Galilee

Voice of Music Festival in the Upper Galilee celebrates 41st season

Under the artistic direction of pianist Dr. Ofra Yitzhaki, the festival bridges historical traditions with contemporary perspectives.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DR. OFRA YITZHAKI
Naegleria fowleri

Nine-year-old dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba after swimming in Kinneret

According to the ministry, an investigation found that the boy had been swimming at Kursi Beach in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) about a week before his hospitalization. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
David Broza with Maestro Tom Cohen and TYO Youth-Galilee musicians.

Jerusalem Orchestra East & West youth division to perform at UN

The group is scheduled to present a repertoire intended to bridge cultures, including Zohar Argov’s “Yam Shel Dmaot” (“A Sea of Tears”), Abdel Wahab’s “Khayy Khay,” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”

|ByHANNAH BROWN
MOUNTAIN BIKERS race along the trails of Israel’s Western Galilee during Winner Epic Israel, which will return to the region in October for the first time since the war forced the closure of the trails nearly three years ago.

Mountain bikers head north as Winner Epic Israel announces return to Galilee after 3 years of war

“After three years in which this region was almost entirely off the cycling map, we want to be among the first to return," Gal Tsachor said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

IDF Brig.-Gen. reassures northern communities after Lebanese civilians approach Israeli border

Lebanese individuals, allegedly civilians, were seen approaching up to 80 meters from the border with Israel.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL, AMIR BOHBOT
Hezbollah supporters hold images of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.

'The detector went crazy': Hoard found in Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee

Dr. Michael Eisenberg said this is one of Israel’s main Byzantine treasures, unique for its mix of jewelry and gold coins from various emperors.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee.

Gold hoard unearthed in Galilee offers glimpse of Byzantine politics, wealth

Archaeologists found 97 gold coins and jewelry in Susita, revealing life during the Sassanid invasions.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
The obverse of a gold coin showing the portrait of Emperor Heraclius (610–613 CE).

NIS 3 million will revive Nahal Rakat, connecting Tiberias to the Sea of Galilee

Tiberias Municipality, ILA, and the Drainage Authority are building a new promenade through Nahal Rakat, linking the city’s new neighborhoods to the Sea of Galilee with trails and seating.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Nahal Rakat and its banks before the rehabilitation works

Galilee cave yields 4th-century coin hoard tied to Jewish resistance under Rome

The coins were unearthed in Hukok, an ancient Jewish settlement near the Sea of Galilee associated with Jewish resistance under Roman rule.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByPESACH BENSON
Copper coins dating back more than 1,600, discovered in northern Israel.

New Garin Tzabar Lone Soldier home opens in Galilee

First facility to house lone soldiers alongside Israeli peers inaugurated at Hannaton Educational Center.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hannaton Garin participants at the inauguration ceremony of the new Lone Soldiers’ House.

Upper Galilee leaders warn bureaucracy, neglect can determine the future of Israel’s north frontier

Almost two years of displacement have left scars not only on infrastructure but on the very social fabric of northern Israel, and the question is no longer only how to rebuild.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.

After countless delays – Recanati Winery finally opens its doors

After delays due to the security situation, Recanati Winery opens its new visitors’ center on Sept 12 in Dalton with unlimited wine, Galilean food, and music by Yehuda Keisar.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Recanati Winery Visitors’ Center

Invest in the Negev and Galilee rather than in railways to Tel Aviv - opinion

For years, Israel has spent millions of shekels building infrastructures to “bring the peripheries closer to center,” instead of dealing with the peripheral transportation infrastructures themselves.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByJEHUDA HADDAD
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev gets on track with Israel Railways last month. The government must take action to support each regional and metropolitan hub, the writer argues.

Netanyahu meets with Galilee leaders, discusses rehabilitation, return to the North

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Galilee to discuss regional recovery, development plans, and the return of students to school.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with local leaders in the Galilee, September 1, 2025.