Posts Tagged: Negev
The Negev’s Taste of Resilience
JNS.org - If you find yourself in the northern Negev during the summer, you will see a scorched landscape of yellow and brown. But each...
Israeli Government Advances Seven Jewish Communities in Negev
i24 News - Israel’s government on Sunday voted to establish a new community in the southern Negev region and examine the possibility of establishing a...
Israeli Government Approves Plan for Five New Negev Communities
Following an at times stormy debate, the Israeli government approved on Sunday the establishment of five new communities in its southern Negev region. At the beginning...
Israel Plans 10 New Negev Towns After Beersheba Attack
i24 News – Israel’s Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin revealed plans on Wednesday to construct 10 new communities in the Negev...
Negev Riots: Challenge and Opportunity
JNS.org - The fight that erupted last week over KKL-JNF’s tree planting activities in the Negev offers an element of opportunity. After years of ignoring...
Minister: Compromise Reached on Negev Tree-Planting
i24 News - The Israeli minister in charge of regulating Bedouin settlements announced on Wednesday that a compromise has been reached on a tree-planting program...
Netanyahu Says UAE Interested in Major Investments in Israel’s Negev Region
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates was interested in making major investments in the Jewish state’s southern Negev region...
Israeli Government to Invest Millions in Bringing Bedouins Online
CTech - Wireless internet is coming to nine Bedouin regional councils in southern Israel thanks to a joint initiative between the development authority and the...
New Accelerator Catering to Bedouin Entrepreneurs Launches in Israel’s Negev Desert
CTech - Startup Negev, a new tech accelerator catering to Israel’s Bedouin minority, announced Tuesday the launch of its first cohort of 25 entrepreneurs. As...
Israel to Invest $8.6 Million in New Plastic Recycling Technologies
JNS.org - The Israel Innovation Authority has approved the establishment of a new consortium aimed at promoting the development of recycling technologies, and the use...
Volunteers Bond with Residents at ‘Special’ Center in the Negev
JNS.org - When Nina Paul first visited ALEH Negev Nahalat-Eran several years ago, she wept. “Having experienced so many of the residential rehabilitative facilities in the...
Gaza Cleric Brandishes Knife During Sermon, Calls on West Bank ‘Brethren’ to Keep Stabbing, Killing Jews (VIDEO)
A Gazan cleric called on West Bank Arabs to kill Jews last Friday, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Muhammad Salah, known...
Gaza Rockets Strike Southern Israel; Local Mayors Call for Strong Response
Rockets were fired from Gaza toward southern Israel late on Wednesday night, setting off the country's Code Red missile warning system in towns including Ashkelon...
Court Slaps $300K Fine on Israeli Bedouin Over Viral Facebook Video of Sheikh Dancing at Jewish Wedding
A new desert storm is brewing up in the online Arab world, this time over a viral video of an Israeli Bedouin sheikh filmed...
