'I've never been to Israel, but I'm ready to move here and start from scratch – for love'
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: a Russian expat willing to give up the life she built in Italy for an Israeli happy ending, and a couple who bonded in high school over their shared love of navigating the wilderness with nothing but a map
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This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: a Russian expat willing to give up the life she built in Italy for an Israeli happy ending, and a couple who bonded in high school over their shared love of navigating the wilderness with nothing but a map

Photos by Tomer Appelbaum
01:02 AM • January 09 2026 IST






