Posts Tagged ‘ Tel Aviv ’

Out of Control

Sep 11th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv’s affordable housing plan remains on paper, while rents continue to rise.



Tel Aviv Demolishes Old Bus Station, May Replace New One

Aug 9th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Tel Aviv

This month, Tel Aviv’s derelict Old Central Bus Station became history. The much-maligned New Central Bus Station may soon follow suit, while a New New Central Bus Station is still in the planning stages.



Asylum Seekers Win Respite

Aug 4th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Featured Articles

After a difficult summer, intense public pressure convinced Israel’s government to partially suspend its anti-foreigner crackdown.



Israel Expels African Refugees from Tel Aviv

Aug 4th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

Photo by Oren Ziv, courtesy of Activestills.org.
This past weekend, a couple friends and I helped four Sudanese families move out of Tel Aviv. We rented a van (which of course broke down mid-move), loaded up their possessions along with some furniture donated by several kind people, and set off for Nazareth, Hadera and Ashdod – [...]



Skyscraper City

Jul 21st, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Tel Aviv

A dramatic plan that would change the face of Tel Aviv is likely to be approved, despite the adamant opposition of residents and charges of sloppy and unprofessional planning.



Refuge, Yes… But Not in Tel Aviv

Jul 18th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

A few days after T and S, refugees from South Sudan, had their first daughter, they were forced to leave Tel Aviv. By Florentine Lempp.



Do Not Oppress the Stranger

Jul 4th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: refugees

This week, Israel began arresting foreign workers and asylum seekers. A photo essay.



Refugees Keep Out!

Jun 29th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

Israel’s new point man on refugee issues spouts some pretty shocking opinions in an interview with Haaretz.



The Two-Wheel Solution

May 23rd, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: green transport

I recently joined the Tel Aviv Bicycle Association, an organization that advocates for bike-friendly planning in the city.



Mayor, Meet the Greens

May 10th, 2009 | By Jesse Fox | Category: Uncategorized

A rapprochement (perhaps) in Tel Aviv.