Posts Tagged ‘ Tel Aviv ’

Shadow City Council

Apr 30th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured Articles

Key parts of the city’s decision-making process remain concealed from the public.



Out of Control

Sep 11th, 2009 | By | Category: Uncategorized

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 | Category: Uncategorized

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 | 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 | 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 – [...]



New Plan for Wall of Skyscrapers Outrages Local Residents

Jul 21st, 2009 | By | Category: Uncategorized

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 | 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 | Category: refugees

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



Refugees Keep Out!

Jun 29th, 2009 | By | 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 | Category: green transport

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