Negev
Common painkillers are safe during pregnancy, don't raise birth defect risk, Israeli study finds
A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to birth defects.
'A minister who destroys': Bedouin protest Ben-Gvir over demolition of illegal homes in Negev
Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99
Against all odds: Successful education evolving in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages - opinion
Several wounded in central Israel Iranian missile barrage, one killed from Hezbollah rocket attack
Earlier, a woman in her 30s was killed in northern Israel after rocket fire from Hezbollah in Lebanon. Two others were treated for mild injuries from broken glass shards, MDA reported.
Resilience on the frontlines: A year after returning to Kibbutz Dafna - opinion
In Kibbutz Dafna, life under sirens and rockets continues, but residents remain steadfast.
Israel's open secret: Why is Dimona at the center of Israel’s nuclear weapon ambiguity? - explainer
In the 1960s, then prime minister Levi Eshkol vowed that “Israel will not be the first state to introduce nuclear weapons into the region.” The sentiment has been repeated by Israeli officials since.
Home Front Command updates guidelines for southern Israel after strikes wound over 100
Schools will remain closed, in line with Education Minister Yoav Kisch's emergency Saturday ruling to cancel the return to in person learning on Sunday.
Lauder Employment Centers, Avi Balashnikov honored at Israeli quality conference
Awards highlight the centers’ contribution to employment, innovation, and economic resilience in the Negev and Galilee.
Standing Together activists place first shelters in unrecognized Negev Bedouin villages
In the span of a week during June, 2025, a funding campaign for the shelters had raised more than NIS 500,000 through small donations from thousands of citizens.
'Wealthy religous center': Mosaics, ancient Byzantine church discovered at Nitzana National Park
Dated to the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (fifth to seventh century CE), the church is the sixth to be discovered at the site.
Bedouin lawyer Hanan Alsanah eyes politics to advance Arab-Jewish partnership, women’s leadership
“I am a Bedouin feminist human rights lawyer as a peace builder,” Alsanah said at the outset, describing the identity she says she has “paid a very high price” to claim.
Pnei Kedem: Where the view hooks you - and the community makes you stay
Israel Police chief is right about the crime crisis, wrong to wait for software to fix it - opinion
Technology isn't the cure for crime. We must move beyond surveillance and restore sovereignty through physical presence and emergency powers.
