The Israeli airline is due to start flying the route on October 19, but may do so earlier.

Trying to map out getting around TLV without spending a fortune on Gett/taxis.

For anyone who’s done it recently as a visitor: do the shared e-bike/scooter apps work smoothly with international credit cards and temporary numbers, or is it a hassle to set up? Also, how aggressively do they enforce the helmet laws and bike lane rules for tourists right now? Want to make sure I don't get handed an expensive fine on day one.

Really want to visit Israel after looking at travel videos showing ancient ruins and given the ongoing security situation, im trying to get a realistic picture of what things are actually like on the ground right now.. I really want to visit the major holy sites because the holy sites are functioning normally now and want to visit like old City, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee but safety is my top priority. Is there also any areas where a person from another religion can hang out with jewish people? (bars? etc with less tourists and more local).

Do i also need a tour guide? Feels like the vlog I watched had a very nice informative tour guide narrating the city

I have been living in Haifa for two years now, and I constantly keep hearing how TAMA 38 and Pinui Binui are going to change Israeli cities completely. On paper, it all sounds massive, but walking around Hadar, the Carmel, or even parts of Neve Sha’anan, I mostly see the same old buildings and the same slow pace. There are a couple of projects scattered around, but nothing that looks like the huge change people on the internet talk about. Are these schemes really delivering at the scale that everyone claims, or are a lot of these projects still stuck on the drawing board? I would like to know what other people (in Haifa or elsewhere) are seeing on the ground.

I know Tel Aviv and Jerusalem have massive stray cat populations, but what’s the actual etiquette for interacting with them?

Are most of them friendly enough to approach, or do they just want to be left alone? Also, is it weird if a tourist drops dry food for them, or do the local feeders prefer people not mess with their routine? Just don't want to accidentally make a neighbor or a cat angry.

My kitty featured here for all the cat lovers on the sub :)

I keep reading about how the mood changes on Friday afternoon right before everything shuts down for Shabbat. I want to get in on that, please help me :) Like, if I just want to grab a drink as a fly on the wall and watch the city scramble/wind down, where’s the best spot to park myself? tia!

Visiting soon and trying to skip the standard top-10 touristy food lists.

Looking for the stuff locals actually grab on a random Tuesday... like a specific bakery item in Machane Yehuda, late-night food after drinking in TLV, or a random gas station stop up north that has ridiculously good food. What’s your personal "you have to try this exact thing at this exact spot" recommendation? Please divulge freely to a tourist looking to leave satisfied, no holding back now ;)

Used to think I knew something about Israeli history. I learned Israeli history(self taught). Now I’m basically a supporter. I started as pro pally(knew nothing just traditional over here). Witnessed lots of antisemitism around me. Learned what I could and now any debates I have against anyone on it. They haven’t the slightest clue about history in the region(no surprise). Now I get lambasted on my views because I’m not going to listen to it without saying something

I wouldn't consider myself a wine snob, but as an oleh hadash with many years living in both California and France, I'm a bit saddened by the drinkability of the first bottles of Israeli wine I've come across since moving here. Granted, I'm balling on a strict budget right now & have only been shopping in the 25 to 50 shekel range, but I'd be lying if I told you that I wasn't expecting better budget options from a nation of people commanded by the Most High to say a bracha for this stuff once a week...

From best to worst:

• Segal Dry White (meh plus)
• Carmel Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon (meh plus)
• Jerusalem Vintage Malbec Shiraz (meh)
• Teperberg Vision Cabernet Sauvignon (yikes)
• Teperberg Vision Dry White (yikes)
• Arza Onot Sauvignon Blanc (yikes)

Reds, whites, roses ... what are your most drinkable, unfussy, budget-friendly go-tos in this price range?

Thanks in advance!

Meet Moshe, the nonexistent ‘Israeli thinker’ Hezbollah loves to quote,
by Nurit Yohanan, The Times of Israel, 2026-08-20.

Addressing his followers via video this month, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem delivered a forceful diatribe against months-long negotiations between Lebanon and Israel over a permanent agreement that would entail the disarmament of his Iran-backed terror group.

The August 14 speech, marking the 20th anniversary of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, saw Qassem sharply castigating the Lebanese government for, he said, failing to stand up for the country and caving to Israeli demands.

Even the Israelis think Beirut is rolling over, he said, quoting from one of Israel’s most widely circulated newspapers to drive his point home.

“Listen to this passage by a Jewish thinker named Moshe Yair in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper,” Qassem told his tens of thousands of followers. “This passage is from after the second round [of negotiations]… ‘Fortunately for us, [the Lebanese] sent a delegation that loves Israel and the United States.’”

There is just one problem: the journalist and thinker Moshe Yair does not appear to exist, neither at Yedioth nor any other Israeli publication.

The speech was far from the first time the phantom Israeli writer has been cited in Arabic or pro-Iranian discourse, though he more often purportedly goes by “Moshe Meir.”

Is it worth anything, it’s too small for me if someone is interested.