Desert

Pnei Kedem: Where the view hooks you - and the community makes you stay

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Valentine's Day at Palomino Restaurant.

Palomino: Taste the latest Italian creations at a Jerusalem favorite - restaurant review

 Israeli music star and performer Idan Raichel.

Idan Raichel to bring 'Fata Morgana' musical experience to Judean desert

With redrawing for visibility: Rock carvings discovered in Wadi Khamila, Sinai Desert, believed to depict ancient Egypt’s conquest of the region, January 31, 2026.

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old evidence of ancient Egyptian conquest in Sinai desert


How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots

From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.

The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.

Negev police chase ends in death of suspected weapons smuggler, Israeli Police say

After spotting the police, the driver, a man in his mid-20s, attempted to flee, driving recklessly through open terrain. 

Israeli Police found mid-20s man attempting to smuggle weapons in Negev region. January, 18.

Alone in the desert: The winter experience you didn’t know you needed

Winter is the perfect time to head into the desert. Travel to the Negev, soak in the winter sun, and discover the magic between craters and vineyards. We returned, as expected, completely in love.

Carmey Avdat Winery.

Celebrating life at Israel’s luxurious desert retreat - opinion

Six Senses Shaharut, located in the Arava desert, became the perfect setting to celebrate survival, breathe deeply again, and appreciate the rare gift of simply being here.

Breakfast overlooking the wadi at Six Senses Shaharut in the Negev.

24 hours in the desert: How to spend a day in the great wilderness

Lotan Travelers’ Lodge in the Southern Arava offers no spa, room service, or cocktail bar. It’s a place to disconnect, slow down, and reconnect with nature.

Lotan.

Ancient Sudan burial site reveals 4,000-year-old funeral ritual in forgotten Nubian kingdom

“Even a seemingly modest site can provide important clues for reconstructing past environments and climates," the researchers wrote.

Site BP 784, relics of a hut with an annex from the Middle Ages.

Desert, love, and everything in between: The festival everyone’s talking about returns

The Tamar Regional Council invites you to a family festival on Nov 6-7 at Nahal Amatzia Park with Jimbo J, workshops, tours, attractions, and a stunning desert backdrop. Tickets at a symbolic price.

Sodom and Love Festival.

Israeli desert microorganisms survive harsh climate, offer clues to life on Mars

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on Mars or other arid planets.

Israelis swim in the "Disappearing Lake" in Timna Park, in the southern Israeli desert, on September 9, 2017

Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds

Reuters uncovered how Assad's government secretly moved thousands of bodies from Qutayfah to a hidden site in Dhumair, in a bid to cover up war crimes and regain international recognition.

A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair, February 27, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that the Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies there from an exposed mass grave in the Damascus suburb of Qutayfah from 2019-2021.

Desert dreams: Nana Winery brings fine wine to Mitzpe Ramon

Together with his wife, Shahar, and their six children, Nana turned a wild dream into a thriving reality: a vineyard in the desert.

THE NANA WINERY visitor area.