Inside Israel's Worst Slum (Crime, Junkies, Red Lights District) 🇮🇱

I spent a night in the worst slum in Tel Aviv, just a 10-minute walk from the upscale center of the city. It is a completely different world, with drug addicts, homeless people, migrants working illegally, and much else. But it also has some amazing people and underground parties in the most unexpected places ...
0:00 Intro
1:13 Neve Sha'anan, a neighborhood of migrants from all over the world
3:34 Walking the streets of Neve Sha'anan
6:20 Red Lights district Tel Aviv
7:13 Threatened by Migrant Dealers
8:18 Turkish People in Israel (Jewish and Muslim)
12:10 Underground migrant parties
16:00 Inside the abandoned central bus station
20:24 Outro
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[@insightfulNomad]

Even in a tough place like this, you meet friendly people! I plan to go back to this area during the day to show some of the amazing food you can find here from all over the world. Hope you enjoyed!

[@oscarnobel2474]

this guy is amazing he must film in a movie

[@oscarnobel2474]

by the way the Turkish man is amazing

[@michaellime5797]

Very disrespectful & unfair to show lady requesting change

[@ivannna252]

It's actually nice. I wouldn't mind living there based on the video. There are people walking their pets and almost no homeless people on the streets. Israel has a low crime rate.

[@ToriHalfon]

Last night I watched a video about a bad neighborhood in Philly that was really shocking. Tonight the worst neighborhood in Tel Aviv, is like any normal city in the US.

[@ozachar]

Indeed, the worst place in Tel Aviv (I live there). How many street shooting in a year? Zero. How many people being mugged on gunpoint? Zero. How many women raped on a side street? Zero. You can be a lone woman and still walk your dog there at night. Tel Aviv, one of the best, safest, and most fun party beach cities in the world.

[@themishmish101]

You don't live near the old bus station. Tistemi et hapeh.

[@waitaminute2015]

There's a KZbinr called Coco girl who says assault on women is common? I'm not saying she is right, probably lying, but I wonder what the truth is?

[@LisaLisa-mo2tg]

For the first time in my life watching youtuber doing the other side of israel.. Thank you. Mlove from malaysia land of peace..

[@insightfulNomad]

Thank you!

[@npet6842]

That's not rough really . North America and Europe is way worse .

[@insightfulNomad]

True

[@CJCGaming]

Its always interesting to see slums in the developed world. Usually people don’t believe me when I say that my country (Canada) has some really bad slums. It’s not too hard to find 3rd world living conditions in the developed world

[@insightfulNomad]

I believe you. It’s even worse in the U.S

[@nixster6611]

Depends where ur from In montreal u have good places

[@Magictrend101]

Diont call canada developed anymore.canada is now officially a 3rd world, Thanks to your handsome cute PM and yaara sacks and freeland

[@waitaminute2015]

Having running water and a working toilet is a luxury, even if everything else is bad.

[@GPBKM]

Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not "slums"... LOL The Slum of Israel looks like high-end neighborhood compared to the slums we have here in the USA... Tel Aviv slum looks clean and safer... I live in San Francisco, and our slum neighborhood is called "Tenderloin"... It is literally a cesspool of homelessness, crime and human feces are everywhere on the streets!!! Your video made me laugh! I would live there!

[@GPBKM]

@@y25151956 , LOL... Probably in the good side of Baltimore... Come to San Francisco, you'll see what shady really is!!! 😂😂😂

[@ivannna252]

Agree

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

Our slumhole on the east coast is Washington DC. People live in a huge White House, on Capitol Hill and Potomac Falls. It’s disgusting and so are the people.

[@y25151956]

@@GPBKM nah there is no good side in Baltimore, I been to every state aside from Alaska and Hawaii the worst major city is Baltimore

[@SplinterAce]

Cause South of Tel-Aviv is far from being "the worst slums in Israel" I can guarantee you that some neighborhoods on the south cities of Israel are far worse than the slums of San Francisco

[@louisdewit4429]

End of the seventies this was a fine, very lively typical working class area with old fashioned Berlin type of apartments. I had friends living there and loved it. It was before the then new Busstation was even build and we still had the old Tagana haMerkazi. A totally messy overcrowded noisy full of oriental music and food stands square with bus platforms and surrounding streets used for busstops and shops everywhere. SO atmospheric and walking distance to the center. It was all abandoned late nineties and later demolished. Times gone by. In those days one could rent an apartment in good north part of Tel Aviv for a few hundred dollars. Wages were very low then. שלום

[@niccolomedici4482]

Thanks for bringing back memories.

