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Negev

Photo of the Day

Taking Out the (Iranian) Trash

By Photo of the Day

Israeli soldiers remove the remains of a missile fired from Iran a few weeks ago.

News Briefs / Bedouin / Hamas / Gaza / IDF & Security

Indictments Against Two Terror Bedouins

By Jewish Press News Desk

The two acted on behalf of a Hamas terrorist from Gaza.

Government

Government Announces 10 New Towns in the Negev

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This follows the approval last week of the establishment of the new ultra-Orthodox city of Kasif in the Negev.

Israeli Arabs / Islamic Jihad / Bedouin / Hamas / Gaza

Terror Factions in Gaza Establish Committee to Support Arabs Inside Israel

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The representative of the Islamic Jihad added that “there is a great plan that directs our people inside (in Israel) and Gaza.”

Settlements / News Briefs

Israel Dismantles Homesh Yeshivah Dorms, Evacuates Jewish Encampment in Negev

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We are in a struggle for the continuation of the Zionist enterprise,” says a spokesperson for “Ma’ale Paula,” named after the wife of Israel’s first prime minister.

Bedouin / Police and Crime

30 Bedouin Arrested for Anti-JNF Planting Riots

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The violent scenes were reminiscent of the countrywide Muslim riots in May in support of Hamas during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Featured / Government / Bedouin / Video of the Day / Sovereignty / Israeli Arabs

Watch: The Latest on the Negev Tree Planting War

By Jewish Press News Desk

It's time to restore the Zionist vision to its proper place in public policy.

IDF & Security

After Years of Planning, IDF Announces Move of Military Intelligence to Negev

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, said it would be a strategic opportunity for renewal and growth, adding that it will also “play a significant role in making the desert bloom.”

Government

Bennett Announces $160.8 Million Negev Assistance Package

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The funds will go to education, employment, reducing wage gaps, healthcare, transportation and more, says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Police and Crime / Bedouin / Archaeology

Police Catch 5 Bedouin During Antiquities Theft in Southern Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It is illegal in Israel to excavate antiquities sites without a license, and offenders can face up to five years in prison under the law.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

4 Israeli-Arab Murdered Over Weekend, 96 Since Beginning of Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

About 90% of suspects arrested for shooting and weapons offenses are Israeli-Arabs.

Photo of the Day

Meteor Shower

By Photo of the Day

Long exposure photographs shows a meteor shower near Nahal Paran, in the Israeli Negev desert.

Featured / Politics / Government / Bedouin / Video of the Day

Water in the Negev: Why Israeli Taxpayers Are Suckers

By Jewish Press News Desk

It looks like what happens in the Negev doesn’t really stay in the Negev. It digs deep into your pockets up north.

Government / Bedouin / Israeli Arabs

New Govt. Coalition Agreement Abandons Negev, Regavim Warns

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The coalition agreements place both the Bedouin Settlement Authority and the Knesset’s Interior Committee, the key actors on the Negev issue, under the complete control of the left-wing bloc and the Islamic party Ra'am.

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.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel to Build New Community Near Gaza Strip Border Region

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The establishment of the new community is the outcome of Netanyahu’s policy of advancing the development of the periphery and the drawing of the population from the center of the country to the Negev.

Featured / Archaeology

Grape Pips Reveal Collapse of Ancient Economy in the Grip of Plague and Climate Change

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli archaeologists discovered new and compelling evidence for a significant economic downturn on the fringe of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of a major pandemic in the mid-6th century CE.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israel Has Oil (Shale) Deposits Similar to Saudi Arabia, Knesset Learns

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Oil shale in Israel is widespread covering approximately 15% of its territory, but is an undeveloped resource, largely because of economic and technological constraints.

Aliyah / Geulah

Southern City of Arad Preparing for Wave of Aliyah

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some 10,600 immigrants currently reside in Arad, about 36% of the population. Most of the immigrants in Arad came from the former USSR, as well as from the US, Argentina, the United Kingdom and France.

Featured / Headline / Jerusalem / Coronavirus

Hadassah Hospital First with Tested COVID-19 Vaccine

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two months ago, Hadassah Medical Center started collecting plasma rich with antibodies from recovered Coronavirus patients, with the aim of producing a treatment for severely ill patients.

Photo of the Day

The Ruhama Badlands

By Photo of the Day

Visitors enjoy Israel's badlands.

Photo of the Day

Mount Zin

By Photo of the Day

Mount Zin and the Zin Valley in the Negev.

Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas

Jewish Agency to Provide Loans to Businesses Damaged by Rocket and Arson Attacks

By Ilanit Chernick / TPS

The loans have been donated by the Ness Foundation – funded by the Jewish communities of Metrowest and Miami in the US.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Government

Gaza Perimeter Residents Protest in Rabin Square: We Are Not Cannon Fodder

By JNi.Media

The rally was piggybacked—against the expressed wishes of the organizers—by leftist groups.

