Arava
Between rock pools & canyons: Hiking trails to discover in the Arava
Recent floods filled natural rock pools in the Arava streams, including Gev Holit after years of dry spell. Explore top hiking and 4x4 routes, from Nahal Masor to Nekarot Reservoir.
Arava film festival celebrates movies shaped by the desert
Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?
More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided
Study reveals impact of habitat disturbance on the Arabian babbler bird in the region
A new study led by Prof. Lee Koren of Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan looked into the profound effects of habitat disturbance on the Arabian babbler.
Coalition of academics nominate Israel’s Arava Institute for Nobel Peace Prize
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies mission is to "meet the Middle East’s environmental challenges with innovative peace-building solutions." Will this win them the Nobel Peace Prize?
10 fast charging stations for electric cars will be built on Highway 90
Afcon will establish the new stations, with a grant of NIS 500,000 from the Energy Ministry. Where will you find them and when are they expected to start operating?
Arava and Docaviv Galilee film festivals announce wartime programs
Due to the security situation in the north, the Docaviv Galilee Film Festival in Ma’alot Tarshiha cannot hold physical screenings, but there will be an online edition of the festival November 22-25.
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.
