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Sending Money to Asia from Israel: Remittance Services Guide (2026)

Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 +0300

Sending money home is one of the most routine and highest-stakes tasks in the lives of Israel’s Asian worker and expat community. Filipino caregivers, Thai agricultural workers, Indian tech professionals, and workers from Nepal, China, and beyond collectively transfer hundreds of millions of shekels out of Israel every year — supporting families, paying mortgages back home, and funding children’s education.

Silenced No More: New October 7 Report Names the Asian Toll

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0300

A new report from the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children, Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled, puts a number on something Israel’s Asian communities have lived with for two and a half years: October 7 was a multinational atrocity, and Thai workers were its single largest foreign-citizen casualty group.

Tourismo Filipino

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0300

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Tourismo Filipino is an Israeli-owned travel agency based in Manila (Makati), operating since 2010 under a Philippine Department of Tourism license. The agency specializes in custom Philippines trips for Israelis: private tours, organized group tours (12–17 days), jeep safaris, island-hopping, honeymoon packages, family trips, and day tours. Destinations cover Palawan, Boracay, Bohol, Cebu, Banaue, and dozens more islands across the archipelago. Hebrew-speaking support is available throughout every trip.

Filipina Killed in Haifa Missile Strike Was the Family's Daughter-in-Law, Not Their Caretaker

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0300

Lucille-Jane Gershevitz, a 29-year-old Filipina who moved to Israel to be with the man she loved, was killed on Saturday night alongside her husband Dima (42), and his parents Vladimir (73) and Lena (68), when an Iranian ballistic missile struck their residential building in Haifa, causing three floors to collapse.

Filipina Caregiver Mary Anne de Vera Killed in Iranian Missile Strike on Tel Aviv

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:58:00 +0300

Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, a 32-year-old Filipina caregiver from Basista, Pangasinan, has been identified as the first person killed in Israel during Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes on February 28, 2026. She was pregnant with her first child. She was killed while helping her elderly patient reach a bomb shelter — choosing to stay with the woman she cared for rather than flee to safety alone.

Children of Foreign Workers Fight for Right to Serve in the IDF

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:21:00 +0300

Children of Foreign Workers Fight for Right to Serve in the IDF
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They were born in Israeli hospitals, grew up speaking Hebrew, attended Israeli schools, and joined the Scouts. But when their classmates received draft notices, these teenagers — children of migrant workers from the Philippines, Thailand, Ivory Coast, and elsewhere — discovered they were invisible to the system they call home.

Philippines Struggles to Implement Israel Arms Ban

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:29:00 +0300

The Philippines government has announced it will stop placing new orders from Israeli defense companies, but the country’s deep reliance on Israeli military systems makes a complete break nearly impossible.

East & West - The Asian Grocery That Bridged Cultures in Israel

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:44:00 +0300

In the bustling heart of Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market, a unique story of cultural adaptation and business growth unfolds. What began as a single, modest shop catering specifically to the culinary needs of Thai and Filipino migrant workers has blossomed into East & West, Israel’s leading chain of stores dedicated to Asian food and cookware.