[@jonboysetser]

Like your work,keep it up!

[@petejames1326]

the phillipino bar with karaoke was so beautiful ☺🤭😵‍💫👀

[@y25151956]

Filipinos are the friendliest people I ever met God bless them

[@ronzloof]

Filipinos are wonderful people .

[@daniel8848]

i have to tell you those slums are looking much better then they used to be, i remember i used to walk there after work to catch the mini busses that are nearby in 2014 and that place and those alleys were filled with rats running around every corner, people screaming, moaning sounds and a lot of shady people in every corner.

[@insightfulNomad]

The rats are still there, but you are right there are less homeless people and junkies than there used to be

[@SteveFirefly777]

Slums are some of the most vibrant and friendly places. But, unfortunately, poverty comes with many other negative side effects.

[@Lmbl24180]

Its not look like slum, it's clean area no garbage, compare to other states slums. Should see slum in Europe, USA, South America states, other Middle East region like Jordan, Istanbul,Asia like Insia, Bangladesh, Pakistan.

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

Guatemala, Mexico, Bon Aire, Haiti..

[@freejay3]

i ive in Israel and even i wouldnt go there at night Interesting vid

[@Superplatanoman]

can you show the richest part of tel aviv

[@insightfulNomad]

Can’t afford it (:

[@niv2516]

Israel has a pension and health insurance law for everyone, including illegal immigrants. When they leave quite rarely, they receive the pension money. As a banker I handled Sudanese, Filipinos, Africans and Chinese who left with hundreds of thousands of shekels, they take care of the whole family with these amounts. The funniest are the Sudanese, some are supporters of the regime in Sudan and some are against, and from time to time there are wars between them, but both sides prefer to remain in Israel😂

[@jonboysetser]

Didn't know Israel accepted foreign workers,would have loved to have known years ago.

[@zb3495]

Many yes. South Asia and Africa in particular

[@itay1207]

a lot of them are illegal refugees

[@DiSsiLLutioned]

I heard all israeli people get money by the government every month.. if that's true then why the homelessness and poverty?

[@reunier1]

​@gurcharankalra1657 who told you everyone in Israel get monet from the government? Only the poor receive government assistance. But those living in this area are mostly ilegal migrants. Apart from some medical help they don't receive other assistance.

[@DiSsiLLutioned]

@@reunier1 oh is it? My friend is a Russian jew met him in goa .. seen him get money and this is what he told me... he some ashkanazi jew. I always thought all Israeli get money from government... thanks for letting me know its not true..

[@TipHat]

I loved the Joseph parts. What a friendly cool turkish guy! Respect.

[@hengyan6232]

hhaahhaha，as a Chinese, I am sosososo surprised by that "wanted" Chinese poster. hahahah. 有意思！！

[@Bittzen]

哈哈，我朋友告诉我以色列没有很多中国人，但是看起来他说的错了。以色列可能没有唐人街，但是有很多不合法的华人的移民。我要去

[@skarasik4021]

Why isn’t there trash on the sidewalks? It’s too clean to be a slum. 🤣

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

That looks way better than any city in California. Mexico seems way more dangerous too. Interesting experience with the Turkish business owner. I’ve had encounters with Turkish people in the US. Most own businesses, and are EXTREMELY friendly and gracious people. Seeing it in other countries really reinforces that stereotype of the average Turkish expat being extremely friendly and successful.

[@ceaser31]

A Jew who served in the Turkish army. Normally, only Muslim Turks choose the military profession. Jews and other minorities join the army just to complete their compulsory military service, but as far as I know, no one chooses it as a profession, until I saw this video of yours. I have to say I was quite surprised.

[@Lmbl24180]

In Ottoman time, now Istanbul and other regions there was Jewish community there

[@user-hg9mv6ld3b]

Awesome Video.

[@insightfulNomad]

Thanks!

[@balogbea82]

I remember when we use to go to shopping to tahana merkazit, it was incredibly cheap, mostly chinese crap, but they had everything.

[@ahmeddahir85]

insha¨Allah one day I am coming visit...keep doing you broski...enjoyed this video very mucho

[@user-wy4hf9ox6r]

Nice video bro

[@rahbeat9785]

I used to buy there Hash all the time :D

[@candymann0]

Is coke available out there?

[@november151956]

This channel sure is different from the usual videos the tour guides in Israel post.

