Bat yam

Far-right activist Mordechai David barred from approaching Standing Together leader Alon-Lee Green

The decision adds Green to a growing list of journalists, public figures, and left-wing or anti-government activists who have publicly accused David of intimidation tactics. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Right-wing activist Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv, in central Israel, on February 1, 2026.
People walk at the beach in Bat Yam, central Israel, on a cold winter day, January 9, 2026.

IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover

An investigation by Walla revealed that he was not being treated at the Defense Ministry Rehabilitation Division and was not known to have sought assistance in the past.

|ByHODAYA RAN, AVIHAI CHIIM
ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.

Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion

When missiles fall, hundreds of thousands of Israeli seniors cannot reach safety, and the state still has no plan to protect them.

|ByORLY SIVAN
The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025

WATCH: Bat Yam residents reflect on another Iran conflict after devastating missile impact in 2025

Dario Sanchez speaks with locals about whether they feel prepared for the possibility of another round of conflict with Iran.

|ByDARIO SANCHEZ/THE MEDIA LINE

Moving thought

Renown dance authority André Lepecki speaks his mind in Israel

FEBRUARY 21, 2019ByORI J. LENKINSKI
A PERFORMANCE of Iris Erez’s ‘Locally.’

What is the most densely populated city in Israel?

Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel.

FEBRUARY 20, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
HAREDIM GATHER en masse in Bnei Brak. Is their leadership’s political model sustainable?

Dreaming impossible dreams?

“I grew up in a poor neighborhood in Bat Yam, where nobody cared about aesthetics. Everybody was too busy fighting their daily battles. All people thought about was how to survive."

JANUARY 24, 2019ByCARL HOFFMAN
VIEW OF a Liran Ben Ivgi architectural project

Suspected incendiary balloon found in Bat Yam

This follows several cases of incendiary balloons landing in the Jerusalem area, which is also at a significant distance from Gaza.

OCTOBER 11, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Bat Yam

Italian marble, a column of buckets and lots of bubble gum

There is ‘Plenty’ to enjoy at Bat Yam’s Ben Ari Museum for Contemporary Art as it kicks off with new management and an exciting new exhibition.

JUNE 20, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Art from the exhibition 'Plenty' at Bat Yam's Ben Ari Museum for Contemporary Art

Here’s what 9 million shekels look like in EMS vehicles

APRIL 24, 2018ByRAPHAEL POCH
The Jerusalem Post

Trump strategist Tzvika Brot running for Bat Yam mayor

Ultimately, the banners and balloons with Trump’s name in Hebrew that were distributed in Israeli shopping malls did not impact the election.

MARCH 27, 2018ByGIL HOFFMAN
Bat Yam

Woman crushed by crane in Kfar Saba

Soon after the crane fell, Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene, which was near a shopping center at the Ra’anana junction.

FEBRUARY 18, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Following the collapse of the crane in Kfar Saba

Man suspected of murdering wife in Bat Yam

An investigation is looking into the circumstances regarding the incident.

JUNE 11, 2017ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
Israel Police and Magen David Adom.

Dance: Urban entities

Willi Dorner’s ‘Bodies’ is performed at the March Hare Festival in Bat Yam.

MARCH 23, 2017ByORI J. LENKINSKI
Bodies in Urban Spaces, Athens