Tel Aviv (Israel)

Egypt's Morsi is Hamas' new best friend

2012-11-23 03:00:00

The chameleon is finally showing his true colors. Since taking office in June, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's not-so-new president, has been equivocating, trying to balance Egypt's longstanding diplomatic and financial relationship with the West with his true...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday

2012-11-21 04:34:00

WEATHER: Sunny, high near 57. Tonight is expected to be clear, with a low around 44. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Big Ten move a defining one for Maryland president Loh: The University of Maryland's decision...

U.S. must recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital

2012-08-14 08:21:00

At first glance, Jerusalem appears to be the quintessential capital city: The sprawling, modern metropolis is home to Israel'sparliament, the Knesset, and courts, ministry buildings, monuments and museums dot the surrounding area. Lining the main...

Baltimore family travels to Israel as an ancestor is honored

2012-02-25 15:12:36

A respected Palestinian physician established and ran his own hospital in Jaffa nearly 80 years ago, when the Mediterranean seaport was the cultural and commercial center of Palestine. The 55-bed stone building originally bore the name of Dr. Fuad I....

Bombers hit port in Israel, killing 10

2004-03-15 00:00:00

ASHDOD, Israel - Two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up yesterday at Israel's heavily guarded seaport here, killing 10 other people and wounding at least 20 others in the first successful militant attack on a strategic target in more than...

Behind bars, Palestinian orchestrates move to truce

2003-06-25 00:00:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank - He was the prize catch of an Israeli army sweep through the West Bank 14 months ago, and he stands accused of helping to instigate the Palestinian uprising and ordering the killing of Israeli civilians. But from his Israeli jail...

'Road map' to peace delivered in Mideast

2003-05-01 00:00:00

JERUSALEM - After months of delays and debate, diplomats formally delivered yesterday an outline of the U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan called the "road map" to the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers. When and in what form the two sides will...

Palestinian militants accept cease-fire

2003-06-26 00:00:00

JERUSALEM - Three Palestinian militant groups agreed yesterday to halt attacks on Israel for three months, an accord that remained tenuous as violence continued on both sides, and local militia leaders said a formal truce was not yet a certainty....

Back-to-back suicide blasts kill 2 Israelis, rattle Mideast truce

2003-08-13 00:00:00

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel - Fracturing an already shaky 6-week-old cease-fire, two teen-age Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up in successive attacks yesterday, killing two Israelis and wounding 11 others. The bombings, at a mall in this small...

Photographer captures lost world of Tel Aviv

2013-05-23 06:28:00

The Jewish Daily Foreward reporter Renee Ghert-Zand writes about a photographer capturing the faces and places of mom-and-pop shops in Tel Aviv: One morning a week, Assi Haim roams the streets of the old neighborhoods of Tel Aviv with his camera and...

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange extends trading day to overlap with U.S.

2013-05-23 07:40:03

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) - Trading hours on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will be extended by one hour next month to overlap more with Europe and the United States, in a bid to attract more foreign investors to Israeli stocks and bonds....

Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says

2013-05-23 04:18:02

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain...

In 1908 Tel Aviv was just a big sand dune. Born in 1909, the city today feels like San Diego. Of the almost eight million people in the country, more than three million live in the greater Tel Aviv area. The relative prosperity among Israel and its neighbors is striking.

2013-05-01 19:58:58

The Israeli coast from Tel Aviv to the border of Lebanon is dotted with interesting sights. The thriving city of Haifa is home to the main temple of the Baha'i Faith. Its founder, Baha'u'llah, is buried in Israel.

2013-04-30 20:34:21

. At least 39 Palestinians and three Israelis have died since conflict began four days ago.

2012-11-17 00:00:00