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


Dancing with the desert - InDNegev 2021

“Last year, the festival didn’t happen because of coronavirus,” said Assaf Ben David, one of InDNegev’s organizers. “It really feels like coming home.” 

 Festival-goers are seen at the InDnegev 2021 festival.

In the desert, you can be a paramedic, fireman, solider and cop at once

A Jewish National Fund-USA project set up essential emergency assistance in the Arava desert.

Arava emergency center

Judean Desert Texts: What is their significance?

This group includes the legal documents of Jews who fled to caves along the shore of the Dead Sea during the Bar-Kochba Revolt.

Fragments of the ancient texts found in the Cave of Horror

Oldest woven basket in the world found in Israel, dates back 10,000 years

The basket was found empty and closed with a lid. Only a small amount of soil was retrieved in it and the researchers hope it will help identify what the vessel contained.

The 10,500-year-old basket as found in Muraba‘at Cave.

Judean desert: A needed adventure after the coronavirus lockdown

A drive in the desert with the 3-door Defender 90 was the medicine we needed.

A drive in the Judean desert with the 3-door Defender 90.

BGU to open research facility in India, collaborate on desert agriculture

The joint academic initiative will allow Indian students to enrol into advanced degrees at BGU without leaving their country.

BGU president Prof. Daniel Chamovitz

How is Israel handling growing water scarcity issues in the desert?

“So the wet areas are getting wetter and the dry areas are getting drier.”

Ramon: The Ramon Crater in Israel’s hot, dry Negev Desert.

How can Israel resolve water scarcity issues with the Palestinians?

Palestinians depend heavily on rain and underground water sources, which Israel controls.

Double duty. An irrigation canal provides a place for a Palestinian boy to cool off in September near the West Bank city of Jericho.

First Israel-UAE academic convergence to take place at BGU conference

This year's virtual International Drylands, Deserts and Desertification Conference will discuss the issues of desertification and climate change, presenting research from lecturers around the world.

Sunset over the Zin Valley in the Negev Desert.

Cities in Israel, Arizona link up to share desert tech, economic secrets

The two cities will collaborate in sectors such as desert agriculture and technologies, desert tourism, broadband, water usage and conservation, aerospace, education, border control, etc.

Lone wolf in the Negev