Kinneret

Three projects, one vision

Shevet Achim Group from the south is setting a new standard on Israel’s tourism map.

|BySHEVA DAROM
A new resort under construction
Ancient city of Hippos looking east, with the cathedral’s location marked within the city, March 31, 2026.

Evidence of lost baptismal rite stage uncovered in Byzantine era church near Kinneret - study

Additional discoveries made a the site included a bronze candelabrum and marble reliquary, both the largest of their kind to ever be found in Israel.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Yinon Reuveni, one of the suspects of vandalizing the church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, hears his verdict at the Nazareth Magistrate's Court on December 12, 2017.

Israeli court orders extremist to repay NIS 2.5m. over 2015 Galilee church arson

The ruling closes a long legal chapter in one of the most symbolically charged Jewish extremist attacks of the past decade.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

|BySIMON GRIVER/GLOBES/TNS

My Word: Untroubling waters

Most of the country’s tap water now comes from desalination plants rather than the Kinneret, but the Sea of Galilee still has an important role as an emergency reservoir.

DECEMBER 29, 2022ByLIAT COLLINS
Water flowing from the carrier to Nahal Zalmon, on its way to fill Lake Kinneret

Mekorot and Water Authority launch desalinated water project to Kinneret

The project, one of the most significant infrastructure projects in recent years, will maintain the level of Lake Kinneret even in years when the natural rainfall is lower than average.

DECEMBER 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Water flowing from the carrier to Nahal Zalmon, on its way to fill Lake Kinneret

Indulging on the Sea of Galilee at U Boutique Kinneret

U Boutique only has 62 rooms so it meets the definition of a boutique resort with full service of a hotel with intimacy and calm, which is different than most of Fattal’s hotels in Israel.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByTALY SHARON
U BOUTIQUE KINNERET’S décor is inspired by the local environment using materials such as basalt, wood and olive trees.

2,500 participants test their mettIe in Ironman Israel Middle East Championship

This is the first time that the full distance competition of the international IRONMAN brand is held in the Middle East and 75 places will be awarded to the 2023 World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Participants test their mettIe in Ironman Israel Middle East Championship

Blinding parasite possibly found in the Kinneret

At least 29 patients have been hospitalized due to corneal lesions characteristic of infection with the Microsporidia parasite.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's main reservoir, Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee).

How do we remove the bitterness of the Hebrew month of Heshvan? - opinion

Considering the important contribution that rain makes to the well-being of this country, surely the seventh of Heshvan should be prominently highlighted on our calendars

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByBARRY NEWMAN
JERUSALEM EXPERIENCES its first rain of the season, last Thursday, even before the beginning of Heshvan.

Taly's Travel: Kfar Blum’s Pastoral Hotel marks 20 years of culture

The Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel in the Upper Galilee is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The hotel is best known for its musical and cultural activities.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByTALY SHARON
The hotel’s magnificent opera hall.

International Christian Embassy Jerusalem holds annual Sukkot event

The event was attended by more than 1,700 Christians from over 70 countries.

OCTOBER 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ICEJ's annual Feast of Tabernacles celebration

Ancient Islamic mosaics uncovered at shores of Kinneret

Ancient mosaics were uncovered near Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, which reveal new information about life in the Holy Land.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A VIEW of the Kinneret with the Hermon in the background. The view that inspired Rachel the Poetess, among others.

Have archaeologists found the home of St. Peter? - study

While the location of the Biblical Bethsaida is still debated, archaeologists believe this new find may help settle the debate.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Greek inscription found at the "Church of the Apostles" at the el Araj/Beit haBek dig.