Bicycle

KAN 11 news director Itzik Barashi killed in bicycle accident on Highway 44

Barashi was 56 at the time of the accident, according to Maariv, which occured while he was riding along the highway with a group of friends.

KAN News camera director Itzik Barashi.
MOUNTAIN BIKERS race along the trails of Israel’s Western Galilee during Winner Epic Israel, which will return to the region in October for the first time since the war forced the closure of the trails nearly three years ago.

Mountain bikers head north as Winner Epic Israel announces return to Galilee after 3 years of war

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip

Illegal drugs and distribution equipment, pictured here, was seized from an Tel Aviv lawyer's apartment on August 11, 2026.

Israeli lawyer arrested after drugs disguised as eyelash remover arrive in cargo shipment


Google Maps introduces Jerusalem bike routes feature

In Jerusalem, there are a little more than 100 kilometers of open bike paths to explore, all regulated.

Picture of Google's new bicycle navigation service displaying a Jerusalem route

Jerusalem reveals plans to triple city’s bike lanes by 2023

At the center of the project will be a bike lane at Jerusalem's HaMesila (Railway) Park in addition to the existing lane connecting Malha train station to the Central Bus Station.

Children ride their bicycles on an empty road during the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, September 30, 2017.

Friends of the IDF supporters to cycle across Israel

32 participants, including wounded IDF combat veterans to cycle over 250 miles across the country.

Bike riding in the Arava region.

Regulate e-bikes

Many are now stressing that electric bicycles and scooters should be considered the equivalent of motorbikes and subject to the same laws and regulations.

 A man rides an electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, in downtown Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018.

Tel Aviv's iconic green bicycles en route to Jerusalem

The rental service has faced stiff competition in recent months from Chinese bicycle-sharing service Mobike.

Tel Ofan 370

Ministries play electric bike blame game

Katz says need for increased enforcement while Erdan calls for special licensing process.

Electric bicyclists use a bike path on Ibn Gvirol, Tel Aviv on Tuesday. A study by NGO Or Yarok  in 114 local councils found bike lanes in only 18% of the areas surveyed.

Pedaling on two wheels through Israeli history

Cycling culture has gone hand-in-hand with modern Israel’s development and suffered just as many growing pains.

People enjoy a bike ride along Tel Aviv’s promenade.

Young couple trying to prove human kindness killed by ISIS

“Evil is a make-believe concept we’ve invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans holding values and beliefs and perspectives different than our own."

A general view shows the town of Khorog, Tajikistan

Chinese bicycle-sharing ventures expand operations in Israel

The bicycles do not need parking stations because they come with a built-in lock.

A man holds his mobile phone displaying the Mobike app next to a parked bicycle

Jerusalem gearing up for Giro

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people around the world identified Jerusalem as the host of major sporting events, rather than as the location of the usual Mideast conflict-related news item?

Members of the country’s only professional team, the Israel Cycling Academy, will take part