The work will include overtaking lanes, rest bays, lighting and road upgrades that will reduce traffic accidents on the road.
Thanks to advanced management skills, the Arava became the copper power of the ancient world.
Date plantations in the Arava region and Jordan Valley were at risk due to a shortage in labor, but Israeli drones came to the rescue and are efficiently pollinating them from the air.
"The government is trying to find water in other places. But the quality of the water will be very poor. So for now, the vegetables are fine, but the earth is losing its minerals and soil structure."
“We missed the sweet taste that tomatoes once had, the taste of our childhood. That is why we decided that our goal is to create the world’s sweetest tomato."
By JNi.Media
In May 2008, Blair announced a new plan for peace and based mostly on the Peace Valley plan, an effort to promote economic cooperation among Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
By Rachel Levy
ISIS fighters in Syria may ultimately be felled by a skin disease likely to be wracking thousands of its ranks.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This is the season to pray for rain, but precipitation in the Arava would worsen the disaster by gushing the oil to Eilat.
Firefighters have stopped the flow of thousands of gallons of oil.
“Here comes the sun, and I say/It's all right” – The Beatles.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Legendary folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger, who died on Monday in New York City at the age of 94, left behind a complicated if not questionable legacy when it came to Israel. Famous for 1960s hits like “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” Seeger […]
The Timna Valley copper mines in southern Israel are considered to date back to ancient Egypt, but Tel Aviv University archaeologists now reveal they actually are from the period of King Solomon.
By JTA
Israel's Arava Power Company has closed on financing for eight solar power projects worth $204 million. Arava, based in Kibbutz Ketura in southern Israel, will build five solar energy fields in the Negev. The company also will be building three solar projects in the kibbutz communities of Kerem Shalom, Mishmar HaNegev and Bror Hail. “We […]
Israel’s scorching-hot desert will soon be home to massive solar energy farms, bringing Israel closer to its goal of reliance on renewable energy. The Public Utility Authority on Monday issued nine licenses to establish Israel’s first large-scale solar energy farms.