Safety

Will jet skis be banned from the Kinneret? The new regulation that could save swimmers

The Kinneret Cities Association is considering setting a maximum quota for motorized vessels allowed on the lake at any one time, following severe overcrowding and danger to swimmers.

A jet ski owner who was recently fined NIS 15,000.
An El Al aircraft.

After Flydubai incident: Should Israelis prefer flying blue-and-white?

People walk and ride bicycles on empty streets in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, September 21, 2026.

Freedom of worship demands both physical safety and sanctuary autonomy - editorial

A HAREDI (ultra-Orthodox) family packs their belongings in Belgium as they prepare to make aliyah.

European Jews migrate for unparalleled reasons now – opinion


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Almost 93% of German pilots sleep during flights, survey reveals

A German pilots’ union warns of rising cockpit fatigue, with most pilots admitting to in-flight naps amid staffing shortages and packed flight rosters.

Planes of German air carrier Lufthansa are parked as Lufthansa pilots start a strike over a wage dispute, at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany September 2, 2022.

Protecting the cockpit: The new partition that guards against hijackings

Southwest Airlines is adding a retractable cockpit barrier to new planes in response to rising security concerns, marking another step forward in the evolution of flight safety.

Safety partition by Southwest Airlines

What a 40-year-old Golf crash test reveals about your car’s safety

Germany’s DEKRA tested a 2nd-gen VW Golf, once among the safest cars of the 1980s, in a modern crash test. The alarming results show the risks of driving an old car today.

The Old Golf: "Little Chance of Surviving the Collision"

Th crossover that made competitors stop laughing at Dacia jokes

Bigster is a car Dacia never expected to produce: Hybrid like a Toyota, equipped like a Chinese model, and priced higher than ever. Can Renault’s low-cost brand now challenge the major competitors?

Square, rugged, straightforward, and much less flashy than usual

How to survive summer vacation: Information to keep home, play areas safe

When September finally rolls around, a classroom’s worth of Israeli children will not return to kindergarten or school. They will have died.

An illustrative image of a baby reaching for a knife.

We all share responsibility to report cases of domestic, sexual violence - opinion

We cannot leave the detection of distress and the act of helping solely to the authorities or professionals. Each of us carries the ability – and the obligation – to pay attention, ask, and report.

Women block King George St. in Tel Aviv in protest against government inaction concerning domestic violence

Critical timing: Why the first and last minutes of a flight are the most dangerous

Studies show that 80% of air accidents occur during the first and last 11 minutes of a flight, meaning pilots must maintain absolute focus during this critical window.

 An Iberojet airplane, to be operated by Arkia for the TechAir round-trip flights to and from Tel Aviv and New York.

After three children die in 24 hours, child welfare organization advises caution this summer

Over the past five years, some 236 children were killed in traffic accidents and another 79 from drowning, according to data collected by Beterem.

 Ramot residents are locked in an ongoing struggle over the public swimming pool

Council of Europe: United to keep Europe a safe home for the Jewish people, now and in the future