Tiberias

Purete: A laid-back chef restaurant near Lake Kinneret - restaurant review

The restaurant looks like a laid-back kibbutz eatery with lots of plants and has a cozy vibe.

|ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
A meat dish served at Purete
Antiquities robbers arrested after damaging Roman-period cave in Galilee. January 19.

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

The suspects caused severe damage to the site, which is located in a protected antiquities area.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Defense Minister Israel Katz called for the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority to develop a multi-year plan to address earthquake preparedness.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Bullet found on the hood of a car belonging to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's office director on December 18, 2025.

Ben-Gvir’s office director files police complaint after finding bullet on hood of her car

The car was "near her [the director's] home" when the bullet was found, and a complaint has been filed with Israel Police.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Good meat on the Kinneret

All of the main courses come with the salads, fresh bread, and a choice of a side dish of rice, French fires, baked potatoes or sweet potatoes.

MARCH 1, 2019ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
El Rancho Steak House

Tiberias Mayor targeted by death threats over Saturday public buses

Since Cobi's decision to operate public transportation in the city on Saturday, threats to the mayor's life have increased.

MARCH 1, 2019ByALON EINHORN
Tiberias Mayor Ron Cobi

Tiberias begins public transportation on Shabbat, residents divided

Tiberias Mayor Ron Cobi, known for his anti-haredi rhetoric, allowed buses to operate on the Jewish day of rest

FEBRUARY 10, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Egged bus

29-year-old ultra-Orthodox mother of 5 wins Tiberias Marathon

Deutsch started her running career only three years ago.

JANUARY 6, 2019ByCASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG
Runners in the 2016 Jerusalem Marathon jog uphill ahead of some 25,000 others who took part in the event

The Rambam's tomb in Tiberias was inaugurated 'with great splendor'

Approximately 700,000 visitors flock to the tomb of Maimonides every year, and this year the visitors would be able to witness the new addition to the place.

DECEMBER 31, 2018ByALON EINHORN
The Rambam's tomb in Tiberias was inaugurated "with great splendor"

Tiberias mayor says there are enough haredim in his city

“I want the haredim to continue to develop - outside of Tiberias,” he said during his interview on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 4, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON
The Rimonim Galei Kinneret Hotel in Tiberias, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Religious youths attack teen girl for 'immodest' clothing

No arrests were made yet, in the Tiberias incident.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Graffiti and signs in Beit Shemesh tell people to wear only modest clothing

Grim picture of North's earthquake prep painted at emergency Knesset meeting

“There are 3,000 families that still have no solutions."

JULY 13, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS and Defense Committee’s Home-Front Readiness Subcommittee chairman Amir Peretz (center) hosts a Knesset meeting on Thursday about the country’s readiness for earthquakes.

Israel's north continues to quake: 3 more mild earthquakes reported

Israel's north has been shaken by a string of earthquakes in recent days, with experts fearing a "big one" may still yet be due.

JULY 8, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A panoramic view of Tiberias on the shores of Lake Kinneret.

Earthquake hits Israel's north, for the third time in a week

Residents in the cities of Tiberius and Safed reported light tremors.

JULY 5, 2018BySARAH LEVI, SAMUEL THROPE
Safed 521