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Tanya Pons Allon picking strawberries at Arava R&D Center. Photo by Laura Ben-David.

Turning an arid desert into an unexpected breadbasket

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Maayan Kitron hands me a weird-looking yellow fruit wrapped in a cocoon. Gently, I open the papery husk and take a sweet bite of this golden berry (also called a ground cherry or strawberry tomato),...
The “etrog” (citron), one of the “Four Species” or “Four Kinds,” on sale at a market in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, ahead of the holiday of Sukkot, Oct. 10, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

UAE aids delivery of citrons, myrtle to Iranian Jewish community ahead of Sukkot

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The United Arab Emirates helped coordinate the delivery of around 500 citrons, known as etrogim in Hebrew, and packages of myrtle to Iran’s Jewish community to be used for Sukkot, reported The Jerusalem Post. Citrons and myrtle, called...
The hidden lake at Timna in the desert was formed when copper quarries were flooded. Credit: Gur Tatiana via Shutterstock.com.

Twelve of the most beautiful secret spots in Israel

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Israel being a pretty small country, you’d think that every last inch of it would be well-known and well-covered. Yet that’s far from being the case. Avid or armchair travelers can relish in reaching...
A artist’s rendering of the Six Senses Shaharut hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert. Source: Six Sense Shahrut.

Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020

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A new hotel in Israel’s Negev Desert was included on CNN’s list of the 20 “top hotels to check out in 2020.” The Six Senses Shaharut, opening in April, was described by CNN as “the perfect destination for the intrepid...