Posts Tagged: negev desert
Israeli Archaeologists Discover ‘Luxurious’ 1,200-Year-Old Mansion With Underground Vaults in Negev Desert
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old “luxurious” rural mansion in the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert in the country’s south. The archaeologists of...
Life on ‘Mars’: Turning Israel’s Negev Desert Into a Slice of the Red Planet
As a microbiologist, public health professional, PhD student, and a mother of three girls, Anika Mehlis wears more hats than most. But in her free time,...
Israel to Launch Global Startup Competition For Desert Technology Solutions
Israel is spearheading an international competition for startup companies to develop and promote desert technology as the world becomes dryer and warmer, seeking solutions to...
Israeli Youths Help Uncover Evidence of First Human Migration From Africa
JNS.org - The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered evidence of an advanced flint-working technique at tool “factory” in the...
Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in Negev Cancelled Due to Gaza Rocket Fire
JNS.org - A yearly hot air balloon festival scheduled to take place in the Besor National Park in the Negev Desert was cancelled on Thursday, following...
Israeli Couple Rescued After Building ‘SOS’ Out of Rocks
JNS.org - Israeli Police rescue volunteers were able to locate a missing Tel Aviv couple lost in the Negev Desert on Tuesday thanks to an “SOS”...
Seminary Head Arrested After Israeli Teenage Deaths in Flood
The head of a seminary who organized a desert trek in which 10 Israeli teenagers were killed in a flash flood has been arrested on suspicion...
Nine Teenagers Dead, One Missing in Southern Israel Flash Flood
At least nine teenage seminary students died after they were swept away by a flash flood in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on Thursday, an ambulance...
Luxury Hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert Vying for ‘Coolest Pool in the World’ Title
A luxury hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert is vying for the title of having the “coolest pool in the world.” In the Travel Agent Central contest,...
Israeli, Czech Special Forces Soldiers Conduct Joint Urban Warfare Training Exercise
Over the past two weeks, Israeli and Czech special forces soldiers conducted a joint urban warfare training exercise at the Tze’elim base in the Negev...
Israel Air Force Pilot Killed, Co-Pilot Seriously Injured in Helicopter Crash
JNS.org - An Israeli Air Force (IAF) Apache attack helicopter crashed on Monday night during a flight in Israel’s Negev desert at the Ramon Air...
Israel’s ‘Opportunity Capital’ Seeks a More Vibrant and Inclusive Job Market
JNS.org - Southern Israel’s Negev desert, though it makes up nearly two-thirds of the country’s landmass, has long missed out on the development and technological awakening...
Study Finds 90 Species of Endangered Plants in Israel
JNS.org - Ecosystems in Israel and particularly in its coastal plain have 90 species of endangered plants, 28 of them being unique to Israel or the...
Timna Valley’s New Visitor Center Is the Latest Enhancement in Israel’s Negev Desert
JNS.org - Signs along the road remind drivers and hikers not to drop fruits or vegetables on the ground as they make their way through the...
