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Israel / US / Travel / Business and Economy

Ford Outfitting its New Trucks with Israeli Water-from-Air Tech

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Watergen’s Mobile Box, which is capable of extracting clean water from the air, made its world debut on the Ford Ranger pick-up at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas last week.

Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

New: Tourist Groups Can Enter Israel Without 3rd Vaccine

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

During the first seven days of their stay, the “unprotected” tourists in the group will perform a PCR test every 72 hours or present a negative result in an antigen test performed every 24 hours.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Uplifting

By Jewish Press Staff

You may not have seen this in a while.

Israel / US / Travel

Israel Among Candidates Being ‘Considered’ for US Visa-Waiver Status

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reportedly told a tourist-industry gathering that Israel, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania are the four “candidates in the pipeline.”

Where Am I

Where Am I: Abandoned

By Jewish Press Staff

Hint: Abandoned and left for dead.

Where Am I

Where Am I: A Shul

By Jewish Press Staff

Which shul is this and where?

Where Am I

Where Am I: Look at those Stones

By Jewish Press Staff

What city is this, what is this structure, and where exactly is it located?

Where Am I

Where Am I: Radioactive Waste

By Jewish Press Staff

This is not a secret nuclear weapons site.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Patience

By Jewish Press Staff

We're asking about the big structure.

Government / Travel / Japan / Holocaust

The Sugihara Exclusion: Israel Bites the Hand that Fed Jews

By Nathan Lewin

Israeli bureaucrats have denied visas for the son of a righteous gentile to attend a Jerusalem ceremony in his father’s honor.

Where Am I

Where Am I: This is Not the Old City of Jerusalem

By Jewish Press Staff

Though it's easy to assume why you thought it might be.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Tourism in Israel on Road to Recovery, But That Road is Long

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is working on an outline to allow vaccinated tourists to visit Israel from the beginning of November.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Transports Grandma from Hospital Bed to Granddaughter's Chuppah

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I joined United Hatzalah to perform acts of kindness. Even kindness that's somewhat outside the ordinary.”

Where Am I

Where Am I: Under the Sea

By Jewish Press Staff

Hint: Or at least, next to the sea.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

El Al to Start Flights from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Tokyo, Renew Boston Route

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The airline had wanted to start the flights last year, but the coronavirus outbreak delayed those plans.

Where Am I

Where Am I? You Don't Need to be a Genius

By Jewish Press Staff

You don't need to be a genius to know where this is.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Makes You Think

By Jewish Press Staff

Hint: This iconic building makes you think (or we hope so).

Israel / Travel / Business and Economy / Media / Gulf States / UAE

Tourism Minister Razvozov to Open Israeli Pavilion at Dubai's Expo 2020

By Jewish Press News Desk

Expo 2020 will open next week in Dubai with the State of Israel participating for the first time.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Mountains of Torah

By Jewish Press Staff

For instruction shall come forth from Zion...

Where Am I

Where Am I: A Tributary

By Jewish Press Staff

Hint: It's not that lake, but it is nearby...

Where Am I

A Hidden Oasis

By Jewish Press Staff

Somewhere in the Judean Desert...

Israel / Travel / Egypt

Report: Egyptair to operate Cairo-Tel Aviv flights

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Taba crossing between Israel and Egypt also returned to normal operations after restrictions were put in place because of COVID-19.

Where Am I

Continuously Settled

By Jewish Press Staff

The place has seen them all.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine / Sports

Drowning Teenage Surfer Rescued at Ashkelon Area Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I intubated him right away and a lot of liquid came out of the boy’s lungs."

Where Am I

Under Siege

By Jewish Press Staff

There's a good reason historians remember this location...

Where Am I

Name Those Rabbis

By Jewish Press Staff

At this corner, these two great Rabbis meet forever in Israel.

Government / Travel

El Al Offered $50 Million in Aid from Government, But There's a Catch

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Arkia and Israir have also been offered multi-million dollar grants by the government.

Where Am I

Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy!

By Jewish Press Staff

How well do you know Israel? Can you identify a location with glance or a hint?

Featured / Israel / US / Travel / China

Israel Inaugurates Chinese-Operated Haifa Bay Port, Large Ships Can Now Dock

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The US warned that it would no longer be able to dock in the Haifa port if the Chinese took over managing it.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

Erdan, Mayorkas Discuss Admission of Visiting Israelis Without US Visas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“It is time for the citizens of Israel to feel the close relationship with our most important ally when they want to visit,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.

Headline / US / Travel / Coronavirus

Israel Adds US, 17 Other Countries to COVID-19 High Risk List

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Health Ministry data show that 141 Israelis infected with coronavirus returned from the US from end of June to end of July, constituting 0.24% of all returnees.

Travel / Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS

Delta Passengers Outraged After Ben & Jerry’s Served on Flight to Israel

By Israel Hayom

Passengers handed back the anti-Israel ice cream to the flight attendants.

Travel / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / North African States

Two Israeli Airlines Launch First Ever Direct Flights to Morocco

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israir flight left Tel Aviv at 8:15 A.M. local time with about 100 people on board, including the Israeli businessman Rami Levi.

Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

No Tourists in Israel Before August

By Jewish Press News Desk

The spike in Coronavirus infections from the Delta variant has raised red flags.

Headline / Israel / Travel

First Vaccinated Birthright Israel Group From America Lands in Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The participants—vaccinated students from the United States—arrived for a 10-day educational tour, visiting such places as the Golan Heights, Safed, Jerusalem, Masada, the Dead Sea and Tel Aviv.

