Galilee

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists are the key to breaking Israel’s political deadlock - opinion

We cannot go backward – we cannot afford more rounds of elections or to abandon the prospect of change. Voting for “the largest party” is effectively a vote for yet another election.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walk near an electoral banner for the Reservist-Economic Party  led by Yoaz Hendel (R) and Yaron Zelekha (L) in Bnei Barak, near Tel Aviv, October 18, 2026
View of Nazareth.

'After years of neglect': Nazareth tries to bring back tourists with its Jewish neighbors

OMER CASPI (center right) and Tomer Zaltzman (center left) led the men's winners at Winner Epic Israel 2026, as Israel’s premier mountain bike race returned to the Western Galilee after a three-year absence, celebrating sporting excellence and the region’s recovery.

Tomer Caspi, Tomer Zaltzman crowned Winner Epic Israel bike race champs in Western Galilee

Marbled stingray off the coast of Israel.

A hidden underwater world: Rare rays spotted off the Galilee coast


Tourism revolution in the north: Cable car to connect Galilee sites

New cable car project will link Nof Hagalil, Nazareth and Mount Tabor, improve access to heritage and nature sites, and boost the north as a more attractive tourist destination for visitors annually.

Mount Tavor.

Galilee man who swore loyalty to ISIS, planned attack on soldiers, indicted on terror charges

In recent years, a significant number of Arab citizens of Israel have sworn loyalty to ISIS, usually arrested before being able to carry out an attack.

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Galilee resident arrested after police seize Palestinian flags, military uniforms from his home

Israeli security forces obtained a search warrant for the 51-year-old man's apartment after receiving a tip that he was in possession of illegal weapons. 

Modified shotgun found at the home of a 51-year-old man in Kafr Kanna on April 26, 2026.

Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study

According to the study, Amud 7’s remains date to approximately 51,000 and 56,000 years ago and belong to the most complete skeleton of a Neanderthal infant ever found.

 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

The Galilee Eco Center aims to restore land, combining sustainable farming and science.

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Celebrating spring: New wine series bringing freshness to the table

Kamisa Winery from the Upper Galilee launches the COOL series – light and fresh white and rosé wines, especially suited for spring and summer.

Kamisa Winery.

Two Druze Remembrance Day ceremony attendees accuse gov't of 'baseless promises, destroying homes'

“The Druze have fought for the state, and will continue to fight for their rights in their country," Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said. “The state must carry the burden of proof and action."

 Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Makeshift pistol from Israel's War of Independence to be displayed at Ha'emek Museum for first time

The near 80-year-old pistol was built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in Kibbutz Gvat’s blacksmith shop in early 1948 to defend his settlement ahead of and during the war.

Makeshift pistol built by 16-year-old Uzi Aharoni in 1948, to be displayed at the HaEmek Museum in the Galilee, northern Israel, April 21, 2026.

Slowness: The healing village in Israel's Lower Galilee that restores body and mind

A healing village in the heart of the Galilee, Slowness blends forest, food, and community for true recovery.

Young adults sit beside winter umbrellas on the forest-side deck at Slowness, soaking in the quiet, pastoral atmosphere as soft sunlight filters through the trees.

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.