Biblical Mount Gilboa
Today, we’re exploring an incredibly unique mountain that few non-residents of Israel will visit (or even notice) unless they are with a tour guide.
Terrorists shoot, kill dual American-Israeli citizen in Jordan Valley
Young Israel of West Hartford, Conn., reported that the deceased was Elan Ganeles and that he will be buried in Israel.
Israeli archaeologists find earliest evidence of use of cotton in the Middle East
A team of Israeli archaeologists has uncovered the earliest evidence of the use of cotton in the ancient Middle East, the University of Haifa announced Sunday. Remains of cotton fibers dating back to some 7,000 years ago were found in the archaeological site of Tel Tsaf, located in the central Jordan Valley, south-east of Beit […]
Israeli researchers: Olive trees near Jordan River were world’s first domesticated fruit trees
The Seven Species constituted the basis of the economy in antiquity and great importance was ascribed to their fruit; they could be eaten fresh, stored and preserved for long periods, dried (figs, dates and grapes) and crushed (olives), and they could also be processed for products such as oil and wine.
Biden stops Israel from building between Jerusalem and Jordan Valley
Israel also fears that continued illegal construction in the Jerusalem-Jericho highway will inhibit the IDF’s mobilization eastward in case of a war.
Stone Age Mud Huts Discovered in Jordan Valley Reveals Insight on Ancient Civilization
Our assumption is that there is further evidence that at Tel Tsaf, there was a society characterized by greater social complexity than we knew, perhaps the beginning of the formation of some governing layer that dictated some of the “conventions”
Netanyahu: All Jewish Communities in Judea-Samaria will be Part of Israel
Reaffirming his commitment to Judea and Samaria, Netanyahu spoke of the foreign diplomatic pressure that was exerted upon him.
Netanyahu Fast Tracks Bill to Conquer Greater Jericho: “Gateway to Redemption”
“There is no reason this important decision shouldn’t pass in the Knesset plenum with a majority of 80 MKs,” Haskell told Makor Rishon.
Days before election, Cabinet approves new Jordan Valley settlement
At the last weekly Cabinet meeting before the election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to annex the Jordan Valley and said the release of US peace plan is imminent.
Netanyahu: U.S. Recognition of Strategic Areas is ‘Changing the Course of Jewish History’
In a pre-election interview with Israel National News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks about annexation, Trump and Iran.
