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Drone Flies Over Lake Kinneret Erev Shabbat

The lake is located in the Jordan Rift Valley, which was caused by the separation of the African and Arabian plates in a great earthquake.

Amb. Dermer: Israeli Sovereignty Will Chart Course for ‘Realistic’ 2-State Solution

Ambassador Dermer hopes the very act of unilateral "annexation" would be the kick in the pants the Palestinians need to recognize that "the Jewish state is here to stay."

Kinneret Expected to Fill Up, Dam to Open, in Early May

Experts are now expecting that in the first week of May the Degania Dam will be opened to prevent flooding.

Kinneret Just 15.7 Inches Short of Completely Full

With extreme drought conditions continuing to intensify, the government of Israel approved a plan in 2018 to pump desalinated water into the lake.

Kinneret Still Filling Up Regardless of Lull in Rains

Today and tomorrow are expected to be clear, but the weekend will see the rains returning.

Abundance of Blessings as Water Level Rises Steadily in Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)

The water level of the lake is now standing at just four feet from full capacity.

Ambassador Friedman: Go Annex Those Settlements, What Are You Waiting For?

"If the Israelis apply Israeli law to the settlements and to the territory that you’ll see soon enough is allocated to Israel under the plan […] then we will recognize Israeli sovereignty."

Kinneret Water Level Up 3.15 Inches Since Friday

The current water level is 2.59 meters higher than the lower red line.

Likud Officials Say Netanyahu Waiting for Trump’s Green Light to Annex Jordan Valley, But...

"The talk of applying sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, Samaria and Judea is welcome. But for now it's just that, talk."

Kinneret Up One Meter Since Winter’s Start

More than half that volume of water came from just the past 5 days of rain.

President Rivlin Invites Pope Francis to Visit Jerusalem

"I deeply appreciate the recent remarks of Pope Francis, that anti-Jewish persecution is neither human nor Christian, as well as the statements of other Christian leaders against rising anti-Semitism."

Palestinian Authority Faces Lawsuit After Building EU-Funded School in Heart of Israeli Nature Reserve

The school, built with EU and other international funding, stands on Israeli state land in the heart of an official, recognized nature reserve.

Netanyahu: Arabs Split into Those Who Want Us Dead and Those Who Fear Them

"The Middle East is rife with failed states and so the idea that we would abandon our security control in Judea and Samaria is ludicrous, we must not do that."

Tension Mounting as Israeli Farmer Cross Jordanian Border to Work their Fields

31 Jewish farmers cultivate 370 acres in the enclave. This is their source of livelihood and their future is invested there.

Closing the Gates to Peace with Jordan

Israeli soldiers close the gate leading to the Island of Peace in Naharayim, northern Israel, on the border with Jordan,

Russia Tells UNSC Israel Must Stop Judea, Samaria Construction

"Both Palestinians and Israelis must refrain from violence, and aggressive and provocative rhetoric."

Jordan Denies Permitting Israeli Farmers to Remain in Tzofar Enclave

A Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the consultations Jordan has been holding with Israel concern the termination of the lease – not its renewal.

Jordan Valley Council Appealing to King Abdullah for Help in Preserving Israeli Lands

October 26 will mark 25 years since the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and Jordan, and that very day, the land lease will be terminated.

You Call This Hot? In 1942 a Religious Kibbutz Experienced 129.2°

It should be noted that in addition to being an Israeli record, 54 degrees Celsius is also a record for the entire continent of Asia.

Report: 28,000 Illegal Arab Structures Erected in Area C, Ushering Palestinian State

The Palestinian Authority with support from the European Union is creating facts on the ground across Israeli-controlled Area C with zeal and decisiveness reminiscent of the Zionist settlers of the 1930s and '40s.

Maybe Consider Nahal Ayun for your Honeymoon?

The stream originates from the springs in the Marjayoun valley in southern Lebanon.

Sorry, Christians, No Baptism Today – Too Much Water in Jordan River

The baptism site, a.k.a. Qasr el Yahud (Castle of the Jews in Arabic), is the official name of a baptism site in the Jordan River Valley in Samaria.

Watch: Drought Caused ‘Kinneret Island’ to Merge with Shore

The streams running from the north no longer provide water to the Kinneret, which loses one centimeter (0.4 inch) of water a day to evaporation.

Responding to Mob Pressure, King Abdullah Revokes Parts of Peace Treaty with Israel

Naturally, the thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators were drinking fresh water drawn from lake Kinneret and other Israeli water sources—as part of the same 1994 peace treaty.

Report: The Jordan-Palestine Confederation Was Israel’s Idea

It's no wonder the Jordanian response so far has been the Hebrew expression: "moichel toyves" (thanks but no thanks).

Leptospirosis Scare: National Water Bottler Reports ‘Deviations’ in Golan Samples

Reports of an outbreak of Leptospirosis are receiving a growing support, as four students ages 14 and 15 were hospitalized on suspicion of contracting the disease on a trip to the Jordan River.

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