I HAVE THIS THING with hiking. Three years ago, while visiting the Golan Heights in northern Israel, I set out on a solo trek to see a waterfall at sunset and got turned around. I ended up scrambling ...

The Rifman Institute for the Development of the Negev was established about four years ago by Bedouins and Jews in memory of Shmulik Rifman z”l, one of the Negev’s prominent leaders. The Institute has ...

This month marks a minor anniversary in Israel — the “Lonely Planet” travel guide publisher a year ago placed Israel’s Negev desert second on its list of the world’s top 10 regional travel ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. More than 1,500 years ago, an ancient Arab people built a Christian ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

A long list of problems facing the individual private farmer in Israel was on the agenda here today of the convention of the Israel Farmers Association. The convention was greeted by Prime Minister ...

In the bible, the desert can be a frightening place. It is redolent of wilderness and wandering, confusion and lack. The prophet Jeremiah calls it “a land of deserts and of pits… a land of drought and ...

The vision for developing the Negev is becoming reality despite the challenges Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the ...