[@amethyst4990]

The karaoke bar was popping 😅❤

[@yimboman]

Been here in 2015 walked around with a friend, you had to be with eyes open i remember in this neighborhood, thank you for showing and reviving this memory of the neighbordhood near the bus station! Toda

[@ivannna252]

I don't see any crime or danger there.

[@genorkanski2095]

Central bus station was still open in 2015, wasnt it?

[@insightfulNomad]

It's still open now. But they use only about 10%. The rest is abandoned

[@joycarter757]

You are brave... you go all with these people you just meet!

[@errenjager]

Love you 💗💗 god bless you

[@TheS500amg]

Is in the Neve Shaanan street red lights district?

[@insightfulNomad]

Yes at night

[@johnnada9196]

Hey what is the name of this turkish locality?

[@insightfulNomad]

It’s not a Turkish locality. It’s a neighborhood in Tel Aviv with foreign workers from many places

[@schnitzelberry]

I keep watching videos like this of people going to “bad areas” out of curiosity and I commend your bravery but I’m also very envious because I wouldn’t be able to do any of this as a queer solo female.

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

In Israel? You could certainly go there and be welcomed!

[@Boris2028]

Why do you think the shopping mall was canceled

[@avizomer]

The people who use public transportation are the poor. It was planned very bad in the 60th like a labirint - the buses on the roof (there is a bridge) and the shops in the basement. People are coming to the bus platforms on the roof to change buses but not going to the abandoned shops in the basement accept the poor people of the neighbourhood who choose to live there because it's cheap and next to public transportation.

[@bigpapaplantman5126]

Am ysrael Chai brother

[@user-nc9to1fs8x]

Only Palestine

[@niv2516]

In this neighborhood there is the best african indian Chinese Pilipinas food im traveling there once a month during the day it's very safe.

[@TheChigykumar]

VERY NICE VIDEO

[@BigBear59]

Great footage and great presentation….thanks for sharing……until next time Alex 🇬🇷

[@insightfulNomad]

Yamas!

[@RadiantRiv]

What’s a red light district?

[@insightfulNomad]

Type ‘red lights district Amsterdan’ on Google

[@sunrayrosin7181]

I think the mix of Turks, Filipinos, Chinese and more is as home feeling as ever. And the bad side of town looks slum like, but still was nicer than many places in the US too. I want to visit.

[@jonyboyy902]

Don’t walk around at 4 am but it’s all good I used to live there chill place with lots of hash

[@DeadHandX]

Nice!

[@Bittzen]

I heard and read Israel barely has Chinese people and has no Chinatown or Chinese neighborhood. I'm happy to hear this may be a Chinese neighborhood.

[@yuvalhason6250]

There isnt enough chinese in Israel for a proper chinatown, but many shops in tel aviv, chinese usually come here as construction workers, and more might come because of the war and lack of arab construction workers.

[@emanuelyasheav1040]

I see you have never been in the Shchuna Daled in Be'er Sheva...

[@insightfulNomad]

I’ve been. I studied in Beer Sheva 3 years and lived near there

[@emanuelyasheav1040]

@@insightfulNomad בוקר טוב Right, you mentioned that But did you go around in Shchuna Dalet?

[@hassanprince9349]

Are you a supporter of Netanyahu or Smodrich? Or Ben Ghafir Amichai Eliyahu, Minister of Heritage or Avigdor Lieberman

[@MordechaiKestecher]

BEN GVIR!!!!

[@petejames1326]

the turkish guy dosent know if he is jewish or not😂🤭☺

[@dreamersdisease2481]

I would not have thought there

[@latl089er]

Hey! I wanna ask, can you visit Gaza (Gaza, the city) as an Israeli? You know, right now? Or that you have to wait till the war's over so that you can visit it? Just asking.

[@insightfulNomad]

Not possible

[@latl089er]

@@insightfulNomad ay man thanks

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

There are no Jews allowed in Gaza

[@QueenofKings-mh7zn]

No Jews allowed there

[@Orange-gy3bu]

למה ?

[@benalexender3046]

Man , I loved that video, it was like an adventure, because you All guys were brave , because you all guys went to explore The unknown Places without being scared. I love Israel 🇮🇱 one day I’m going to visit this beautiful country, also The Turkish guy was a real good man , taking you guys in a little tour & also I can till He loves Israel 🇮🇱 maybe he is a refugee or asylum seekers in Israel, I hope he get his permanent resident card in Israel soon , Peace & Love from California USA 🇺🇸 I’m Egyptian American moved to USA 2011 I still Consider My self an immigrant too even I’m U.S Citizen.

