Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and is considered the economic and cultural center of the country.

The city was founded in 1909 by the Yishuv and was given township status within the Jaffa municipality in 1921 before becoming independent from Jaffa in 1934. Today, it has a population of almost half a million people and is the second-most populous city in Israel after Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv has a reputation for being the "party capital" of the Middle East, and in 2020 it was recognized as the "Vegan Capital of the World," with over 400 vegan or vegan-friendly restaurants across the city. The city is also famous for its open acceptance of LGBT culture and hosts the largest pride parade in Asia every year.

The city has a diverse population, with Jews forming 91.8% of the population, Muslim and Arab Christians making up another 4.2%, and the rest being split between various other groups. Experts have estimated there to be about 50,000 unregistered foreign workers also living in the city.

Tel Aviv is divided into nine districts, the oldest being Jaffa. It is home to the internationally recognized Tel Aviv University and is seen as a cultural center for Israel's creative arts scene.

An estimated 2.5 million international visitors travel to Tel Aviv annually, making it the 5th most visited city in the Middle East and Africa.

Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a unifying ‘East-West’ sound together

The program brings youth orchestras from across the country, training young musicians to carry forward a musical language of fusion that has been developed over years.

MAY 28, 2026|ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA

Tom Cohen conducts the youth program of The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in Tel Aviv, May 2026.

The new Factory 54 café at TLV Mall.

Coffee, design, and a European vibe: The new venue opening in Tel Aviv

FACTORY 54 CAFE opens a new branch in Tel Aviv featuring a European-inspired design, curated coffee and cocktail menu, and continues its BOOK CLUB cultural initiative.

MAY 27, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at a ceremony at Mount Herzl, for the Ethiopian Jews who died while making their way to Israel. May 14, 2026.

Netanyahu asks District Court to cancel testimony in trial due to diplomatic, security matters

Netanyahu’s attorney, Noa Milstein, told the court that, if needed, Netanyahu’s chief of staff could come to the Tel Aviv District Court, or any other place the judges ordered, to explain the matter.

MAY 27, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

New Happy Hour at Molam.

Only 440 Baht to set the table: Molam’s new Thai happy hour

Molam restaurant at the Har Sinai complex in Tel Aviv launches a new happy hour featuring five rotating Thai dishes for NIS 39 per diner and a 30% discount on cocktails, wine, and beer.

MAY 26, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Dan Hotels’ Grill Room restaurants in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv to reopen Wednesday

The two steakhouses will resume full operations on March 18, with protected spaces available for diners if needed.

MARCH 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grill Room Tel Aviv

A stranded Israeli in Florida longs to return home to war - opinion

Stranded in Florida during the war, an Israeli longs to return to Israel, where sirens are a reality and history is unfolding in real time.

MARCH 16, 2026ByHOLLY CIN

El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

PARFOIS opens Petah Tikva store, relocates Azrieli Tel Aviv branch

City Time Israel says the two projects, backed by about NIS 2 million, are part of the brand’s continued expansion in Israel.

MARCH 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Parfois

Netivot shows how Israel’s periphery can become its center - opinion

Netivot merges innovation and faith, turning Israel’s periphery into a thriving hub.

MARCH 14, 2026ByBARBARA SOFER

Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, at the inauguration.

After New York: The NOAM HAZAN brand returns with a pop-up in Tel Aviv

Israeli brand NOAM HAZAN opens a pop-up at Ramat Aviv Mall, Mar 11–24, with the new collection, bags, wallets, jewelry, and special gifts for shoppers.

MARCH 14, 2026ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

NOAM HAZAN.

Shelter gaps in Israel’s old neighborhoods leave Israelis scrambling for protected spaces

While Israel has required buildings since 1969 to include a communal shelter and buildings from 1993 to include safe rooms, over half of Israeli homes did not have them in 2024.

MARCH 12, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv man arrested for robbing apartment damaged in Iranian missile strike

Following his arrest, investigators began to suspect that the man may have been involved in a robbery at the club “Shalvata” in Tel Aviv before Operation Roaring Lion began.

MARCH 12, 2026BySHIR PERETS

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Russia unlikely to join Iran in war against Israel, US - opinion

Russia balances regional influence without engaging in a full-scale war alongside Iran.

MARCH 11, 2026ByEDNAN AGAEV

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

After 11 days, missile damage in Israel only a fraction of Iran war in June

The most damage reported to the Tax Authority's hotline has been in Tel Aviv where 4,609 damage claims have been filed.

MARCH 11, 2026ByELA LEVI-WEINRIB/GLOBES/TNS, HILIT YANAI-LEVISON/GLOBES/TNS, YUVAL EINHORN/GLOBES/TNS

Tel Aviv Scene, Operation Roaring Lion, March 2026

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Zutt, Tel Aviv: To look for donkeys and find a pizza kingdom on Shaul Hamelech

MARCH 10, 2026ByYANIV GRANOT/WALLA!

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