Arava
Suspected terror infiltration determined false alarm, was Jordanian Border Police operation
The red alert in Paran was the result of Jordanian border police officers chasing criminals into Israeli territory.
Celebrating life at Israel’s luxurious desert retreat - opinion
24 hours in the desert: How to spend a day in the great wilderness
Kibbutz Neot Semadar: Israel's desert oasis quenches thirst for tranquility, nature’s raw beauty
Southern Arava offers wide variety of activities and attractions
The Arava runs adjacent to the Jordanian border from Eilat northward.
The Arava Film Festival opens in Israel
The Arava International Film Festival features the best of recent international and Israeli cinema, as well as classics.
Israel is about to see some meteor showers - here's where
Take advantage of the times and go watch a meteor shower. The Jerusalem Post Magazine offers a list of the best locations to camp out and see it.
In the desert, you can be a paramedic, fireman, solider and cop at once
A Jewish National Fund-USA project set up essential emergency assistance in the Arava desert.
Plague of pests: Lots of locusts swarm Israel's South - watch
Regardless of their legendary reputations and the sheer size and numbers of the current swarm, the locusts pose no danger to humans or animals whatsoever.
Vacation: Visiting Israel's Arava region
If you’d like to learn more about the region’s prosperous agricultural activity, the best place to start is at the Vidor Center.
4-year-old airlifted to hospital after crocodile bite in southern Israel
"I heard screams - I went over and his hand looked like it had been torn off," the mother said.
Employees of EAPC may be indicted for involvement in 2014 oil spill
The incident took place on December 3, 2014, during the construction of the Ramon Airport north of Eilat, which required diverting a section of the Eilat-Ashkelon oil pipeline.
Dates from time of Maccabees & Jesus are revived, bring Jewish, Arab unity
Grown at the Arava Institute with its Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian student body, the 'Methuselah' and 'Hannah' dates show the potential for renewal, like Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones.
JNF Joint Institute gets matching gift from Boston-based foundation
The funding will support the Institute’s initial research phase, demonstrating sustainable methods of food production in an arid environment.