[@insightfulNomad]

Thanks Ben. You are welcome to visit anytime!

[@AlAndalusiIbnRagnar]

Those guys are funny as hell you are with ! 😆🤣

[@deniseg-hill1730]

It didnt use to be like this.

[@muchamad613]

Name of the Joseph's place? I'd love to buy a beer there

[@omerhassan9851]

That Turkish guy talking nonsense and swearing whole the time like a female and think like he have the best life in there sitting and drinking all day alcohol, but i like the way that you keep trying to stop him talk shit in your film

[@muchamad613]

Your female is swearing the whole time? Where did you get this comparison from

[@christopherdavidhughes8934]

Looks alright to be honest

[@mosesbansode4568]

Intresting

[@basselabdou9891]

Is it easy to stay in Israel?

[@niv2516]

It's ileagal, but u can if you don't makes crimes even ileagal have health insurance and pension if they work legit.

[@elessar2777]

I think this area is alright just during the morning, I used to go here often. I do notice that a lot of migrants work here, yeah. My mom bought me a Playstation 5 in the Central Bus Station's shitty mall along with a nice video game. I tend to avoid Tel Aviv Central Bus Station because it's now disgusting, revolting and most stores are closed, but sometimes I go there to buy Filipino pork BBQ.

[@1stThailand]

abandon bus station? warehouse rave !!!

[@elliestern5]

Yo the abandoned McDonald’s what

[@ordude123]

tel aviv is luxury bro. u went to the one place where they store all the miskenim

[@CDLightt]

This just looks like most of south tel aviv tbh

[@AijinMegami]

Filipino bar :)

[@UnconditionalLoveChrist]

I❤U

[@Letsgo12928]

There is a Gay Rabbi in that area.

[@youssefbouzi988]

Please come to Morocco We love our Jews morrocains live in Israel ❤

[@insightfulNomad]

Some day!

[@drabulhasandasankop3737]

That means jews run red light area in Morocco

[@Oum10001]

لما الكذب و شكون اللي عطاك الحق تتكلم باسمنا ؟؟؟ بغيهم غير نتا الله يلعنك و يحشرك معاهم

[@Oum10001]

No we don't !! next time talk about yourself ,you do not represent us !! ​

[@canmanlam]

Moroccans stand with their Palestinian brothers

[@Natanel3427]

In shortly shitholl place dont go ther dangerous place

[@comrade916]

This is very sad to see.. Nothing light humored or funny about these unfortunate people.. I pray for them and hope for help from the state of Israel..

[@maydanarzi9386]

אשראי ביי

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Utopia compared to the Arab neighbors.

[@malikahmad8170]

You said something about red district-but shown nothing. That is bad business promise:-

[@hishamalaker491]

A Israeli complaining of migration? Am I the only one confused?

[@reunier1]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think he wasn't complaining about immigration. He was just showing that neighborhood. I'll have to watch it again.

[@iska788]

Where is he complaining exactly? He just shows a troubled neighborhood. They exist in Arab countries as well. We don’t really need to talk about the gulf states, right?

[@oscarnobel2474]

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@TcCvd]

2:05😂

[@user-sq5hg4so9q]

Hell without visa lol 😆

[@andrewconstantinides6159]

That face though

[@VladimirSrbin-bd3yb]

9:25 OTVARAMO VODKU UPRA VO

[@ahmadtalaat2426]

One of the most beautiful countries in the world. And close to my heart since i'm dating from there 😊 🇪🇬🇮🇱

[@theonlycureistostopcomplyi6612]

😂😂😂

[@user-nc9od8ow1b]

احمد متتكسفش وقولنا انا اسمي الحقيقي دانيال 😂

[@ahmadtalaat2426]

@@user-nc9od8ow1b لا انا اسمي الحقيقي احمد

[@canmanlam]

Ahmad or Shlomo??!! 😂😂😂

[@yousefabdo9821]

Habibi I though there is a war in Israel! Hope you are treating the Palestinians fairly with no discrimination. As always peace and love...and above all free Palestine. I like your content and honesty during your videos

[@shlomok9731]

There is no state called Palestine. A state called Palestine has never existed in the history of the world.

[@KasherMu]

one sec 2 million arabs live free in israel same rights as israeli. Just wondering how many jews live in west bank or gaza ? or even hole middle east

[@user-ti6kt8ci4x]

​@@KasherMuthey are living in Palestine not in israel....

