Arava

Arava film festival celebrates movies shaped by the desert

The 15th Arava International Film Festival opens November 4 with an expanded two-screen setup, featuring Cannes festival hits and major Israeli film premieres.

This year, for the first time, the Arava film festival will feature two outdoor screens.
Entrance and lantern tours. Timna Park.

Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?

A total of 288 cameras placed at various distances from the trails recorded wildlife before, during, and after the disturbance.

More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided

THE HARDEST DAZE perform the music of The Grateful Dead. (Dead Gathering)

Grateful Dead Gathering brings mini-Woodstock to Arava oasis for three-day festival


Government launches NIS 100m. fund to help Arava farmers diversify away from peppers

Under the program, farmer who agree to convert their pepper growing areas into spaces to develop other crops are eligible to receive grants.

A peck of peppers

Judaism and Environment – An Interview with Rabbi Michael Cohen

The Jerusalem Post

Kibbutz Ketura – Pioneering Israeli History

The Jerusalem Post

Harvard to Haifa in the pursuit of medicine

Dr. Eric Amster – the San Diego native changing Israel’s environmental health one step at a time

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Tragic end as search party finds remains of pilot

Family find suicide note of Ein Vered man Avner Tshori, 38, who flew off in his ultra-light plane; body found in Arava desert.

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Generating Solar Power in the Arava

The Jerusalem Post

Branching out

From the Arava to Ein Zivan, shady picnic spots are a part of the country’s history.

Cyprus

Talking about being an Israeli

In a series of 10 events, the Notzar Theater is exploring identity and solidarity.

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INPA: Eilat rail route must respect nature

Railway will be destructive to nature and landscapes that have thrived since the biblical era, says Parks Authority.

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SPNI calls to save country’s rare salt marshes

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel calls protection of the country’s dwindling salt marshes.

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