Headline / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Labor Arab MK Resigns over Nationality Law, Will Be Replaced by an Oleh from Russia

By JNi.Media

Bahloul will presumably be replaced by Robert Tiviaev, a Russian Jewish oleh.

Featured / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / Bedouin

Civil Rights Group: Shaked's Polygamy Recommendations Reward Criminals

By JNi.Media

Netanyahu called it "a huge industry that provides an incentive to bring women from Jordan and Saudi Arabia."

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Science and Tech

Israeli Hackathon to Attack Gaza Terror Kites, Balloons

By JNi.Media

"It is inconceivable that 150 people will sit for a full day to think about solutions and not come up with an idea that will help stop the burning of our fields."

Weather

Sderot Under Water as June Rains Flood Negev

By JNi.Media

"The whole city became Venice. Everything is flooded, the playground, there are ten cars stuck in the puddles."

Police and Crime / Government / Bedouin

State Prosecutor Closes Investigation Into Umm al-Hiran Incident; No Officers to Stand Trial

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“After in-depth study of the investigation material and the findings presented by the police investigations unit, the state prosecutor has decided to halt proceedings."

Government / The Courts / Bedouin / Settlements / Local

Residents of Unauthorised Negev Village Agree to Move to Permanent City

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"When we (realized we were) out of options, we went for a deal that would be good for our next generation.”

The Walter Bingham File

JEWISH HEROISM GALORE - The Walter Bingham File

By Israel News Talk Radio

An interview with Yossi Katz about his book 'A Voice Called' Stories Of Jewish Heroism. Also: The story of Walter's heroine, Hannah Szenes Plus: What Israelis are during Passover. All about the lesser known Israel, life in the Negev, the desert areas.

Headline / Government / Science and Tech / Weather

Heavy Rain Predicted, But Not Enough to Break Drought

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"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."

Headline / Politics / Hamas / Government / Palestinian Authority / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Israeli Pols Slam Arab List Chief for Congratulations Call to Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh

By JNi.Media

"Ayman Odeh is a terrorist in a suit. What he has managed to conceal for two years of smiling – he revealed in one phone call with Haniyeh."

Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Two Arab Brush Fire Arsonists Arrested

By Jewish Press News Desk

A passing driver snapped a photo of them starting the fire.

Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Local

Haifa Chemicals Employees Protest Layoffs

By Jewish Press News Desk

The giant ammonia tank was deemed a major health, environmental and security hazard for years.

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.

Featured / Op-Eds

The Regavim Plan for Restoring Order in the Negev

By Josh Hasten

Regavim seeks to safeguard Israel's national lands, restore law and order to the Negev, and give the Bedouin community hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Ben-Gurion University

The Downsides of Self-Criticism

By Ben-Gurion University

A BGU scientist says that a critical eye can have advantages, but too much self-criticism can lead to devastating consequences.

Featured / Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs

Bedouins are Israel's Deadliest Drivers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police statistics show that Bedouins are involved in most of the accidents in the south, and 100% of the deadly accidents on 2 main roads.

Featured / Photo of the Day / Ari Fuld's Sword of Israel

These are Bedouin Homes - Saving the Negev (Part 1)

By Ari Fuld HY"D

View the mansions that Bedouins have built on the land that Israel have given them for free in the Negev.

Featured / Bedouin

Regavim Releases Policy Paper with Solution to Bedouin Negev Housing Crisis

By Jewish Press Staff

The comprehensive document is part of organization's new campaign to end Negev lawlessness, and offer solutions to bring the Bedouin community into the fold of Israeli society.

Headline / IDF & Security / Politics / Bedouin / Business and Economy

Watch: Bedouin Thriving Marijuana Enterprise on IDF Base Training Grounds

By JNi.Media

The desert soil in the midst of tank shelling, range firing and navigational tracking, is also home to thousands of marijuana plants belonging to Bedouin criminals in a large number of greenhouses.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security

UPDATE: 2 Rockets From Sinai Slam Into Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

A rocket alert went off in the Eshkol region in the Negev at 11:33 AM.

News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israeli Breakthrough Could Diagnose Sleep Disorders While You’re Awake

By Israel 21C

Smartphone system under development at Ben-Gurion University can evaluate apnea and other sleep disorders at home, without contact sensors.

The Courts / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Regavim Responds to Israel High Court Decision

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Regavim Movement's response to the rejection by the High Court of the Amona Agreement.

Politics / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Arab Motorists Slow Down Fast Highway Protesting Demolitions of Illegal Construction

By JNi.Media

'Instead of police writing them tickets and removing those flags from the vehicles, they are providing them with an entourage.'