Government / Travel / Coronavirus

Israeli Health Ministry Issues New Guidelines for International Entry and Exit

By Jewish Press News Desk

To date, 5,403,739 have received their first dose of the vaccine, 5,054,606 the second.

Israel / Travel / Diaspora

Delegation of American Jewish Leaders to Visit Israel in First Post-Pandemic Travel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Dubbed “A Journey Home,” the group plans to be there from May 26-31, during Memorial Day weekend in the United States.

Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

Israel to Begin Receiving Vaccinated Tourists on May 23

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In the first stage of a phased plan, a limited number of tour groups will start to arrive, with individual travelers being admitted at a later date, says Tourism Ministry.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Gulf States / UAE

Day After Etihad Lands in Israel, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Announces NIS 89 Flights to Tel Aviv

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The flights from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv will be available three times per week in April, moving to daily flights in May.

Travel / Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Coronavirus

UAE, Israel Discuss Establishing Quarantine-Free Travel Corridor

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Foreign Ministries of the two nations are negotiating terms of the agreement with the aim of finalizing and implementing the agreement in April 2021.

Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

Israel Deploys Rapid COVID-19 Testing at Ben Gurion Airport

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The test has a 100% success rate in identifying people who are infected.

Israel / Travel

Tel Aviv Ranks Among World’s Top Six Culinary Destinations

By Israel Hayom

The other cities on “Food and Travel” magazine’s list are Palermo, Chania, Vienna, San Sebastian and Marseille.

Israel / US / Travel / Coronavirus

US Threatens Ban on El Al Over Rescue-Flight Exclusivity

By Israel Hayom

With Israel’s national carrier the only airline operating flights for Israelis stranded in America due to the COVID closure of Ben-Gurion Airport, the Transportation Dep’t is threatening to prevent El Al from landing in the U.S.

Israel / Travel / Coronavirus

Los Angeles COVID-19 Variant Discovered in Israel as Country Closes Skies

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

January is emerging to be the worst month Israel has experienced in regards to COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak in the country over a year ago.

Israel / US / Travel

American Airlines to Launch New Direct Flights Between New York and Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Flights will feature kosher food available for pre-order and kosher wine.

Israel / Travel / Photo of the Day / Sports

Who Are All these Santas And Why Are They Playing Volleyball on Tel Aviv's Beach?

By Jewish Press Staff

The first Hebrew city's reputation as a hub of outdoor activity has been bolstered in the age of Corona.

Middle East / Levant / Travel / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Israeli Government Launches Fund to Promote Normalization with Arab Countries

By Eliana Rudee

The goal is to “encourage organizations, notably stemming from Israel’s civil society sector, to tell the ‘Israeli story’ to diverse global audiences utilizing social media.”

Travel / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Gulf States / UAE

Western Wall Prepares for Tourists from UAE, Bahrain

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new Kotel brochures in Arabic were produced in honor of the Abraham Accords signed with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and countries which will hopefully follow in their footsteps.

Terrorism / Israel / Iran / Travel / North African States

After Assassination of Iranian Scientist, Israel Puts Out Travel Warning for UAE

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Counterterrorism Bureau put out on Monday a Basic concrete threat, the third most severe level.

Headline / Travel / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Netanyahu Personally Welcomes First Commercial Flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“There is a great opening here for trade, the economy and tourism that, in effect, makes for a truly new and different Middle East,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Travel / News Briefs / Gulf States / UAE

First Direct Tourist Flight from Israel to UAE Touches Down in Dubai

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We are here today to normalize the normalization in reality,” says Hussein Suleiman, the leader of a delegation of Arab businessmen aboard the flight.

Israel / Travel / Gulf States / UAE

Discounted UAE Airline to Start Direct Flights to Israel, No Visa Necessary

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

UAE and Israeli citizens can visit each other’s countries visa-free, owing to the recently signed Abraham Accords.

Government / Travel

Israeli ‘Air Force One’ Ready for Takeoff Within Two Weeks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Upgraded Boeing 767 includes defense systems against cyber and missile attacks, and a conference room equipped with encrypted satellite communications mechanisms.

Featured / Israel / Travel

Report: El Al Plans to Restart Passenger Flights in October

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

On Oct. 12, El Al plans to resume flights along its main routes to New York, London and Paris.

Travel / Gulf States / UAE / Kosher Food News

Report: UAE National Carrier Emirates to Launch ‘Kosher Arabia’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“With recent developments, we expect that demand for kosher food in the UAE and region will grow quickly,” says Emirates Flight Catering CEO Saeed Mohammed.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

United Airlines Starts Nonstop Chicago-Israel Fllights

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Throughout 2020, United has been the only carrier to maintain continuous daily service between the U.S. and Israel.

Israel / Travel / Business and Economy / Gulf States / UAE

Israir to Launch Tel Aviv-Dubai Flights in October

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Israeli aviation is going to completely change,” says expert Yossi Fischer. “The UAE understands what a wonderful opportunity they have and they know the Israeli market well through the companies they own.”

Israel / Travel / Photo of the Day / Gulf States / UAE

Tel Aviv Extends Visually Stunning Invitation to UEA Tourists

By Jewish Press News Desk

Six of the UAE's most distinctive and impressive landmarks were sculpted from sand at Tel Aviv's Geula Beach.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Coronavirus

Report: El Al Extends Ban on Passenger Flights Until End of September

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli airline is extending the unpaid leave of most of its 6,080 employees • El Al CEO: “There is still a significant way to go until the restart of scheduled flights.”

Israel / Global / Travel / Coronavirus

(Partially) Open Skies: Israel to Accept Foreign Tourists in September

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel partially reopened its skies this week, with visitors from “green countries” exempt from quarantine upon arrival.

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