The best currency to carry in Israel, plus transport links from Bratislava Airport to Vienna
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Q&A: Travel unravelled
The battle to save Israel's biblical-era desert dogs
Monday 09 April 2012
A kennel devoted to the survival of the rare Canaan is facing eviction by the government, says Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem
Philip Hensher: The Swedes have the right idea on binge drinking
Saturday 24 March 2012
Anti-Arab soccer fans rampage in shopping centre – but no arrests
Saturday 24 March 2012
Buoyed by a home win, Jewish fans of football club Beitar Jerusalem this week rampaged through a nearby shopping centre following an evening match, attacking Arab workers and shoppers in one of the worst racial brawls seen in the city in recent years.
Behind closed doors
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Simon Annand gained access to A-list dressing rooms to shoot the stars. As a new exhibition opens, he shares some backstage secrets with Charlotte Cripps
Simon Annand: Behind closed doors
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Simon Annand gained access to A-list dressing rooms to shoot the stars. As a new exhibition opens, he shares some backstage secrets
Lesson in extremism at Israel 'peace' school
Monday 13 February 2012
Attacks on co-existence projects have raised fears they are being targeted by Jewish activists
EU 'should block finance for Israeli settlements'
Wednesday 18 January 2012
'Radical action' urged to tackle illegal expansion in Jerusalem
'It's bigger than Harry Potter': fans queue for Jerusalem's curtain call
Saturday 14 January 2012
Theatre lovers have camped outside the Apollo theatre in London for up to 36 hours to secure the last tickets to the most acclaimed play in the West End.
Donald Macintyre: Inhabitants of 'Area C' have been neglected
Thursday 12 January 2012
If nothing else the EU report is a sign that the international community has woken up to the problems of Area C – including what it describes bluntly as the "forced transfer" of Palestinians from their land.
Sexism and the state of Israel
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Driven by a theology that refuses to grant women equal rights, ultraorthodox Jews have begun to flex their misogynist muscles. But, says Catrina Stewart, a fightback has begun
Diary: Chin up, Ed. Nobody likes you, but your job looks safe
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Ed Miliband has not had a good start to the year. There has been a run of unhelpful stories, and now an opinion poll which suggests that the only opposition leaders for a generation whose popular standing was worse than his were Michael Foot and Iain Duncan Smith. The latest survey by YouGov, for The Sunday Times, showed that 20 per cent think Miliband is doing well, but 66 per cent say he is doing badly. That is a score of minus 46.
Ehud Olmert faces new corruption charges
Thursday 05 January 2012
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted on new corruption charges.
Israel accused over 'provocative' new homes in Jerusalem
Friday 30 December 2011
Israel has been accused by the UK of hampering peace efforts with another "provocative and deeply counter-productive" step after authorities approved construction in sensitive areas of Jerusalem.








