on the west side of Herzliya. Herzliya Pituach is a sought-after venue for high-tech companies, and its marina, many restaurants and entertainment spots have turned this part of Herzliya into a vibrant hub of Israeli nightlife. Arab–Israeli conflict A makeshift strip located around the current Herzliya Airport was used as the main operating base of Israel's first true fighter aircraft (as opposed to makeshift use of light planes), Avia S-199, during 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The airfield was used as it was a bit back from the front-lines, and was clandestine since it was a purpose built strip, that was constructed after the beginning of hostilities, in between the orange orchards around Herzliya, and didn't appear on published maps. On June 11, 2002, Hadar Hershkowitz (14) was killed in the 2002 Herzliya shawarma restaurant bombing. On May 30, 2006, Re'ut Feldman (20), a resident of Herzliya, was killed in the Kedumim bombing. Twin towns – sister cities Herzliya is twinned with: Alicante, Spain Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Beverly Hills, United States Columbus, United States Dnipro, Ukraine Funchal, Portugal Hollywood, United States Leipzig, Germany Marl, Germany Paphos, Cyprus San Bernardino, United States San Isidro, Argentina Notable people Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), comedian and actress Tal Brody (born 1943), basketball player Nochi Dankner (born 1954), businessman and billionaire Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Olympic windsurfer Abba Eban (1915–2002), statesman, Foreign Affairs Minister, US and UN ambassador Gadi Eizenkot (born 1960), IDF Chief of General Staff Tal Flicker (born 1992), judoka Carine Goren (born 1974), pastry chef, cookbook author, television baking show host Yaniv Green (born 1980), basketball player Meir Har-Zion (1934–2014), military commando Chaim Herzog (1918–1997), 6th Israeli President Ágnes Keleti (born 1921), gymnast, winner of 10 Olympic medals Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player Roy Nissany (born 1994), racing driver Mimi Reinhardt (1915-2022), Oskar Schindler's secretary, spent her last years here Alice Schlesinger (born 1988), Olympic judoka Keren Siebner (born 1990), Olympic swimmer Alona Tal (born 1983), actress and singer Yehuda Weinstein (born 1944), lawyer and Attorney General of Israel References External links Sharon plain Cities in Tel Aviv District 1924 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Populated places established in 1924 Theodor Herzl