Posts Tagged: Eilat
Helen Mirren Recalls Volunteering on Kibbutz, Hitchhiking Israel at LA Israeli Film Festival (VIDEO)
Iconic actress Helen Mirren was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, declaring her love for the "great,...
Israel Prepares for Escalation of Violence: Southern Highway Ordered Closed
In the wake of Wednesday's terror attacks in Egypt's Sinai, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot have ordered a highway...
ISIS in Sinai Threatens to Bomb Eilat in Coming Days
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt's Sinai peninsula posted a threat against Israel on its Facebook page on Thursday, saying the group would shell the...
Ambassador Dan Shapiro: US Wants to ‘Work With Israel’ Toward Two-State Solution
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said on Monday that the U.S. is seeking to "work with the new Israeli government" to make progress toward...
‘Race Against Time’ to Contain Oil Spill in Eilat
JNS.org - The Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry said Monday that the crude oil leak in southern Israel was four times bigger than first believed,...
ISIS Proclaims ‘Calpihate of Sinai’; Calls for Attacking Israel’s Eilat
The Islamic State has announced the establishment of what it called the "Sinai Caliphate" in the peninsula in a statement reported on the Saffad.com website. The...
Israeli Government Approves Plan for More Jordanians to Work in Eilat Hotels
Jordan's rate of unemployment is high in the country's south. But a proposal by the Israeli government is expected to help alleviate some of that...
USS Kearsarge Docks in Eilat, Crew Enjoying Local Shopping, Clubs
Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the U.S. 5th Fleet docked in Eilat this week after participating in exercises in the Persian Gulf, Israel's Ma'ariv...
Israel’s Defense Minister Reassures Eilat Residents Following Rocket Attack, City’s Tourists Defiant
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon assured residents of Eilat on Tuesday that their daily routines should continue as normal following the interception by the Iron Dome...
Iron Dome Intercepts Rocket Fired Towards Eilat From Sinai
Daily Telegraph - A group of jihadist fighters said earlier they had fired a Grad rocket on Eilat in retaliation for an...
Jihadist Group Claims Responsibility for Rockets that Strike Eilat
Sirens sounded in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday morning after two rockets fired from the Sinai Peninsula exploded in a planned new...
Egyptian Soldiers Send Flirtatious Messages to Female IDF Personnel
Although women are in the minority when it comes to Israeli combat soldiers, they make up 55% of field intelligence officers, a number of which...
Major Section of Israeli Border Fence with Egypt Completed, Reducing Number of Infiltrators to Near Zero
The central part of one of the largest building projects in Israel's history was officially completed on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense finished the...
Eilat For Peace
After literally years of brainstorming I think I have come up with the ultimate solution for a lasting peace between Israel and the ...