye-popping
When's the last time you had a chance to eat at a hummus joint built to look like a synagogue?
By Gabi Berger
A tweeted composite picture that shows, at left, a picture of Israeli Jew Ben Tzion (wearing green) inside the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, and at right, the Saudi royal family with the words, "the cursed Saudi tree." (Twitter)
November 22, 2017, 2:30 pm
Israeli Jew’s ‘peace visit’ to Saudi mosque sparks Arabic Twitter storm
Though he said he felt welcome and stressed he visited in a private capacity, many protest Ben Tzion's visit to Medina, see it as ostensible sign of warming Saudi-Israel ties
By Dov Lieber
Ben Tzion at the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, Saudi Arabia (courtesy)
November 21, 2017, 2:51 pm
From Qom to Medina: Israeli Jew visits holy sites across Muslim world
Some in Arab social media fume after Ben Tzion posts photos of himself sporting Hebrew letters in Saudi Arabia's Mosque of the Prophet. I come as 'a friend,' he stresses
By Raphael Ahren
A woman sunbathing at the Setai hotel on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, August 25, 2017. (Andrew Tobin)
August 29, 2017, 2:19 pm
Hosting Conan, new hotel aims to make Sea of Galilee luxury destination
High-end Setai complex hopes to change the image of famous lake where Jesus is said to have walked on water
By Andrew Tobin
Foreign tourists train with a wooden gun as they participate in a two hour anti-terror course at the Caliber 3 shooting range, near the West Bank settlement of Efrat on July 18, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)
August 17, 2017, 2:03 am
Israeli company offers ‘anti-terrorism’ adventure to tourists
In settlement of Efrat, foreigners are taught to fire weapons, tackle assailants to help them understand Israel's counter-terrorism challenge
By Michael Blum
Moevenpick Hotel, Ramallah. (HotelsCombined.com)
July 1, 2017, 3:14 pm
It has new, low-cost, rave-reviewed luxury hotels, but Ramallah struggles to lure tourists
The PA's seat of power is well-liked by reviewers, but few vacationers are being wooed. Where Israelis are concerned, that's hardly surprising
By Dov Lieber
June 25, 2017, 2:46 pm
Love of Israel begins at home
Why touring the holy land should not be a 'one-and-done' bucket list item, but a place to return again and again
By Sally Abrams
The shark pool in Eilat's Underwater Observatory also includes walruses, stingrays and other creatures. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
January 7, 2017, 10:31 am
Sharks above your head, and other upgraded attractions in thriving Eilat
Our travel expert takes a tour of everything that's changed in Israel's southernmost city, and connects with dolphins, spectacular sunsets and ice skaters
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
From celebrity endorsements to ad campaigns, Israel’s government is courting tourists from China and India. (Itamar Grinberg, Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
December 4, 2016, 7:52 am
With Bollywood glamour and Chinese stars, Israel woos tourists from east
Tourism Ministry doubles down its efforts to bring Asian A-listers, hopes celebrity endorsements will prompt millions of visits from India and China
By Debra Kamin
Young Jewish adults from all over the world participating in the Taglit Birthright program celebrate 10 years of the Birthright program at an event held at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 16, 2016, 5:17 pm
30,000 visited Israel over the summer with Birthright
Organization says it will start offering new, seven-day trip geared at young professionals
By JTA
October 16, 2016, 2:57 pm
What to do in Israel on Sukkot
A guide of seasonal highlights and activities for all ages, sorted by location
By Deborah Dickson
September 30, 2016, 4:07 pm
Cycling across Israel — A daily journal
Father and son biked 400 miles up and down the country, bonding with each other, the IDF, and the land itself
By Jonathan Bernstein
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