Naomi Campbell parties in the desert with Idan Raichel and belly dancers
A soiree near Eilat for the supermodel’s 42nd birthday
View ArticleIf the Mitt fits, wear it
The Republican presidential candidate comes to town, and tax hike trepidation fills the front pages
View Article‘Racist,’‘extremist,’‘lacking in vision’— Romney not a hit among Palestinians
Republican contender ‘outdid the Israeli apartheid state,’ according to one commentator
View ArticleBahá’í Shrine voted most beautiful structure in Israel
YNet News: Azrieli towers top-ranked building in Tel Aviv and Mamilla Avenue leads votes in the capital
View ArticleWhy Obama won’t break bread in Israel
King David Hotel will be ready for Passover when president arrives
View ArticleRare return allows re-reading of reclusive Roth
As he turns 80, a new documentary — opening Wednesday in New York — examines the career of the world’s pre-eminent Jewish author
View ArticleIsraeli arrested for making threat to kill Obama
Suspect from Afula, apparently mentally unwell; two right-wingers also briefly held; protesters at President’s Residence urge Pollard’s release
View ArticleObama en route to Israel for first state visit
Air Force One leaves Washington for Tel Aviv as US president kicks off three-day Middle Eastern trip
View ArticleTranquil dwellings: The story of Mishkenot Sha’ananim
A New Orleans merchant bequeathed $60,000 to the Holy Land and chose Sir Moses Montefiore as his executor. The result: the first modern Jewish neighborhood outside the Old City
View ArticleFawltless towers? Fierce competition raises hotel standards on King David Street
For 60 years, the King David ruled the roost unchallenged. Then came the Citadel and Mamilla. From the fall, the Waldorf Astoria will be jostling for your custom across from the Old City walls
View ArticleThe escapist
How Livni spent a morning talking about religion but thinking about negotiations, and the rest of the day succesfully avoiding reporters
View ArticlePaula Abdul to get Kotel bat mitzvah
American singer and reality-show star to meet with President Shimon Peres; Beyonce may be planning 2014 performance
View ArticlePeres is ‘sababa,’ Paula Abdul gushes
Media personality says she is ‘overwhelmed with gratitude’ on her bat mitzvah visit to Israel
View ArticleA Jerusalem landmark renovates for a new era
The Inbal Hotel, with an eye on local competition, updates its iconic look
View ArticlePamela Anderson’s holy honeymoon
After quietly remarrying Rick Salomon, ‘Baywatch’ star and hubby fly to Israel, visit Dead Sea, stay in King David Hotel suite
View ArticleFriedman accepts ‘Aleppo Codex’ prize
Former Times of Israel writer receives $100,000 in ceremony at the King David Hotel, organized by the Jewish Book Council
View ArticleHow did the Arthur Hotel become #1 on TripAdvisor?
The latest Jerusalem addition to the Atlas Hotels chain receives consistently good reviews. Here’s why
View ArticleA bruised tourism industry vows to keep its chin up
With jittery visitors canceling in droves, travel and hotel execs report losses in the hundreds of millions of shekels
View ArticlePakistan raps ‘Homeland’ for depiction of Islamabad
Officials complain hit TV show portrays city as a ‘grimy hellhole’ where terrorists are granted government protection
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