Arava

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

The exhibit, curated by academics from the University of Haifa, features textiles from India, Central Asia, and China.

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.
Cache of ancient ostrich eggs found at an archaeological site near Nitzana, March 29, 2026.

Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel

From Greenhouse to Plate Festival.

Chefs in the greenhouse: The Arava becomes Israel’s culinary capital for the weekend

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Suspected terror infiltration determined false alarm, was Jordanian Border Police operation


Ministry forms ‘special section’ to address Arab housing shortage

Galant: Prosperity of the Arab sector is in the interest of Israeli society as a whole.

CONSTRU CTION MINISTER Yoav Galant (second from left) and Joint List leader Ayman Odeh (second from right) discuss Arab-housing development plans with leaders of the community in the North yesterday.

New Water Resources and Development Potential in Israel’s South

The Jerusalem Post

Government launches NIS 100m. fund to help Arava farmers diversify away from peppers

Under the program, farmer who agree to convert their pepper growing areas into spaces to develop other crops are eligible to receive grants.

A peck of peppers

Judaism and Environment – An Interview with Rabbi Michael Cohen

The Jerusalem Post

Kibbutz Ketura – Pioneering Israeli History

The Jerusalem Post

Harvard to Haifa in the pursuit of medicine

Dr. Eric Amster – the San Diego native changing Israel’s environmental health one step at a time

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Tragic end as search party finds remains of pilot

Family find suicide note of Ein Vered man Avner Tshori, 38, who flew off in his ultra-light plane; body found in Arava desert.

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Generating Solar Power in the Arava

The Jerusalem Post

Branching out

From the Arava to Ein Zivan, shady picnic spots are a part of the country’s history.

Cyprus

Talking about being an Israeli

In a series of 10 events, the Notzar Theater is exploring identity and solidarity.

‘Arava’