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Dead Sea

Israel / The Environment

Israeli Scholars: Dead Sea Study Suggests ‘Valid’ Earthquake Forecast

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Prior to earthquakes, electromagnetic radiation decreases in volume but become more intense, the researchers wrote.

Israel / Travel

Five Rescued, Sixth Dead of Dehydration After Wandering into Minefield

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A number of people had entered ​a closed and mined military area near the Dead Sea.

Photo of the Day

Salt Formations

By Photo of the Day

Salt formations at the Dead Sea.

Photo of the Day

Salt Formations

By Photo of the Day

Salt formations at the Dead Sea.

Government / Travel

Ministers Liberman and Michaeli Agree to NIS 410 Million Upgrade to Road 90

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The work will include overtaking lanes, rest bays, lighting and road upgrades that will reduce traffic accidents on the road.

Where Am I

Where Am I: Abandoned

By Jewish Press Staff

Hint: Abandoned and left for dead.

Bedouin

Illegal Bedouin Construction in Negev Grows by 1,200%

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A new Bedouin outpost was recently established at the entrance to the city of Arad and eastward towards Masada and the Dead Sea.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Today: Lighting Sovereignty over the Jordan Valley

By Jewish Press News Desk

“It is still possible to correct the mistake made by the Israeli government when it did not keep its promise to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley."

Israel / Travel / The Environment

World’s Longest Marlstone Cave Discovered in Israel Near Dead Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Since the discovery of the Qumran caves, several other marl caves have been discovered, but their finding was considered episodic and not particularly significant.

Photo of the Day

Sinkholes

By Photo of the Day

Some sinkholes at the Dead Sea.

Israel / Travel / The Environment / Photo of the Day

First International Dead Sea Photo Competition Attracts Global Attention

By Eliana Rudee

Among the 3,500-plus photographers participating in the Israeli-initiated challenge were photographers from the Palestinian Authority, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Politics / Palestinian Authority / Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / European Union

Israeli Frankincense Farmer Faces Hostility in Europe and Next Door

By JNi.Media

Location, Location, Location, in this case, adds a touch of frustration and sadness to what otherwise is yet another story of Israeli ingenuity offering amazing goods to the world.

Travel

2 New Hotels to Be Built at the Dead Sea, First in Decades

By JNi.Media

Both plots are part of an approved plan that includes a commercial center and a regional convention center.

Weather

Defense Ministry Announces Emergency Earthquake Convention

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Are Israel’s emergency services ready for the Big One?

Featured / Government

Netanyahu: Israel to Pump Desalinated Water into the Kinneret

By JNi.Media

And so, Israel once again claims the role of the world's Desali-Nation, utilizing a process that extracts mineral components from saline water.

Government / Science and Tech

Israel to Offset 5-Year Drought with New Desalination Plants

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The plan will include the expansion of pipelines for use in agriculture, and is intended to help Israel to rehabilitate dried-up rivers.

Featured / Government / Travel / Business and Economy / Israeli Arabs

Government Introduces Bonuses to Retain Arab Household Staff at Dead Sea Hotels

By JNi.Media

While huge resources are being invested in the development of Dead Sea beaches and infrastructure to attract more tourists, the hotels are finding it difficult to absorb the increased traffic.

Israel / Jewish / History / News Briefs / Archaeology

Ein-Gedi Scroll Target of Hi-Tec Recovery Mission

By JNi.Media

A scientific research paper further unveils the unique technological methods used for revealing the biblical text in an ancient scroll dated back to late antiquity.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Ministers Aim To Reduce Vacation Costs In Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

They hope to reduce the cost of vacationing in Israel by about 20% over five years.

Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Salt Maker to Push Sodium Reduction at Paris Food Ingredient Fare

By JNi.Media

Israeli manufacturer Salt of the Earth, a global industry leader in salt and salt-related products, launches Umamix, its new sodium reduction ingredient for hamburgers and processed meat at Fi Europe, Paris, December 1-3.

Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Local / Intifada

Kuseifa Arab Questioned for Incitement on Facebook

By Jewish Press Staff

An Arab resident of the Negev Bedouin town of Kuseifa is arrested for incitement on his Facebook page.

Israel / News Briefs / Weather

Weather Forecast: 100 Degrees in Jerusalem

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A massive heat wave is expected to last throughout most of next week, if not longer.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Archaeologists Discover that Ancient Dead Sea Scroll Is Chapter of Leviticus

By Jewish Press Staff

Modern technology has led experts to decipher a burnt scroll as the first chapter of Leviticus.

Israel / News Briefs

Update: Armed Terrorist Shot by IDF at Jordan Valley Highway Checkpoint

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The terrorist pulled out a handgun and shot at soldiers, who returned fire and critically wounded him.

Photo of the Day

Deadwood at the Dead Sea

By Photo of the Day

Branches from trees left at the Dead Sea become encrusted with salt. The Dead Sea is beautiful.

News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Local

40-Yr-Old Hiker Dies in Judean Desert Fall

By Jewish Press Staff

A 40 year old man died Tuesday on Chol Hamoed Pesach after falling 50 meters from a path while hiking in the Judean Desert.

Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Jordan / Science and Tech / Iraq / ISIS

ISIS Fighters in Syria May Be Felled By Lesions (Not Legions)

By Rachel Levy

ISIS fighters in Syria may ultimately be felled by a skin disease likely to be wracking thousands of its ranks.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Media

US Beauty Pageant Winners Uncover Media Lies in Visit to Sderot

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The truth will come to light… truth will come to light.” – Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

Government / News Briefs / Local

Negev Loses Airport Night Trains

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel Railways is ending night train service to the Negev from Ben Gurion airport, 'not cost effective.'

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Germany

German Grandmother Celebrates 104th Birthday by Dead Sea

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

At the age of 104, she decided the time had come to “live a little.”

Israel / News Briefs

Another Deluge of Rain on the Way but No Snow Except on Hermon

By Jewish Press News Desk

The second storm of the young winter is headed for Israel with more needed rain but no snow, except on the Hermon mountain. Forecasters predict that it will rain on Eilat, an event that usually occurs only two or three times a year, and that up to three inches of rain will fall in the […]

Israel / News Briefs

Dead Sea Works Sends 100 Tons of Salt to Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

In an effort to help reopen the roads in and around Jerusalem, the Dead Sea Works sent 100 tons of Dead Sea salt to Jerusalem yesterday, to spread on the roads, according to a report in The Marker. No word yet on whether they included a complementary package of Dead Sea mud, or Ahava skin […]

Israel / US / News Briefs / Jordan

Is Israel Hiding Water for Fat Cats’ Red-Dead Sea Pipeline?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Red-Dead Sea Project signed in Washington is a multi-billion dollar excuse for a political project that might not have any necessity if Israel were to start using one of its new resources – water.

US / Eye on "Palestine" / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Settlements

Binyamin (Kerry) Netanyahu Freezes New Homes for Maaleh Adumim

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

“E-1” is a red line in the Abbas-Netanyahu chess match of who can stay out of being cornered in the blame game. The Housing Ministry moved the E-1 pawn out front. Netanyahu pulled it back. Maaleh Adumim gets rooked.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Aliyah / Geulah

Beauty is as Beauty Does; Saphira Products Promote Pure Israel

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

It isn't enough that Saphira Greenberg-Tessler wanted to make the very best hair care products in the world. She and her husband, Aviad, both committed to having everything from Saphira Hair - the ingredients, the bottles, even the boxes - be from Israel.

