Netanya

Likud candidate Avi Slama wins Netanya's special mayoral race

The newly elected mayor secured a first-round victory, defeating three other candidates and officially concluding the election campaign.

Avi Salama, the newly elected mayor of Netanya, celebrates his victory after the polls close in the Netanya mayoral election at his campaign headquarters in Netanya, January 20, 2026.
An illustration of an Israeli voting at the ballot box.

Netanya prepares for elections after mayor passes away

South African Jews, aged 60 and over, recently arrived via a Jewish Agency aliyah project, meet at Telfed - South African Zionist Federation in Raanana.

Homeward bound: Why South African Jews are making aliyah to Israel now - opinion

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Suspect caught at Ben-Gurion Airport after Kadima shooting, while drugs were found in Netanya


The View: Dinner in Netanya with... a view - review

Views, however important, are secondary to the food, so we went along to try it out and see if it lived up to the established reputation of its partner and forerunner.

 The View

Vert Wellness Festival is summer camp for adults

The wellness festival was like a holiday camp for adults, an opportunity to set daily troubles aside and surrender oneself to 72 hours of retreat for body and soul. 

 Vert Wellness Festival is summer camp for adults.

A biblical mission of the modern day: Saving Netanya's sea cliffs

God created a beautiful world for man. Often, we remember to protect it only when confronted by potentially disastrous situations. It is up to us to be one step ahead.

 Boulders are seen falling down the sea cliffs to the beach below in Netanya, Israel.

Portuguese: Israel's perfect restaurant, but for meat-lovers only - review

Don’t go if you aren’t a carnivore, as meat in all its incarnations is what Portuguese is all about, and smoked meat in particular.

 Portuguese

Maccabi Haifa clinches Israeli League Championship

The title is the Greens’ third in a row under head coach Barak Bachar, who is said to be leaving the club for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia.

 MACCABI HAIFA players celebrate on the pitch after their 5-1 victory over Maccabi Netanya, a result that clinched the Greens’ third straight Israel Premier League title

Benjamin Netanyahu basks in ‘perfect’ Shield and Arrow op

Netanyahu returns to regular business after 'perfect' campaign in Gaza, discusses gas transfer with Cypriot president.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a weekly cabinet meeting, May 14, 2023.

Moving to Israel too easy for this woman - she made aliyah twice

Risa Goldstein Shapiro moved to Israel twice. Now she looks forward to seeing the next generation grow up in Israel.

 WITH PARENTS Rosalie and Sandy Goldstein.

Wolt Israel expands food-delivery services to 17 new towns nationwide

The 17 localities now serviced by Wolt span the Petah Tikva and Netanya areas and will let residents order from hundreds of restaurants and businesses.

 A Wolt courier scooting toward a hungry Haifa resident.

Viet Taam: A return to a kosher Vietnamese culinary delight - review

The popular Vietnamese restaurant in Netanya, Viet Taam, has recently expanded. Proprietor Rabbi Jean-Pierre Fettman said he will be involved in Israeli-Vietnamese diplomacy.

 Viet Taam

Israel hoping for breakthrough with Saudis during US security advisor visit

Announcing his trip on Thursday, Sullivan said Washington was working hard to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, last July: Saudi Arabia is not able to give up the American defensive shield, and believes Israel has a role in securing this.