Arava
Grateful Dead Gathering brings mini-Woodstock to Arava oasis for three-day festival
A mini-Woodstock event is slated for September 17-19 in the Arava as a gathering for the Grateful Dead to hit the desert.
IDF officer moderately injured in friendly fire accident at military engineering school
12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?
Half an hour from Eilat, but light-years away: We found wonderful sanity in the desert
2,200 evacuees stranded in a remote area, urgently seek assistance
The state's decision to relocate 2,200 evacuees from Gaza to a remote area in the Middle Arava leaves them stranded and in urgent need of help for basic necessities.
The untold story of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation - opinion
Trust is fundamental to generating the conditions for Israelis and Palestinians to have the better future they deserve.
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus found in Negev
One person has died due to West Nile Fever since the beginning of the year.
LIVE: First trees, now tobacco. How JNF-USA is turning a new leaf in Israel’s south
Yedidya Harush, Jewish National Fund-USA Liaison in conversation with Erica Schachne Jerusalem Post magazine editor.
Mekorot begins operation of water line joining Beersheva with Shoket drilling area
The project is part of a larger project whose primary goal is to increase the supply of water along the Be'er Sheva – Shokat – Arad route.
LIVE: Asian, African students flock to the Arava for agricultural training
Lia Simanjuntak, student leader at The Arava International Center for Agriculture Training (AICAT), in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group.
LIVE: Israel grows over 50% of its vegetables in the desert. Here is how
Noa Zer, Central Arava Regional Council's Director of Resource Development, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group
Gaza border families invited to the Negev to relieve stress
Meir Tzur, head of the Central Arava Regional Council, said that he hopes that they feel safe and calm away from the hustle and bustle.
IDF rescue pilots describe harrowing conditions in flood rescue ops
The pilots conducting the rescue missions dealt with long flights in the dark with lightning, rains, winds and torrential streams.
How did the Arava become the 'Silicon Valley' of Israeli agriculture?
Welcome to “the Silicon Valley” of Israeli agriculture. The JNF’s catchy slogan is “The Arava is where fertile minds meet barren soil.”