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Israel's 'Muezzin Law' with Tougher Fines Submitted for Preliminary Knesset Vote

By JNi.Media

'Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens in the Galilee, Negev, Jerusalem and other locations in central Israel suffer routinely and daily from the noise caused by the PA systems of houses of worship.'

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

Update: Rocket Alert - Southern Negev

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Rocket Alert went off at 8:03 AM on Tuesday for the Southern Negev region.

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Defense Sec. Carter in Israel Welcoming F-35 Amidst Trump's Cost Complaints, Experts' Hype Accusations

By JNi.Media

During last month's test flights, symbols on the Elbit helmet display used by pilots in aim air-to-ground attacks were 'unusable and unsafe to complete the planned testing.'

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Lockheed Martin Picks Negev Base for F-35 Training

By JNi.Media

According to the Israel Ministry of Defense, F-35 related cooperation between Lockheed Martin and Israeli defense companies has reached $993 million.

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Gloves Are Off as Cabinet Revives Settlement Division

By JNi.Media

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni recommended that the next government (which she expected to head) dismantle the division by blocking its state budget. Without a budget, the division was expected to wither and die.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / On Campus / Education

Bennett Touts Education Ministry's Service to Kindergartners, Special Ed

By JNi.Media

Bennett pledged that his ministry would combat ethnic discrimination in the enrollment process of all educational institutions, particularly the ultra-Orthodox.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

MK Ayman Odeh Slammed by Danny Danon over Request to UN via Palestinian Authority

By Stephanie Granot

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon accused Knesset Member Ayman Odeh of "crossing a red line".

Israel / News Briefs

Earthquake Rattles Eilat

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tremors were felt in Eilat and the Negev.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Arab Hamas Member Indicted on Terror Charges

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Abu-Sneimeh’s combat record allegedly includes reconnaissance missions on IDF movements along the Gaza border, setting up explosive devices on the Israeli side, and even firing rockets and mortars into Israel from Gaza.

Israel / News Briefs / Weather

Winter Comes to Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The first heavy rains of the fall-winter season are expected to fall Sunday and continue intermittently through Wednesday. Flash flood warnings have been posted for the eastern and southern regions. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast for Sunday, although temperatures will remain high. On Monday, colder weather will accompany more showers and thunderstorms, and […]

News Briefs / The Knesset / Business and Economy

Deri to Leave Ministry of Economy

By Jewish Press News Desk

Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas Sephardi Hareidi party, will leave the Ministry of Economy and be given another Cabinet post following the failure of the Netanyahu government to convince him to relinquish authority over the roadmap for governing Israel's off-shore natural gas fields. Deri will continue to serve as Minister of the Development of […]

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Netanyahu on Radical Islam: Osama Bin Laden Meets Mark Zuckerberg

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"We are seeing a combination of the Internet and Islamic extremists, and the incitement on social media is fueling murder."

Hamas / Bedouin / News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Bedouin Terrorist Who Attacked Be'er Sheva Had ISIS Ideology

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The terrorist was from a Northern Negev city that used to be relatively pro-Israel and even voted for the Shas Hareidi religious party.

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 / Business and Economy

Violent Virus Destroying Israeli Tomatoes

By JNi.Media

The tomato mosaic virus disease, which is raging these days in the Negev, is destroying entire tomato greenhouses.

Israel / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism / Weather

Showers Expected Day after Prayers for Rain

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The first rains of the winter season are expected on Tuesday, one day after Jews around the world begin adding to daily prayers that God "brings the wind and rain." The change is made during the prayers on Shemini Azereth, the same day that Simchat Torah is celebrated in Israel. In the Diaspora, the two […]

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Economic Crisis Driving Hundreds to Cross Over from Gaza into Israel

By JNi.Media

Some 15 Arabs on Monday crossed the border fence into Israel from the Gaza Strip in six different attempts.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israeli Drip Irrigation Company Gives Global Answer to Water Scarcity

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Drip irrigation “gives an answer to the most pressing challenges today including water scarcity, arable land, food security, energy, soil degradation etc."

Israel / US / News Briefs

Lockheed Worried about IDF Unauthorized ‘Modifications’ in F-35

By JNi.Media

Lockheed: The Israelis have an ability to do some unique things, but anything wholesale…would have to be done by consensual agreement.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Egypt

Egypt Re-Imposes Blockade on Gaza Crossing

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Cairo shut down the Rafah crossing. Israel continues to allow shipment through Kerem Shalom crossing but refuses passage for Haniyeh's sisters.

