Donning glittery appendages that can cost up to $800, a 1,000-strong community of enthusiasts are hooked on a growing trend Share TEL AVIV (AP) — Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, ...

If you haven’t heard by now, Israel has its own mermaid. Seen frolicking in the Haifa Bay, tourism officials have offered a $1 million prize booty for solid proof she exists. If you haven’t heard by ...

On Israel’s coastal road, in an idyllic bay situated just south of Lebanon, about nine miles north of Akko, lies Achzivland, the only “country” in the Middle East that has never been engaged in any ...

Israel is in the grips of mermaid fever after numerous sightings of the mythical sea creature off its coast. One town council is taking the reports so seriously it is offering a $1 million reward to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid. Ever since getting hooked ...

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Tourists could be set to flock to a town in Israel after the local authorities were deluged by reported sightings of a mermaid. The town council of Kirvat Yam, near Haifa, has stumped up a $1.2m (£609 ...

Israel is in the grips of mermaid fever after numerous sightings of the mythical sea creature off its coast. One town council is taking the reports so seriously it is offering a $1 million reward to ...

Shir Katzenell and her son Erez, members of the Israeli Mermaid Community, pose for a portrait as they wear mermaid tails at their home in Or Akiva, Israel.AP Hadas Kellner, a member of the Israeli ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid. Ever since getting hooked ...

In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 photo, Hadas Kellner, a member of the Israeli Mermaid Community, poses for a portrait as she wears a mermaid tail at her home in Yahud, Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) In ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Last year, Shir Katzenell made a drastic life change, leaving a prestigious job in the Israeli army to pursue a childhood dream: becoming a mermaid. Ever since getting hooked ...