Jerusalem zoo

Elephant diplomacy: Ambassador marks mark 72 years of Thai-Israeli relations with zoo visit

“The Thai elephant is very important, they are in the heart of Thai people. They are the symbols of living diplomacy, the good relations between Thailand and Israel,” Vichienpuntu said.

|BySAM HALPERN, MATHILDA HELLER
Thai ambassador to Israel, Boonyarit Vichienpuntu, in front of the elephants at Jerusalem’s Tisch Family Zoological Gardens. June 4, 2026.
Meir Shalev

Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives

The 28th Docaviv festival runs through June 6, featuring Israeli and international documentaries, masterclasses with Oscar winners, retrospectives, and a focus on politics, culture, and music.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, at the inauguration.

Netivot shows how Israel’s periphery can become its center - opinion

Netivot merges innovation and faith, turning Israel’s periphery into a thriving hub.

|ByBARBARA SOFER
Uriel Nuri, employee of The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo employee succumbs to wounds sustained in leopard attack

The employee sustained severe injuries to the neck and upper body, and was declared dead after prolonged resuscitation efforts at Hadassah-University Medical Center.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Monkey business: Primate escapes from zoo in Rishon Lezion

The monkey was later tranquilized in order to be transported back to the zoo.

AUGUST 30, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Monkey escapes zoo

Grapevine: Animal husbandry

MAY 19, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A black-handed spider monkey swings on a rope over the artificial lake at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Passover break of biblical proportions...

... at the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens.

APRIL 20, 2016ByYAEL BRYGEL
A child and a penguin have a moment

Watch: Elephant at Jerusalem zoo presents 'gift' to Thai ambassador

Asian elephant, brought to Israel in accordance with request by Yitzhak Rabin, delivers $1,500 check to diplomat for wildlife hospital in Thailand.

NOVEMBER 5, 2015ByREUTERS
Thai ambassador receives 'gift' from an elephant at Jerusalem zoo

Israeli veterinarians arrive to Tbilisi, to help salvage devastated zoo

A team of Israeli veterinarians are in Georgia after a severe flood destroyed the capitol city's zoo and killed 16 people.

JUNE 16, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Rihanna the rhino at the Safari Zoo

Environment Ministry once again without a minister

The Environmental Protection Ministry emphasizes that most of its operations are continuing as normal.

FEBRUARY 17, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surveys scene of Arava oil spill

A night at the zoo

A trip on the wild side offers a look at what happens after most visitors have gone home.

AUGUST 11, 2011ByLIAT COLLINS
A rare glimpse of the red panda.