Travel / Jerusalem

Israel Railways Lays New Tracks for High-Speed Train to Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The long-planned and long-delayed high-speed train between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is getting closer Israel Railways has begun to lay tracks for the western section of the line in the Ayalon Valley, west of Jerusalem. The target date for launching passenger train on the new line is January 2018, 17 years after construction began. The […]

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN) / Settlements / European Union

US Adopts the International Lie of a Fictional Arab Village

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

European Union-American acceptance of the lie of "Arab Susiya" is a twisted anti-Semitic libel on which the entire Arab claim to all of Israel is based.

IDF & Security / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

IDF's New Weapon: Soaring Number of Hareidi Combat Soldiers

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hareidi soldiers will form a new combat unit, and Hareidim are being integrated into combat support positions.

Israel / UK / Travel / News Briefs / Europe / Business and Economy

Ryanair Flying to Israel with Big Boost to Negev

By Jewish Press News Desk

Europe's low-fare airline will fly three routes to the Ovda Airport, northwest of Eilat.

Terrorism / Syria / Police and Crime / Bedouin / News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

Shin Bet Foils ISIS Terror Cell in Negev Bedouin Town

By Rachel Levy

The Shin Bet arrested six Negev Bedouin as budding members of a new ISIS terror cell.

News Briefs / France / Boycott / BDS / Business and Economy / Chessed and Tzedaka

Orange to Pay 'Partner' $50 million for Studying Damage from BDS Fiasco

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The agreement does not mean that Orange is leaving Israel, despite wrong headlines elsewhere.

Photo of the Day

A Fighter Pilot Gets Her Wings

By Photo of the Day

Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulates one of the newly graduated Israeli Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev on June 25, 2015.

Bedouin / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / Israeli Arabs

Palestinian Authority Unveils TV 'Fifth Column' Weapon against Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Ramallah regime is aiming its "one state of Palestine" campaign to Arabs who are card-carrying Israeli citizens.

Video of the Day

Makhtesh Ramon - The Ramon Crater

By Video of the Day

The Ramon Crater in Israel's south is the world's largest "makhtesh- 40 kilometers long, between 2-10 kilometers wide and 500 meters deep. It wasn't made by a meteor or a volcano, but rather, it was created by erosion. There once was an active volcano in the northern end. There are 5 Makhteshim in Israel, and […]

Israel / News Briefs

An Israeli Rancher Son’s Story of Land and Survival

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Eight years ago, an Israeli rancher from Moshav Zippori in the Lower Galilee region reached a breaking point. Thieves and marauders had been targeting Chaim Zilberman's sprawling ranch; his land was burnt black and cattle fences cut down. On the verge of bankruptcy, the rancher told his family during a Friday Shabbat dinner one night […]

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Update: 2 Rockets Launched at Israel from Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

10:22 PM Walla reports that according to an IDF source, 3 rockets were launched. At this point they do not think it was Hamas who launched them. 10:16 pm No specific terrorist group in Gaza has yet claimed responsibility for the rockets. 9:55 PM Reminder from the IDF: If you hear the Red Alert siren […]

Israel / News Briefs / Archaeology

Ancient Grape Seeds in Negev May Help Re-Create 1,500-Year-Old Wine

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The discovery of 1,500 year-old grape seeds may explain why the wine of the Negev so renowned in the Byzantine Empire.

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

New York Female Lone Soldier Overcome Cancer to Be IDF Officer

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

“I cried not because I had to undergo surgery, but because I had to leave the army.”

News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Negev Bedouin and Galilee Arabs Join Rock-Throwing Hat Festival

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Bedouin rock-throwers the area of the city of Hura, north of Be'er Sheva, lightly injured a bus passenger in a rock-throwing attack Monday afternoon. In the north, Israeli Arabs hurled rocks at a bus near Nazareth, in the Lower Galilee, causing damage to the bus but no injuries.

Israel / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

The Jewish Press Forces Change in Ban Ki-Moon’s Announced Agenda

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

We caught the United Nations in the act of an “unfortunate error.”

US / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS

White House Promised Lady Gaga She Would Be Safe in Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Add BDS to the long list of those who never will forgive Obama.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israeli Arabs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Hamas Scores Rocket ‘Success’ and Seriously Wounds Israeli Bedouin Girls

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Will Hamas brag that it managed to send two Israeli Bedouin girls to the hospital for wounds from rocket attack?

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Home Front Command: No Festival in Be’er Sheva

By Jewish Press News Desk

Home Front Command has issued security instructions to keep the people of Be'er Sheva safe during the current situation.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Israel’s ‘Proportionate Response’ Doesn’t Stop Hamas Missile Attacks

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The government and IDF still don’t take missile attacks seriously unless they hit Tel Aviv.

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

8:27 AM - 2 Rockets at Negev - Homes Damaged

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two Gazan rockets were launched towards the Sdot Hanegev area.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter II

By Ruchama Feuerman

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