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Israel's Negev officially recognized as international wine region 

The Negev joins major international wine regions such as Champagne, Chianti, Bordeaux, and Napa Valley, with the new status expected to strengthen Israel's wine industry's global position.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An aerial view of the Nana Estate Winery vineyards at the start of harvest season on August 3, 2022 near Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's Negev Desert.
Red anemones from Shokeda Forest.

South in the Heart returns: Where to explore, eat, and see stunning blooms

The Darom Adom festival, now South in the Heart, returns with traditional activities, optimism, and hope. Come support a region that has become a symbol of resilience.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Yiftach Singletrack – Named after Yiftach Gurni.

15 kilometers of the spirit of heroism: A new bike singletrack in the heights of Pitchat Nitzana

A new bike singletrack in Ramat HaNegev, inaugurated in memory of the late Yiftach Gorny. A 15 km circular route with flowing riding, scenic viewpoints, and stories of regional heroism.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
NEW APARTMENTS are under construction in Katzrin this month. The importance of developing our periphery – the Galilee, the Golan, and the Negev – is increasingly evident, the writer maintains.

Developing Israel’s periphery is vital for economy, aliyah - opinion

As Israel plans for the arrival of its next 10 million, the periphery must play a leading role. The region is hiding in plain sight. Now is the time to see it.

|ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF

'Would you close Tel Aviv?' Southern Israel residents lash out at gov't

Shlomi Elkayam, the owner of a toy store in Sderot, spoke with Nissim Mashal and Guy Peleg on 103FM, describing the feeling of the public in the city on Thursday.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE
Israeli soldiers block roads near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 2, 2022.

Powerful explosive device disarmed in southern Israel restaurant

A powerful explosive was planted at the southern "Ratatouille" restaurant, the owner of which entangled with the south's largest criminal organization.

JULY 23, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
Police car at night

Victims of Beersheba terror attack brought to burial

"These innocent citizens, haven’t done anything wrong – and were murdered just because they are Jews," said Beersheba's mayor.

MARCH 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, LAHAV HARKOV
Mourners attend the funeral of 49-year-old Doris Yahavas, who was murdered at yesterday deadly terror attack, at the cemetery in Moshav Gilat, March 23, 2022.

Four Israelis killed in stabbing attack in Beersheba, terrorist shot dead

Attack was third stabbing this week | Bedouin-Israel attacker had been arrested in the past for supporting ISIS.

MARCH 22, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Scene of stabbing attack in Beersheba, March 22, 2022

Suspect killed after firing at police in Rahat

Rahat Mayor Fayez Abu Sahiban denied on Monday morning that the person who was killed had shot at police.

MARCH 15, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gun used in shooting in Rahat, March 15, 2022

Lauder Employment Center prepares to locate jobs for olim from Russia, Ukraine

“The State of Israel and Zionism are about to receive an important booster, and we are here as always to support and assist,” said Lauder.

MARCH 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian Jewish refugees arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 6, 2022.

The southern Arava: A revival of tourism in Israel

This week I focus on one of my favorite parts of the desert region of our country: the southern Arava in the Eilot Regional Council.

JANUARY 6, 2022ByMEITAL SHARABI
SOLOMON'S PILLARS.

Arab-Israeli sector: Here is Bennett's plan to fight crime wave

"The law of Beersheba and Rahat is like the law of Tel Aviv," stressed Bennett at an operational tour of the southern Israeli city of Rahat.

DECEMBER 6, 2021ByARIK BENDER/MAARIV, MIRAN SPIELBERG/MAARIV
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during an operational visit in Rahat, December 6, 2021.

The story of a Jew who fought for African-American rights in Mississippi

Howard Ball lived in Mississippi from 1976 to 1982, and recounts in a memoir the Jewish efforts for black voting rights in the South.

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByAARON LEIBEL
KU KLUX KLAN members approach Huntsville, Texas to protest an execution in 2000. The book’s protagonist was harassed by the Klan.

Half billion shekel to go to Negev, as delays in IDF move south continue

As the IDF's move to southern Israel continues to face delays, the government moved forward plans to develop the Negev.

NOVEMBER 14, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
The Monument to the Negev Brigade in the Southern Israeli city of Beersheba, in the Negev, on February 17, 2018. The Negev Monument was designed by Dani Karavan in memory of the members of the Palmach Negev Brigade who fell fighting on Israel's side during the 1948 Arab Israeli War.