Mockups of Iranian military sites bombed in US-Israel military exercise – Report
Israeli Channel 12 news reported that imitation Iranian nuclear sites in the Negev desert will be subjected to 100 tons of explosives.
1,300-year-old luxurious fabrics found in the Arava offer proof of ‘Israeli Silk Road’
Colorful cotton and silk fabrics recently uncovered by Israeli archaeologists in the Arava desert offer proof of unknown ancient trade routes connecting the Far East to Europe passing through the region, the University of Haifa and the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. “Our findings seem to provide the first evidence that there was also an […]
Israeli FM praises MLK’s vision for Mideast peace
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a Twitter post highlighting the late civil rights leader’s desire for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. “Today, we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” Cohen posted on Twitter. “As he wrote in a letter to Jewish […]
4,000-year-old ostrich eggs eaten in prehistoric Israel uncovered in the Negev
Several ostrich eggs were uncovered in the Negev next to a prehistoric fire pit, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday. “This is a very important find that—with the help of modern scientific methods—can teach us a lot about the nomadic people of the desert in ancient times,” said Lauren Davis, the IAA excavation director. Experts […]
Israeli delegation in UAE to prep for Negev Forum parley
Israeli officials departed for the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for three days of meetings to prepare for the next installment of the Negev Forum, slated for the spring in Morocco. The forum held its first major event last March in Sde Boker in Israel’s Negev Desert, which was attended by the foreign ministers of […]
Rare white wolf spotted in Israel’s Negev region
A wolf with rare white fur was photographed roaming the Negev region. Making it still rarer is that it’s not an albino. “At first glance, you might think it is an albino wolf, but its eyes are not red,” Dotan Rotem, an ecologist with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, told Ynet in a report […]
Three antiquity looters caught in the Negev while searching for ‘hidden treasure’
Three antiquity looters were caught by the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Theft Prevention Unit as they were digging in an archaeological site near the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, the IAA announced on Thursday. The looters targeted the archaeological site of Horvat Maaravim, which presents remains from the Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, and Ottoman […]
The Latest Target of Anti-Israel Academics? The Negev
The same leftist activists who demand that Israel expel “illegal” Jewish settlers simultaneously insist that Israel not expel Bedouin squatters.
Report: Gantz to Make Deal Allowing Arabs to Conquer Galilee
According to a report on Channel 13’s Saturday night newscast, The Blue and White Party gave a commitment to the Joint Arab List that it would rescind the “Kaminetz Law” in return for the Arab MKs’ recommendation to the President to task Beni Gantz with forming the new government.
Dry Bones Reveal Rise and Fall of Negev Settlements During Byzantine Era
The Prophet Ezekiel’s dream-like, enigmatic vision of the Valley of Dry Bones – originally an allegory about the future return of Judeans to the Land of Israel – has become one of the cornerstones for the Jewish belief in the resurrection of the dead.
