Lessons from Israel’s programs for the disabled

Published on August 15, 2012

In a crowded living room in the dilapidated suburbs of Jaffa, the delegates from the Special Needs Study Mission from Los Angeles gathered closer to hear the testimony of an Israeli woman with severe disabilities tell the story of how proper intervention changed her life in countless ways. The program, which is subsidized by the State of Israel, provides Etty S. with home visits from a social worker, an emergency button to contact round-the-clock medical help, and perhaps most importantly, organized excursions with other disabled people in the vicinity.

Palestinian principal punished for Israeli beach party

Published on May 29, 2012

A Palestinian principal was punished over a spontaneous beach party that emerged during a field trip in Israel.

Arab restaurant torched in Jaffa

Published on October 31, 2011

An Arab-owned restaurant in Jaffa was torched and graffiti pointing to a price-tag attack was spray-painted on its walls.

Actors play doctor in Israel during week-long tour

By Hollywood Jew
Published on June 20, 2011

Jaffa Mosque bombing plan was to be blamed on right wing Israelis

Published on May 17, 2011

An Arab-Israeli crime mob planned to bomb a mosque in Jaffa and pass it off as an attack by right-wing settlers, police discovered.

Jaffa rally protests Islamic Movement advances

Published on March 2, 2011

Jewish right-wing activists demonstrated on a main street in Jaffa to protest what organizers see as the "Islamic Movement gaining control over the city." At least 16 counterdemonstrators were arrested during Wednesday's march as a result of clashes with police.

Israeli nonprofit representatives meet

Published on March 1, 2011

Hundreds of representatives of Israeli nonprofits met to discuss how to improve their own organizations and the entire sector. The first Future of Nonprofit Summit Israel met Monday in Jaffa, a follow-up to the Future of Jewish Nonprofit Summit in New York last July. The summits are an initiative of REACH3K, a company that consults nonprofits on their development and fundraising strategies, and CAUSIL, a Maryland-based consultancy firm.

Haredim riot in Jaffa over excavations

Published on June 16, 2010

Hundreds of haredim rioted in Jaffa, attacking police officers with bricks and rocks, over an archeological dig.

Real life comedy at the flea market in Jaffa, Israel

Published on August 10, 2007

Here's all we know: A wacky college student on a Taglit-birthright trip to Israel found a kindred spirit at the flea market in Jaffa . . .

Jaffa flea market offers bargains and co-existence

By Sarah Price Brown
Published on November 16, 2006

The magic of the Jaffa Flea Market derives from both its past and present. The market began as a small bazaar in the mid-19th century. It is a rare remnant of the old Middle Eastern way of life in this modern Jewish country. But the market is also a place where Jews and Muslims work side by side as neighbors and friends.