Tag: Galilee
Rejuvenation: An Agricultural Revolution [audio]
From the current drought, the U.N. vote on Jerusalem, the land of Israel and much more today on Rejuvenation Eve Harow.
Israel Offers $15,000 Bonus to Olim Physicians Who Settle Up North
A recently launched, unique pilot program of the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee, integrates the need to remedy the...
Hezbollah Says ‘Ready for Any Israeli Stupidity’
“The Israelis won’t succeed in surprising us because Israel knows all too well about Hezbollah’s capabilities after the loss it suffered in 2006."
IDF Begins Largest Military Drill in 19 Years
One of the simulations involves an initial attack by the guerrilla group via an “invasion” by dozens of IDF fighters infiltrating border towns.
Galilee Excavation Reveals 2,000 Year-Old Stone Vessel Workshop
The discovery provides fascinating evidence of the central place of ritual purity in the daily lives of Galilean Jews during the time of the Second Temple.
Hezbollah: ‘Future War With Israel Could Take Place Inside Israeli Territory’
Nasrallah said Hezbollah is dismantling its military positions on Lebanon's eastern border; he declared the area to be the “responsibility of the Lebanese state."
Israeli Arab Arrested for Moving Funds to ISIS Fighters
His brother left for Syria illegally three years ago, joined ISIS and was killed in battle.
1,800 Year Old List of Synagogue Donors Discovered in Galillee Village
'No one can argue with the written artifact. There was an ancient synagogue here and the synagogue was built in its current form in recent centuries.'
Lake Kinneret is Rising
Lake Kinneret is the country's largest source of drinking water.
Sabbath Snow Storm Creates Northern Winter Wonderland
Northern Israel is under a blanket of white, while residents of the northern Negev are dealing with rain, wind and muddy floors.
Israeli Researchers Discover Thousand-Year Old Stalactite Cave in the Galilee
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has revealed a beautiful and rare coral cave in the lower Galilee, via photographs taken recently on site.
‘Winter Wonderland’ Whitens Northern Israel, Brings Rain Elsewhere
A winter wonderland in the Golan Heights and rainy weather in the rest of Israel is a blessing that will help fill Lake Kinneret with much-needed water.
Live Blog: Israel Battles #PyroTerrorism: Friday, Nov. 25, Latest Update: 3:59 PM
JewishPress.com is blogging the efforts of Israel's firefighters and security personnel battling pyroterrorists.
Arab-Israeli Couple Arrested, Accused of Joining ISIS
An Arab-Israeli couple has been indicted on accusations of visiting an enemy country and joining ISIS.
Island Reappears in Drying Lake Kinneret While Jordan Keeps Siphoning
Jordan, which hasn't made an investment in water preservation, will continue to receive more than a billion and a half cubic feet of water every year.
‘Tent-In’ Protest Planned in Galilee Over Development Cutbacks
Galilee residents are planning a protest over cutbacks in crucial development funds.
Rare Roman Period Frescoes Discovered in Galilee
The New finds precede the earliest mosaics discovered at the site by a hundred years.
High School Students Help Discover a Unique 1,600 Year Old Pottery Workshop in the...
“There is no other known discovery like this. It is simply one of a kind,” said IAA geologist Anastasia Shapiro.
Secular Israeli Parents Say Religious Summer Camps ‘A Better Deal’
Secular Israeli Jews are sending their children to less costly religious camps this year.
IDF Begins Military Drills in Northern Israel
IDF soldiers are drilling in northern Israel as the situation grows even more unstable across the border in Syria.
New IDF Barrier at Northern Border Frustrates Hezbollah
The IDF is using varied and creative methods in building barriers at the northern border to protect Israelis.
Howling Winter Storm Drops Snow, Sleet, Hail and Rain
The wind is still howling as Israelis slog through the second of a three-day winter storm bringing badly-needed moisture.
A New Luxury Hotel in the Upper Galilee Set On Attracting More Tourists
The Galilion hotel features 120 luxury rooms, a large conference center, a health spa and a swimming pool.
SanDisk to Open R & D Center in Israeli Arab City
The flash-storage company's Israeli division will hire dozens of workers, most of them Arabs.
Alert Woman Helps Foil Terror Stabbings in Northern Israel
A female employee at a gasoline station suspected two young Arabs, who turned out to be would-be terrorists, and called the police.
Arab Terrorists Attack Israeli Drivers in Upper Galilee
Arab terrorists targeted Israeli drivers in stone-throwing attacks in Upper Galilee on Monday night.
Large Brush Fire Contained in Galilee
Firefighters in Galilee were able to stop a brush fire on Sunday from spreading into a wildfire.
US Warns Americans Away From Golan Heights, Upper Galilee
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv issues a travel advisory to Americans against travel to the Galilee and Golan Heights.
Police Charges Five Hilltop Youth with Arson of Church at the Kinneret
The suspects belonged to an infrastructure that tried to disrupt the May 2014 visit of Pope Francis.
Missile-Alert Sirens in Northern Israel an Apparent ‘False Alarm’
Sirens sounded shortly after 4:30 p.m. from the northern border with Lebanon to the Lower Galilee.