Beit shean

The scenery alone is worth the trip: I found a European atmosphere inside Israel

From a winery with a view of an ancient fortress to a ceramics studio in a renovated chicken coop. 24 hours in the Beit She’an Valley: Earth, wind, history, present, future, and a perfect view.

Glamping.
Middle schoolers from Sakhnin recover after being attacked with pepper spray and tear gas by yeshiva students in the Jordan River Valley on February 4, 2026.

Arab Israeli children attacked by Jewish yeshiva students during field trip, 13 hospitalized

Police apprehend terrorist who murdered two in combined terror attack, December 26, 2025.

Two murdered, two wounded in combined terror attack in three sites in northern Israel

IDF reservist Maj. Eitan Orbach.

IDF reservist killed in car accident, two weeks before daughter's wedding


Shipudei Hakikar: Good food in Beit She’an

At Shipudei Hakikar, you can enjoy an array of salads, grilled meats, and at night, and later, go for a stroll at an archaeological site.

Salads served at Shipudei Hakikar

7,000-year-old seal sheds light on ‘business’ activities in ancient Israel

Some 150 clay sealings were found in an excavation conducted by Hebrew University archaeologists in 2004-2007 in Tel Tsaf, a prehistoric village in the Beit She’an Valley in northern Israel.

Silos at Tel Tsaf

Man's fatal heart attack likely unlinked to vaccine he took 2 hours before

"We share in the grief of the family," Health Ministry director-general Chezy Levy said.

An illustrative photo of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Cry me a river

A struggle over public access to a brook that runs through a kibbutz blends political trauma, social pain, and uniquely Israeli hard feelings

The Asi River at Kibbutz Nir David

No longer homeless: two statues find permanent home in regional museum

The finds were dated to the late Roman-early Byzantine period (third to fourth centuries CE), fascinating for the social flux which occurred then.

Roman-era statues discovered near burial site in Beit Shean

Two Roman statues discovered near burial site in Beit She'an

The statues' discovery is important for understanding late Roman period style, as no two statues from this time period resemble each other.

Roman-era statues discovered near burial site in Beit Shean

Photo Tour: Gilboa and Emek

Discover the Gilboa and Emek region with Itsik Marom.

Beit She'an

Beit She’an, a tourist gem

The city of Beit She’an offers many surprises for visitors.

Beit She’an

Mother and daughter discover clay lamp from Hellenistic period

Second century BCE relic dates to Judah Maccabee’s battles against ruler of Antiochus.

Right: Hadas Goldberg Keidar holding the clay lamp she found. Left:  A close up of the 2,200 year old clay lamp.

Travel: Gilboa in the summer

What to do in the Beit She'an Valley locale of Emek Hama'ayanot.

Weitzman Boutique Winery