Deserts in israel

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.

THE HARDEST DAZE perform the music of The Grateful Dead. (Dead Gathering)
Police seize rifles and grenades in Tarabin as "Operation New Order" intensifies in the south. January 7, Negev

'Operation New Order': 30 arrested, weapons seized in major Tarabin police raid in the Negev

 THE DUNES around Be’er Milka.

Knowing the Land of Israel part 2: Be’er Milka

 INNOVATION EXPERTS visit Kibbutz Magen, near the Gaza Strip. (20/4/2024)

Crisis as a catalyst, will Oct. 7 reshape the Israeli tech ecosystem? - opinion


Light pollution is killing desert rodents - study

The rodents that have been dying like flies are the diurnal golden spiny mouse, and the nocturnal common spiny mouse.

A mouse, illustrative image.

Coin from Bar Kochba revolt found in Judean Desert

Archaeologists also found a fabric with a light blue thread that may have been part of an ancient tallit in the dig.

A coin from the Bar Kochba revolt found during an archaeological dig in Murabba'at caves in the Nahal Darga Reserve in the Judean Desert.

Two Israelis save injured camel in trunk of their car

On the way near Nahal Chaver, Chagai Tal and his friend Shachar found a group of Bedouins spreading out a blanket for a wounded camel that was apparently hurt in a rock slide.

 Men lead a recently-purchased camel by a car, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Peshawar, Pakistan August 27, 2017.

Chilling in the desert heat in the Negev

Being the Negev, surrounded by the desert, I thought that I would find the heat unbearable but fortunately the way the hotel is built, there are plenty of shaded areas with a cool breeze blowing.

 THE WORLD-FAMOUS Ramon Crater.

Tel Hai Master Classes return to the tranquility of Israel's Sde Boker

The latest program of one-on-one instruction, masterclasses and concerts kicks off on Sunday, July 31, and will continue for almost three weeks through to August 18.

 A PARTICIPANT IN the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes.

‘Midbar’ art exhibit brings the desert to life at the Beresheet Hotel

The exhibition is spread across 50,000 square m. of hotel grounds, both inside and outside of the Negev Desert and the Ramon Crater.

 ‘PASSAGES’ BY Enatnesh Yallow.

Two ministries to fund establishment of national knowledge center in climate change field

DeserTech is an innovation community that promotes the development, adaptation and commercialization of technologies that enable sustainable living in arid climates.

BIRDS FLY near factory emissions n Tangshan, China, in 2016. Waskow emphasizes the importance of using religion to fight climate change

Desert from Within Festival hits Israel's South - what you need to know

The festival is taking place on May 19-21 in various locations in the South, including Mitzpe Ramon, Sde Boker and Yeroham.

 AN IGLOO designed from books in a Mitzpe Ramon library.

Israel's Negev will soon boom - and North American Jews are preparing

"We aren’t making a desert bloom, because it’s already far from being a desert. We are taking a place with its own story and moving it forward significantly."

 Jewish children from the Bnei Shimon Regional Council introduce themselves to Bedouin teens from Rahat at Rahat’s community center.

Kfar Hanokdim: Some COVID-friendly fun in the Negev

Kfar Hanokdim in the northern Negev hosts a weekend of activities.

 THE KFAR Hankodim festival – a chill-out ambiance you can only get in the desert.