Bat Yam Seafront

Bat Yam Seafront (Hebrew: רצועת חוף בת ים), or Bat Yam Beachfront, runs along the Mediterranean seashore of the city of Bat Yam, Israel. The 3.5km coastal strip adjoins the Tel Aviv Promenade to the north, and is mostly used for leisure and recreational activities and open to the general public, mainly as bathing beaches, a boardwalk and parks.

Bat Yam Boardwalk

A sculpture by Rachel Timor, a sailboat on the Bat Yam promenade, 1998

Bat Yam Beaches

In July 2017 Bat Yam's beaches were named amongst Israel's most beautiful beaches by Ynet.[1] The beaches include:

Sea Palace
Surfers Beach
Jerusalem Beach
The Three Rocky Shores
Le-Dugma Beach
The Riviera
Marina beach
Palm Beach
Shirat Hayam (gender separated bathing)
Thai Beach
Al Gal

In history

Binyamin Kahane (1911–1956), Israeli Air Force officer and pilot, gliding on Bat Yam Seafront, date unknown

In March 1937, during the Arab revolt in Palestine, two people were killed on Bat Yam beach in an Irgun operation.[2]
On August 7, 1943, Lehi paramilitary member Eliyahu Giladi is thought to have been buried on the Bat Yam Seafront after he was executed by his fellow members.

The future

In September 2020, Globes reported that the Municipality of Bat Yam had applied for planning permission to build a new marina for luxury yachts.[3]

External links

Official website (in Hebrew)

References

Gilad Carmeli (5 July 2017). "A look at Israel's most beautiful beaches". Ynet. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur, Religious fundamentalism and political extremism, Routledge, p. 101, 2004.
Shani Ashkenazi (30 September 2020). "Marinas could replace some Israeli beaches". Globes. Retrieved 26 March 2021. The six cities that have applied for planning permission to build the new marinas are Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Nahariya, Haifa, Hadera and Netanya.

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[1] Gilad Carmeli (5 July 2017). "A look at Israel's most beautiful beaches". Ynet. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[2] Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur, Religious fundamentalism and political extremism, Routledge, p. 101, 2004.

[3] Shani Ashkenazi (30 September 2020). "Marinas could replace some Israeli beaches". Globes. Retrieved 26 March 2021. The six cities that have applied for planning permission to build the new marinas are Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Nahariya, Haifa, Hadera and Netanya.