Camel

Police arrest two Rahat residents, confiscate one camel, after foiling Bedouin camel race plans

Camels were also spotted in the Bedouin city of Rahat on Election Day the week beforehand, as masked individuals riding on horses and camels through the city were seen waving flags and playing music.

Police confiscate a camel from an illegal camel race in southern Israel in October 2026.
A camel seized after Israel Police discovered an illegal camel race set to take place in Bir Hadaj, southern Israel, September 25, 2026.

Illegal Negev camel race intercepted by Southern District Police

The camera system in the iPhone

Apple has begun manufacturing the new camera components for the iPhone 18 Pro

 Illustrative image of a camel in Israel.

Twenty contestants disqualified at 2026 camel beauty festival in Oman, botox, fillers, silicone


Forget Miss Universe: Saudi camel beauty contest queens banned over Botox

The King Abdulaziz Festival for camels began earlier this month, but some contestants for the most beautiful camel have already been disqualified for cheating.

 Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, rides a camel during the annual Christmas tree distribution by the Jerusalem municipality in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2017

COVID-19: Llama, camel antibodies could be used as nasal spray treatment - study

This peer-reviewed study builds off previous studies that determined nanobodies produced by llamas, alpacas and camels could be used to fight coronavirus.

Llama lying down

Unusual Middle East Sports Create Sense of National Identity

Soccer is still king, but sports like camel racing and – yes – dead-goat polo maintain a link with cultural history.

A police officer patrols the Giza Pyramids on his camel on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt December

Camel is no rock dinosaur

The British prog-rock band will perform in Binyamina

Camel British prog-rock band

January 24,2018: Battle of the sexes in the IDF

What do you think the probable result would be if a woman were introduced into a tank crew?

Letters

PETA Vice President calls on Israeli residents to avoid Petra

The travel advisory came after an investigation by PETA detailed 1,300 donkeys, camels, mules and horses showing signs of abuse from beatings, exhaustion and chains embedded into their skin.

A camel suffering from an embedded chain.