No More Than One Wife: Israel Looks to Tackle Bedouin Polygamy
On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband walked out and took a second wife.
Negev desert
Israel: Over 7000 Acres Damaged from Gaza Terror Arson Attacks
More than 7,000 acres of agricultural land in the Northern and Western Negev desert has been damaged by arson attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip.
Terror Balloon Found at Central Israeli Industrial Zone
The police located an incendiary balloon overnight Sunday near the Ligad industrial zone in Modi’in, prompting sappers to naturalize the flammable object. Neither casualties nor damage were reported.
Israel Promotes a Different Sun and Sand as Tourism Soars
Israel has already been credited with making the desert bloom. Now it hopes to make it boom — with tourists.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch as Rare Hail Storm Batters Israel
TEL AVIV — A rare hail storm struck parts of the Jewish state on Wednesday, with flash floods resulting in the deaths of two teenagers who got swept away in separate incidents.
WATCH: Israeli, Czech Special Forces Conduct Joint Urban Warfare Training Drill
Over the past two weeks, Israeli and Czech special forces soldiers conducted a joint urban warfare training exercise at the Tze’elim base in the Negev Desert.
Israel Constructing World’s Tallest Solar Tower
Deep in the Negev desert in Israel, stands what will be the world’s tallest solar tower. Once complete, the tower will be 250 metres tall and encircled by 50,000 heliostat solar mirrors.
Israel Looks for Partners to Build its Largest Solar Power Facility
Israel is planning a tender for building its largest ever solar power facility, which will have a capacity of up to 500 megawatts, in the southern Negev desert.
‘IDF Special Forces, U.S. Marines Train for Combating Islamic State in Negev Drill’
IDF special forces units teamed up with US Marines last week for a joint military exercise in the Negev Desert in part aimed at coordinating techniques for combating terrorist activities such as that of Islamic State, Channel 2 revealed Thursday morning.
16-Year-Old American Girl Dies From Heat Stroke in Israeli Desert
A 16-year-old girl from the United States died on Wednesday from hyperthermia (heat stroke) during a hike with her summer camp in the Negev. The teenager was transported to the hospital following her displaying symptoms on Wednesday, and the news of her death was released on Saturday.
Israel’s Desert Blooms With Cyber-City Development
TEL AVIV – No other country on earth has successfully integrated private, academic, government and military cyber-expertise as Israel has done in its new cyber-city blossoming in the desert, a new report by the Washington Post claims.
WATCH: Thousands of Arab Israelis March for Palestinian ‘Return’ to Israel
The Times of Israel reports: Thousands of Arab Israeli protesters marched in favor of a “right of return” for millions of Palestinians on Thursday, as Israel celebrated its 68th Independence Day.
New Look At Ancient Shards Suggests Bible Even Older Than Thought
The Times of Israel reports: High-tech handwriting analysis of First Temple period writings inscribed on pottery shards indicates the Bible may have been written earlier than some scholars believe, Tel Aviv University researchers have found. Most scholars agree that key
Israel’s Cyber Sector Blooms In The Desert
BEERSHEBA (AFP) — A modern metropolis rising from Israel’s Negev desert stands on the front-line of a global war against hacking and cyber crime, fulfilling an ambition of the country’s founding father. David Ben-Gurion famously said he wanted to make
