Petah Tikva

Beyond the headlines: Not who we are - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Police arrest a total of 16 suspects related to the murder of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka

Two minors and an additional suspect were arrested for their ties to the case. The police claimed to have known their identities and the fact that they participated in the attack against Zalka.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli Police

Petah Tikva teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex offenses against student

Sharon, who was an English teacher at a middle school, committed the offenses over a period of about two years, when the student was between the ages of 12 and 14, according to the prosecution.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Cocaine in a carpet? Police thwart attempted smuggling

Three residents of Petach Tikvah tried to smuggle cocaine to Israel from Peru using an unconventional method.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByWALLA!
(From right) Lior Amunah, Aviel Elgarbali, Tamiro Molla, defendants in the cocaine carpet case

IDF soldier killed during violent criminal shootings across Israel

Police stated in both incidences that the attacks were criminal in nature rather than terror attacks.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Violent incident at Gan Shmuel in northern Israel where one person was killed on August 16, 2023.

Nini Choo: Revisiting Petah Tikva's Japanese restaurant - review

Just walking into the glass-walled restaurant, with pictures of cherry blossoms, geishas, and other Japanese motifs, makes you feel cool, in every sense of the word.

JULY 15, 2023ByGLORIA DEUTSCH
Nini Choo

Running up the wall at Petah Tikva Museum of Art

Gary Goldstein’s visual elixir of comic-book violence and heroism plus Jewish sensitivity.

JULY 3, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
ARTIST GARY GOLDSTEIN: My work is very fragile and ephemeral.

Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen to lead IDF's Widows and Orphans division

"This organization represents the sacred values of the State of Israel in my eyes," Cohen stated on his commitment to the group.

JUNE 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at the IDF Widows and Orphans new headquarters' opening, June 24, 2023.

Petah Tikva man runs over, stabs man who 'put spell on his daughter'

The investigation revealed that the man believed that the victim had "bewitched" his daughter by casting a spell against her.

MAY 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Photo of a helmet lying on ground with bicycle trapped underneath a car in the background during a road traffic accident involving a bike crash. (illustrative).

Beilinson Friends Forum hosts event for cancer innovation in Israel

A generous endowment from Drs. Susan and Henry Samueli is expected to give cancer treatment and research in Israel an extra leg up.

MAY 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Gal Markel Director of the Davidoff Center and the Samueli Institute in Bilinson The couple Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli Dr. Eitan Wertheim Director of the Bilinson and Sharon Hospitals and Finny (Pinchas) Cohen Yore Association Friends of the Medical Center

Blaze near the Dead Sea, Highway 90 closed for traffic

Four major fires broke out across Israel on Monday, with dozens of firefighting teams and multiple planes fighting against the flames.

MAY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wildfire near the Segula industrial zone in Petah Tikva, May 22, 2023

Wolt Israel expands food-delivery services to 17 new towns nationwide

The 17 localities now serviced by Wolt span the Petah Tikva and Netanya areas and will let residents order from hundreds of restaurants and businesses.

MAY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Wolt courier scooting toward a hungry Haifa resident.

Man arrested, suspect of seriously injuring wife in Kafr Bara

The woman was evacuated to hospital in serious condition with a head injury.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A police car at night.