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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.
Ein Yorke'am.

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

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

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

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

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


Public-private partnership aims to drive rehabilitation in Israel's North

The headquarters will be a joint effort of the Finance Ministry, the Presidium of the Israeli Business Sector, Business Roundtable Israel, and philanthropy organizations.

View of a large fire in open areas near Kadita, in the Galilee area, northern Israel, on June 12, 2024

Seven municipalities in Israel's North hold delayed municipal elections

Residents aged 17 and up are eligible to vote in municipal elections, and there are 70,058 eligible voters for Tuesday’s election.

 An Illustration of ballot envelopes ahead of municipal elections.

Bring them home to Manara: Kibbutz head comments on state of Israel's North - interview

According to official government figures, as of last June 74,500 people were evacuated from the southern border and 68,500 from the North.

 View from Manara Cliff, Israel.

Man in 60s wounded by axe in suspected terror attack in Gilboa, suspect caught by police

Israel's emergency medical service said that its paramedics were providing medical care to the man, who was in light condition.

 MDA Ambulance

Police arrest man with suspicious object on body in northern Israel

The police are investigating whether the suspect was wearing an explosive belt and whether he was planning to carry out a terror attack.

 Police forces seen near Tamra in northern Israel. February 14, 2025.

After a year: The beloved northern hotel returns, renewed and stunning

The iconic Upper Galilee hotel reopens on February 16, featuring a renovated wing with 32 rooms and special hospitality packages.

 HaGoshrim Hotel in Nature

Will it revive the north after the war? A wave of campaigns for tourists

A surge of initiatives to revive tourism in the North: Galilee hotels launch a national campaign, and the Golan offers 50% off a second night with various benefits at attractions and restaurants.

 Resort Village Mitzpeh Hashalom

'It's about every one of us': JDC Division Director addresses Israel's mental fortitude amid crisis

Efrat Stern discusses Israel's mental well-being crisis, innovative interventions, and the need for community-based mental health solutions.

Efrat Stern: Believes effective mental well-being solutions require collaboration between government, organizations, and communities.

Rebuilding the North: Ayalim Association's commitment to community development

“It’s important to show the world that something good is happening,” said CEO of the Ayalim Association Sigal Barzelay.

 Sigal Barzelay, CEO of the Ayalim Association: "It's critical to bring young people to the Negev and the Galilee."

Lior Zimche: The greatest challenge is 'a rehabilitation of the soul'

Lior Zimche, Chairman of the Kibbutz Movement, discussed how Kibbutz residents will find rebuilding physical structures relatively simple, but rebuilding trust is a bigger challenge.

Lior Zimche (L) speaks with The Jerusalem Report's Tamar Uriel-Beeri (R), January 30, 2025.