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Life At Tel Aviv Women’s March, Jews Disagreed About Occupation, but Not About Trump
The 80 shirts I’d printed were snapped up by the early arrivals before the Tel Aviv Women’s March even started. By 8pm after my shirts were all gone, I tried to get to the front of the rally with my fellow planners, but there were just too many people. So instead I proceeded to circumnavigating…
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Fast Forward A ‘Cheeky’ 50-Foot-High Plea to Trump on Jerusalem Embassy
An Israeli developer has draped a 50-foot-tall sign on the facade of a Jerusalem building advertising himself to Donald Trump as the man to build the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Trump promised to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv during his campaign, a pledge made but never fulfilled by several other American…
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Israel News 300 Women Rally in Tel Aviv in Defiance of Trump
About 300 Americans, Israelis and dual nationals, including a handful in pink pussy hats, waved Hebrew and English signs and chanted outside of the United States embassy in Tel Aviv in a sister rally to the Women’s March on Washington. Protestors spoke for women’s and LGBT rights and democracy and against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in…
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Israel News Women Plan Anti-Trump March in Tel Aviv — but Split Looms Over Occupation
An anti-Trump protest coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington is set to take place outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv on Saturday. But protesters are split about whether to make Israel’s policy toward the Palestinians a key focus of the demonstration. Pantsuit Nation Israel, an offshoot of the pro-Hillary Clinton Facebook group in…
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Fast Forward No Java for You! Israel Warns of Lead in Ubiquitous Cafe Coffee Machines
Tel Aviv’s famous cafe culture received a blow today when the Israeli Health Ministry warned Israelis to steer clear of coffee shops after finding unusually high levels of lead in industrial coffee makers in restaurants, cafes and hotels. The Health Ministry and Economy Ministry announced nationwide testing for all coffee makers, with recalls of those…
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Fast Forward A Cure for Tel Aviv Traffic? City Unveils Car-Share Program
In Tel Aviv, heavy traffic and a lack of parking can add hours to commutes. Now, the city municipality has taken a small step toward alleviating the road congestion with a new car-share program that will begin in the fall. Drivers will be able to rent from a fleet of 260 automatic Hyundai cars around…
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Fast Forward 2,000 March in Tel Aviv for Unity Rally After Soldier’s Guilty Verdict
JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 2,000 Israelis gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to call for unity in society in the wake of the manslaughter conviction of an Israeli soldier who shot a downed Palestinian assailant. The rally on Saturday night was initiated by IDF Capt. Ziv Shilon, who lost his arm in a…
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The Schmooze 39 Things for Jews To Eat, Watch, Read and Do on Chrismukkah
We’ve compiled a list of 39 things to eat, watch, read and do on Chrismukkah. The only hard part now is choosing! Go out for (or make!) hot chocolate Get your sugar rush at one of these restaurants, cafes or bars open on December 24 and 25. • Try Max Brenner’s Pumpkin Spiced Mocha: hot chocolate…
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