Sde boker

The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel

One of the most impressive celestial shows of the year reaches its peak on August 12. But here’s a tip: Shooting stars can also be seen in the days before and after the peak.

Stargazing in the Negev Mountains
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Beyond the war: The struggle to sustain essential care - opinion

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir at David Ben-Gurion's grave in Sde Boker.

'Courageous leadership required': Zamir seems to jab gov't at Ben-Gurion remembrance event

Ben-Gurion staute, located in Ben-Gurion Hut compound, Sde Boker.

Ben-Gurion's historic neighborhood revived in Sde Boker restoration project


Rivlin and Germany's Steinmeier visit Ben-Gurion's tomb in joint tour

During their visit, President Rueven Rivlin and German President Frank Walter Steinmeier were also briefed on climate change, desertification, and sustainability.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 01, 2021.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel

Sde Boker is some 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) from the Gaza Strip.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel on January 25, 2020

Rediscovering the Bible in Sde Boker

“My aim was to give people in this area the opportunity to read a traditional Jewish text and feel a connection through discussion and reflection,” Lederfein-Gilboa told the Magazine.

AT A weekly study group: ‘We were very happy to renew the Bible learning at this location.’

In the heart of the Negev, where musicians and hikers meet

The 10-day musical journey will take hikers along the desert highlands between Sde Boker and Mitzpe Ramon before they head east to the Arava Valley.

The international group Tournee des Refuges

If you can’t take the heat...July’s temperatures set records

The country’s highest temperature ever recorded was a torrid 54°C in Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the Jordan Valley on June 21, 1942.

Sde Boker, the Negev.

Scorpion stings send three children to hospital in two days

The arachnids – members of the spider family – can strike anywhere, including in highly developed neighborhoods.

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India