Israel / News Briefs

Official Winter Forecast Indicates Kinneret May Reach Flood Level

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

It has been more than 20 years since the dam at the Kinneret had to be opened to prevent flooding. Thanks to desalinated water, the flood gates may have to be opened again this year.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

'Dream Road' from Gush Etzion to Dead Sea May Explode Peace Talks

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

While Abbas insists that a Palestinian Authority state will include all of the Jordan Valley, Israel plans facts on the ground to dissect it with a “dream road” from Gush Etzion to the Dead Sea.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Minor Earthquake Rocks Jerusalem

By JTA

A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale rocked Jerusalem and the Dead Sea Thursday morning and was felt in Jerusalem and on the northern edge of the Dead Sea. The Geophysical Institute of Israel said the epicenter of the quake was located north of the Dead Sea. The temblor also was felt in […]

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem

Stars of ‘Scandal’ and ‘Once Upon A Time' at Kotel on Shabbat

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Stars from the hit American TV shows “Scandal” and “Once Upon a Time” visited the Western Wall Friday night during and found themselves immediately recognized by religious Jewish prayer-goers. ''People approached us at the Western Wall, saying they watch our shows,'' said Katie Lowes, who stars in the new American political thriller television series “Scandal,” […]

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jerusalem

PA Arab Shoots at Israeli Car; Gaza Terrorists Fire Two Mortars

By Jewish Press News Desk

A Palestinian Authority terrorists shot at an Israeli car near Maaleh Adumim and terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza fired two mortar shells on the Western Negev Thursday evening. No injuries were reported in  the attacks, which came two days after a PA Arab stabbed to death a Jewish father of five children in northern Samaria. The […]

Israel / News Briefs

Digging for Uranium in the Negev Ends before It Begins

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Any chance of Israel producing uranium have come to a quick end for the time being with Israel’s Gulliver Energy company’s announcement Monday that it is giving up its search for the key ingredient for a nuclear weapon. The company explained that findings in the area between Arad and Sodom, near the Dead Sea. the field […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Uranium in the Negev?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Gulliver has a one-year license for exploring an area between Sodom and Arad.

IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

IDF Dismantles Illegal Arab Tent Village in E1

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli security forces have begun removal of the illegal Arab tent encampment in E1, the area between Maaleh Adumim and Jerusalem. Last week, Israel security forces were taken by surprise by an Arab initiative to try to illegally settle on the E1 location, and create facts on the ground. At the time, the Israeli Supreme […]

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Police Evacuate Arab Provocateurs from E1

By Jewish Press News Desk

During the early hours of Sunday morning, the Israeli police successfully managed to evacuate, without violence, 100 Arab activists/provocateurs who entered the E1 area between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim and set up an illegal tent camp, claiming the area as a new Arab village. The government's plan to evacuate the activists on Friday was derailed […]

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Media

A Friendship Forged from 1,384 Ft. Below Sea Level and 29,029 Above

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Nepal and Israel issued joint commemorative stamps to mark 52 years of friendly relations between the two countries last week. The stamps showcase the highest and lowest peaks in the world which are found in both countries: Israel’s Dead Sea which is 422 meters below sea level and Nepal’s Mount Everest, at 8,848 meters above sea level.

News Briefs / Media

In Pursuit of CSI:Tel-Aviv?

By Tibbi Singer

Four leading actors from the hit shows CSI:NY and CSI:Miami are touring Israel as guests of the Tourism Ministry. Jonathan Frederick Togo and Omar Benson Miller (stars of CSI: Miami) and Carmine Giovinazzo and AJ Buckley (stars of CSI: NY), will visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea and Masada and the Galilee.

News Briefs

Dead Sea Scrolls on Display in Philadelphia

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Saturday, the Franklin Institute will launch its exhibition “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times.” The collection consists of more than 600 figurines, altars, coins, pottery, menorahs, bone boxes, and incense burners, and a giant stone from the Wailing Wall. The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Israeli Antiquities Authority, the […]

Israel / SciTech

Israel to Launch Google Street View

By Malkah Fleisher

Famed Google Maps application Street View, which is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth providing 360-degree panoramic views from positions along streets throughout the world, will be launched in Israel on Sunday.

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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