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)

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Ecologists sound alarm over destruction of biodiversity in Negev

Development in desert region threaten species, including some found in no other country

An Ibex stands on a cliff-edge above the Ramon Crater in southern Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2012.

Star-spotting in the desert

Any season is a great time to get over to the desert.

Kfar Hanokdim, Judean desert

Israeli Burning Man-style festival in West Bank sparks controversy

According to The Guardian, local Palestinian residents and authorities were not consulted about the event.

View over the Tzeelim Kenyon, Judean Desert / Courtesy

Shavuot and the echo of the desert

The desert as experienced by the pre-biblical people who lived there, left its mark, its echo, on the Bible.

THE SINAI Desert.

Innovations: Making the desert bloom with biotechnology

A Beersheba institute has quietly moved to advance the very creativity and pioneering spirit cited by Ben-Gurion.

THE NATIONAL Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev in Beersheba

A one-of-a-kind research station for climate change

A team of Israeli scientists is experimenting with changes in rainfall patterns to determine how native vegetation will adapt to new climatic conditions.

MANY REGIONS in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa predict higher temperatures, drier air, and more severe and frequent droughts.

Land before time in Hevel Yatir

"I recently drove just 90 minutes from central Israel and encountered inspirational cultures and untamed landscapes."

Hevel Yatir