Mount carmel

Wine Talk: Quality, accessibility, and value

Head winemaker Yiftach Peretz is guiding historic Carmel Winery into a new era from its NIS 160 million Alon Tavor facility, with a focus on quality, accessibility and value.

A PRECIOUS old vine: Carignan vineyard in Mazkeret Batya, on the coastal plain.
A European glass lizard (also known as Sheltopusik).

Snake snacks? Hunter-gatherer diets in northern Israel included reptiles, new study suggests

An MDA ambulance is seen near a homicide scene near Daliyat al-Carmel, where a 58-year-old businessman from the Carmel region was shot dead, April 24, 2026.

Businessman shot dead in Carmel forest, police suspect criminal motive

A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha, Hula Valley, colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of an approximately 10-year-old child, March 18, 2026.

Ancient clay beads found in northern Israel rewrite timeline of cultural expression in the region


15,000-year-old red-shell beads earliest example of organic red pigment use

The finds were made in the Kebara cave on Mount Carmel near Haifa.

Experimental replica of shell beads with Natufian red organic colorant made of roots of Rubiaceae plant

'In 90 days, we'll miss the pigs' - Haifa mayoral candidate promises to get rid of boars

The former mayor of the city for about 15 years lost his last elections about five years ago and had recently hinted at his intentions to return to the position.

Then-Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav casts his ballots at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, on October 30, 2018, in Haifa.

Druze chutzpah and food in New York City's Upper West Side

A female Israeli Druze chef brought a touch of chutzpah and tasty food from Daliat el-Carmel to the world's biggest stage and became a household name.

 GAZALA HALABI is hard at work in her restaurant’s kitchen.

Travel to Tirat Hacarmel this summer

Tirat Hacarmel at the foot of the Carmel Forest, is one of the least-known cities in Israel, but should be your vacation destination this summer.

THE KEDEM Hotel: Putting Tirat Hacarmel on the map.

Elma Hotel: A different type of break for calm and culture

Elma is built in a unique architectural style that hugs the undulating hillside contours and blends into the landscape while maintaining an unmistakable presence.

COCKTAILS ON the balcony with Zichron Ya’acov in the background.

World's first food processor, from 350,000 years ago, found near Haifa

The food processor is the oldest abrasion tool ever found.

The oldest abrasion tool ever found, it is about 350,000 years old and was discovered in Tabun Cave on Mount Carmel.

Archaeologists propose new identification for biblical Tel Rosh

First documented in the mid-19th century, Tel Rosh presents remains dating back to periods spanning over the millennia.

Tel Rosh archaeological site in the Galilee

500,000 years ago, inhabitants of the Carmel knew their land well

Ancient humans were able to select raw materials for their tools based on technological criteria.

Nahal Me‘arot Caves, Mount Carmel

Large fire breaks out on Mount Carmel, segments of Highway 6 are blocked

Highway 6 tunnels have been blocked from both directions in the area of Tel Kashish interchange due to fires along Route 70. Police forces and firefighters have been called to the scene.

Large fire breaks out on Mount Carmel, segments of Highway 6 are blocked, June 1st, 2020

Tour Israel by rejoicing in Yatir Forest

It’s wonderful to hear the wind blowing through the leaves of the oak, cypress and acacia trees of the Yatir Forest, and with luck, you might even catch a glimpse of deer, elk and rabbits there.

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