Tag: Negev Desert
Israeli boy finds biblical-era figurine in the Negev
An 11-year-old Israeli boy has uncovered a rare, 2,500-year-old amulet during a family excursion in the northern Negev Desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Tuesday.
Zvi Ben-David of Beersheva came across the pottery figurine...
How Beersheva plans to be a hub of desert technology
Israel’s Negev desert has long attracted scientists, environmentalists and solar energy enthusiasts seeking Israel’s know-how on combating desertification. A new initiative, DeserTech, aims to transform that activity into an active networking community.
DeserTech is intended to bring together entrepreneurs, investors,...
Israeli NGOs applaud jail term for Bedouin man convicted of polygamy
An Israeli Bedouin resident of the Negev desert was sentenced to seven months in prison this past week by the Beersheva Magistrates Court for practicing polygamy. The sentencing was welcomed by the Israeli NGO...
Social workers in Israel’s south get 500 protective vests for rocket barrages
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews distributed approximately 500 protective vests on Tuesday for social workers and emergency response workers in Negev communities, including Beersheva, Sderot, Netivot and a number of Bedouin communities.
“The...
1,200-year-old soap factory uncovered in southern Israel
Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, has been uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday.
According to the report, hundreds of local youths were involved...
Israeli youths help uncover evidence of first human migration from Africa
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered evidence of an advanced flint-working technique at tool “factory” in the Negev Desert, supporting the hypothesis that the Negev was on the early...
Without foreign travel, internal tourism still prohibitively expensive for Israelis
Israelis love family, they love the beach, they love parties and they love Bamba snacks. But most of all, Israelis love to travel. They can be found traveling all around the world—in Europe (especially...
Luxury hotel in Negev Desert lands on ‘must-visit’ travel lists for 2020
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...
The Bedouin sector’s ‘deal of the century’
The Bedouin Authority unveiled an ambitious plan for regulation of 125,000 Bedouin residents of the Negev in the coming decade, but the government’s plan is based on expanding the boundaries of existing Bedouin municipalities...
Grassroots organization grapples with Israel, spiritually and physically
Yohanna (Yockie) Arbib was tapped as the new president of HaShomer HaChadash, an Israeli grassroots organization established in 2007 to assist Israelis in maintaining the safety of farmers and open spaces in the Negev...