Israel’s booth at the World Travel Market tourism fair in London. Photo by Israel Kasnett. (JNS) — On the eve of Jewish year 5785, the Israeli Tourism Ministry has published an overview of the state of the country’s tourism industry […]
The departure hall at Ben-Gurion Airport, April 4, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A new digital entry procedure for visitors to Israel from visa-exempt countries is being postponed until next year, officials announced on July […]
Courtesy Athletes for Israel Instagram Is there a Middle East element to the National Basketball Association championships? Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving showed up to Game 2 of the Finals on June 9 with a keffiyeh hanging from his backpack. […]
An El Al airliner takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. Oct. 25, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90. (JNS) — In a reflection of growing ties, Florida will soon be the only U.S. state where El Al will service two major cities, […]
Christian college students from the U.S. touring Israel on a nine-day Passages visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this week. Courtesy of Passages. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — It is being dubbed the “Christian Birthright.” The group of 120 American […]
The Western Wall plaza and the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem’s Old City. Dec. 23, 2021. Photo by Lee Aloni/Flash90. (JNS) — Israel is the fifth-safest country in the world for tourists to visit, according to data on the […]
Israel’s U20 National played against Auburn University Tigers Men’s basketball team at Jerusalem’s Malha Arena on Aug. 2. Credit: Courtesy. by Howard Blas (JNS) — Busloads of American Jewish teenagers arrived at Jerusalem’s Malha Arena to watch Israel’s U20 National […]
Members of the Auburn Tigers basketball team tour Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, as part of a trip to Israel to play ball, Aug. 3, 2022. Credit: Yad Vashem. (JNS) — As part of a trip […]
Photo courtesy Delta Airlines After years of advocacy, the Southeast once again has a much easier way of getting to Israel. Delta Airlines will offer direct flights between Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, starting May 10, […]
Graphic courtesy Auburn University Auburn University is set to make history as the first Power 5 basketball team to do a preseason tour of Israel. Auburn will play three games against Israeli national teams during the July 31 to Aug. […]
NBA Hall of Famer, two-time world champion and team USA Olympic gold medalist Ray Allen conducts a training session for kids at the YMCA in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2022. Credit: Gali Tibbon/America’s Voices in Israel. by Josh Hasten (JNS) […]