Israel Nature and Parks Authority

American teenager finds 3,300-year-old scarab amulet during school trip to ancient Canaanite city

Professor Ido Koch of Tel Aviv University’s Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures Department examined the amulet, dating the seal to the Late Bronze Age.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
From right to left: Dr. Steve Kutno, Director of Muss High School Israel in Hod Hasharon, Shiloh Attoun, and Adam William Asper from the Israel Antiquities Authority.
SAINT GEORGE’S MONASTERY in the Judean Desert – one of the area’s most wondrous sites.

Tourism Ministry reopens access to Saint George Monastery lookout following 'Post' investigation

For the past three years, ever since the October 7 massacre, the road leading to the monastery has been blocked by a labyrinth of electronic arm barriers, and codes.

|ByDAVID BRINN
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Father, two sons arrested on suspicion of trapping songbirds in near-invisible nets

Illegal bird hunting, which the INPA says also occurs in other regions of the Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East, threatens migratory bird populations and can cause significant harm.

|ByMILLA WOLMAN
Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.

Election Day picks, programs, and discounts

Make the most of your Election Day off on October 27 by catching a movie or heading outdoors.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Hike of the Month - Betiha (Bet Tsayda) Valley

Water Hikes involve walking long stretches inside the stream-bed either wading or swimming.

JULY 4, 2018ByEREZ SPEISER
Majrase in the Betiha Valley

Walking 1,100 kilometers in someone else's shoes

Aryeh Green has hiked the Israel Trail and now takes the reader with him.

MAY 24, 2018ByYAKIR FELDMAN
FOR EIGHT weeks the author, Aryeh Green, walked across the State of Israel, rain or shine.

How to sweeten the new year: A plethora of family-friendly activities

The Tel Aviv Farm is inviting the public to an agricultural Rosh Hashana celebration.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017ByMEITAL SHARABI
Hitch a ride with a camel caravan at Kfar Hanokdim.