A crush of world leaders and their security details mixed with Buddhist monks, rabbis, novelists and Internet entrepreneurs at Israel’s splashy, high-profile 60th anniversary celebration this week. The festivities at the “Facing Tomorrow†conference in Jerusalem stood in stark contrast to the destruction Wednesday in Ashkelon, where two people were wounded seriously in a rocket… More ▸
A wave of terrorist attacks continued throughout the weekend here, prompting calls by government leaders for Israelis to prepare for tough times and per-severe in the search for peace. A 49-year-old Israeli from Ashkelon was stabbed to death Sunday in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, apparently by two Palestinian construction workers building a… More ▸
The sounds are strange, the smells are different, but the “Shalom” is the same greeting used by Jews all over the world. It is used by Israelis whose parents came from Germany, Poland and Morocco. Now the greeting is offered with the same intent and meaning by dark-skinned Ethiopian children playing on a lawn in… More ▸
Israel’s new billion dollar electric power station, the largest in the country, went into operation last weekend. The first of two coal-fired generating units at the new Rutenberg plant in Ashkelon produced 100 megawatts of electricity on its first day. Output will be boosted gradually to 550 megawatts over the next few months. The power… More ▸
Ashkelon held its second funeral in less than two weeks Wednesday for a local resident stabbed to death in Gaza and the town seethed with fury. Strong police re-enforcements prevented anti-Arab violence. Police warned Arab workers from the nearby Gaza Strip to stay away from Ashkelon for the time being, for their own safety. On… More ▸
Yisrael Kitaro, a 43-year old taxi driver from Ashkelon, was fatally stabbed in a garage near the Madina Square in Gaza Tuesday. His assailant escaped. Kitaro was the second Israeli from Ashkelon to be stabbed in Gaza in the last 10 days. On September 27, Haim Azran, 35, died of stab wounds inflicted while he… More ▸
A plaque honoring the late King Mohammed of Morocco was removed from the newly named Peace Square in Ashkelon Monday barely a week after it was dedicated at ceremonies attended by Premier Shimon Peres. Mayor Eli Dayan said the plaque was removed for cleaning and maintenance. It had been repeatedly vandalized with paint, hammer blows… More ▸
Tension erupted into incidents of violence in Ashkelon Monday where an angry crowd of more than 2,000 attended the funeral of Haim Azran, a 35-year-old Ashkelon resident fatally stabbed by an Arab assailant in the Gaza market Saturday. Feelings were exacerbated by the dedication of “Peace Square” in Ashkelon Sunday in honor of the late… More ▸
Official ceremonies naming a square in Ashkelon in honor of the late King Mohammed of Morocco were cut short Sunday when Rabbi Meir Kahane and followers of his extremist Kach Party invaded the municipality offices, smashed windows, overturned furniture and threatened the clerks. Premier Shimon Peres, the principal speaker, had difficulty making himself heard over… More ▸
Two Knesset members have demanded a full scale inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the killing of four terrorists who hijacked a Tel Aviv-to-Ashkelon bus on April 12 with the intention of taking its passengers hostage. Ehud Olmert of Likud and Victor Shemtov of the opposition Labor Alignment agreed today that the facts must be ascertained… More ▸
