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Israel's one-center economy is a national security risk – opinion

Israel should build Haifa and Beersheba into additional centers of economic power before overconcentration in Greater Tel Aviv becomes a national failure.

Hanan Markovich, CEO of the Haifa Economic Corporation.
Officers' Pool, Ein Jilabun.

The secret northern pool: A short summer route leading to a cool spring

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

North faces haredi protest over Shabbat buses, anti-government protests to continue into night

One killed, nine wounded in car accident in northern Israel, August 2, 2026.

One killed, nine wounded in car accident involving minibus on Highway 98 in northern Israel


After two difficult years: The festival bringing life back to the Western Galilee

The July Art festival in the Western Galilee celebrates its ninth year with dozens of artists, galleries, and small businesses inviting visitors to rediscover this beautiful, recovering region.

The Western Galilee.

Not just in the North: The hidden pools and wet trails you need to know

We’ve gathered five sites - from the Galilee to the Great Crater - that prove that even in the hottest season of the year, Israeli nature knows how to offer shade, water, and coolness.

Ein Yorke'am.

'We are being abandoned': Northern Israel emergency response squads denounce reduced mobilization

The IDF Home Front Command will reduce standby emergency squads in northern Israel from Sunday, citing the Hezbollah ceasefire, while keeping forces on alert amid warnings of potential escalation.

A member of a northern Israeli community's emergency response squad; illustrative.

A house is not a home: The real test of new homes North and South - opinion

Will government ministries and local authorities treat this as a purely engineering project, or as a broader social-national mission?

 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place in Safed, in June.

The children of the northern border pay the price of war - opinion

The time has come for the government to stop managing evacuations and start investing in community resilience and respite models with the same seriousness and budgets it invests in Iron Dome. 

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

Iranian attack 'not suprising,' Israel must defend North, ex-Home Front Command official says

Former HFC official Dedi Simchi said Iran’s attacks were expected, arguing Israel must strike Hezbollah when needed despite the threat of Iranian fire.

HOME FRONT Command chief Shay Klepper meets with representatives from Israel's emergency services.

Hezbollah drone struck IDF Northern Commander Rafi Milo's car in recent Lebanon visit

Had Milo been harmed, let alone killed, it would have been viewed as a strategic victory for Hezbollah, since he would have been the highest-ranked Israeli commander killed during the war.

Rafi Milo, commander of the Homefront Command at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a house in Rehovot on May 11, 2023.Rafi Milo, commander of the Homefront Command at the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza hit and damaged a house in Rehovot on May 11, 2023.

These schools build Druze Israeli identity, one student at a time

Israel’s Druze community primarily lives in the country’s north, keeping its own traditions and leadership while maintaining loyalty to Israel and high rates of IDF service.

Jewish and Druze students come together and share bread and vegetables grown at a farm extension of the Amal high school in Yanuh Jat in November 2025.

Not just food: The initiative aiming to support small businesses from northern Israel

The veteran catering company is entering the private market for the first time with a premium Friday food market, featuring ready-made meals and collaborations with producers from the north.

Schultz Bakfar Ready-Made Food for Shabbat.

What is Israel doing in Lebanon if the North is still not safe? - opinion

Israel has conducted numerous military incursions into Lebanon, but Hezbollah remains a threat.

AN IDF armored personnel carrier is seen near the concrete wall in Shtula, along the Israeli border with Lebanon, on Sunday.