[@KasherMu]

no look it up there is 2millions arabs living in Israel @@user-ti6kt8ci4x

[@basedOI]

There's many jews forcing themselves into west Bank. They take people's houses and give them to Jewish settlers from around the world. They do this to supposedly prevent another hamas. But it's just going to piss people off when they lose their homes to some foreignor. That's one of the main reasons the UN accepted them into the UN. Now China and Russia are going to work together to actually make palestine into a country which will create even more conflict between communism and democracy. ​@Wizm1e

[@Tofegast]

Evry we're in Israël is like dangerous

[@soniasadventure7962]

Why is he sounding so upity so very fake or full of himself!

[@damonmelendez856]

How many blacks does Israel have?

[@niv2516]

There is a black jews in israel must of them from Ethiopia..Haile Selassie was a zioniest, actually. like Bob Marly. In Israel there is a whole tribe of blacks from the USA who live in Dimona, a city in the south of Israel, they call themselves the "Hebrew Negroes" and they have a very interesting story

[@BS-pl2ri]

More clean than Munich

[@prvzmehdi8368]

God's chosen what? 😂 Brothel?

[@robertjosephs2629]

Why is construction really shitty job? You just supported the negative stereotype that jews look down at hard working people. Skilled construction workers actually make significantly good salaries in the majority of the world. Are you saying that Israelis take advantage of workers?? Confirming another negative stereotype?

[@miskofilo2910]

🤣🤣🤣....SHALOM ALECHEM.....HAPPY IMMIGRANTS...IDEAL COMPOST FOR A LOOOOT OF TROUBLES🤣🤣🤣

[@LondoIreng-ye2lv]

If only Germany would share a country with Semitic people, perhaps Palestine would be peaceful

[@SS-go4wi]

Cheap labour

[@user-user-user-user.]

Ironic that the worst slum in Israel is still phenomenally better than the slums they have forced the Palestinians into in the West Bank.

[@MrPickledede]

They didnt force nothing...Palestinians imprision themselves with a death cult that teach their society to despise Jews if they wanted peace and freedom of movement instead of constantly trying to kill Jews they could have it.

[@berliozmeister]

LoL. You never been in WB, have you? Ramallah, Jericho, Qalqilya look like Israeli towns and much better than Tahana Mercazit in this video.

[@buttcheeksguy]

free palestine

[@liebs1973]

Don't free Palestine

[@BigdaveIDF1]

Yes let’s free them and send them all to Uganda.

[@sweetiepie4328]

Yes , free palestine​@@liebs1973

[@UnconditionalLoveChrist]

Freee Palestine from hamas!!!

[@buttcheeksguy]

@@UnconditionalLoveChrist free from zionists, from genocide, from land thieves, from ethnic cleansing, from murder, from IOF and from israel.

[@mohamedsherif5960]

This soulless city is haunted it smells like blood, the vibes are off

[@zlsandayofficial]

Imagine if without Israel in Palestine the Palestine is very beautiful.

[@user-nc9od8ow1b]

Everything says that it is “Tel al-Rabi’,” even history tells us that it is an Arab land in which things are impeccable. The land loves its owners and its owners cling to it. .. Red Indians or Palestinians, regardless of who they are. Every free human being loves the land, and this land is loved by every Arab, Muslim, or even Jew. This is the land of Palestine 🇵🇸♥

[@noagenesis6295]

palestine was named after the romans and the palestians nationality comes from arabia .Yes the land was conquered by arabs for a long period of time but jews were there way before for 2000 years . Gaza comes form the word azzah, same with jerusalem, and other cities too

[@user-nc9od8ow1b]

@@noagenesis6295 Be silent for a moment and read the real history that tells us who the Zionists are. They occupied the land and committed many crimes. Every Zionist knows that Israel will disappear at any time, and time also tells us that despite what Israel does, whether recruiting people to work for it or building a separation wall or the Bar Lev Line or even the myth of the army. The invincible shows the extent of Israel's failure in trying to immerse itself among the Arabs, even if the Arab leaders agree. It keeps every Israeli knowing that we are around him and surrounding him from all sides. One day we will be happy. The land welcomes every human being except the Zionist who shed blood and stole the earth. All appreciation is given to every human being, whether he is an Arab. Or a Jew who knows the whole truth 🇪🇬 🤍🇵🇸

[@losochentososdeloeste7464]

Bla. Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla aaaaaaaa

[@Abuanas2019]

Free palestine

[@datingandlifeadvicechannel7534]

One area that was dangerous in israel very creepy area