45,000 runners from Israel, abroad run in Tel Aviv Marathon The event’s organizers released 59 yellow balloons at the start of each race, in a symbolic gesture to the hostages still captive in Gaza. JNS Staff March 1, 2025
Israel laces up for Tel Aviv Marathon Thousands of runners and tens of thousands of spectators are expected to participate in Israel's biggest annual sports event. JNS Staff Feb. 25, 2025
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv mayors re-elected in first votes since Oct. 7 Israelis headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal elections postponed due to the Hamas-led terrorist attack. Joshua Marks Feb. 28, 2024
Tel Aviv bars nonprofit’s Sukkot events after public fiasco on Yom Kippur The decision came after secular protesters forcefully prevented Rosh Yehudi, an outreach group, from holding a gender-separate Yom Kippur service. Sept. 28, 2023
Religion and politics clash on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv The secular-Orthodox divide has grown wider. Etgar Lefkovits Sept. 26, 2023
Netanyanu blasts protesters for disrupting Yom Kippur service in Tel Aviv "To our astonishment, specifically in the Jewish state, on the holiest day for the Jewish people, left-wing demonstrators rioted against Jews during their prayers," said the prime minister. Sept. 26, 2023
Rabbis blast Tel Aviv mayor for ban on traditional Yom Kippur service The Coalition for Jewish values claimed Ron Huldai's move "will preclude public prayer in accordance with Jewish tradition." Sept. 21, 2023
Tel Aviv mayor: ‘Dictatorships only become democracies again with bloodshed’ Ron Huldai spoke at a demonstration against the judicial reform plan. Feb. 13, 2023
The Israeli left’s violent rhetoric and phony ‘apologies’ It’s hard to believe that the anti-government propagandists could sink any lower, but they managed this week to outdo themselves. Ruthie Blum Feb. 5, 2023
