Israel To Relocate 30,000 Bedouin
JTA Controversial move decried by rights activists.Israel's Cabinet approved a plan to relocate up to 30,000 Bedouin from unrecognized villages in the Negev to state-recognized settlements.The Cabinet...
View ArticleIsraeli Jets Down Mystery Drone Over Negev
JTA Israeli Air Force jets shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace. The unmanned aerial vehicle entered Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Saturday morning. It was intercepted and shot...
View ArticleMore Locusts Swarm Israel
JTA A third swarm of thousands of locusts crossed into Israel from Egypt. Four crop-dusting planes on Monday sprayed the area of the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council, home to many farming communities,...
View ArticleIsrael Advocacy: Please Move Forward
Paula Jacobs Special To The Jewish Week At this time of year our thoughts turn towards Jerusalem as we mark the “Three Weeks,” leading up to the Fast Day of Tisha B’Av when we mourn the destruction of...
View ArticleTargeting Diabetes, From The Negev
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Therapy with an emphysema drug, and transplant of pig cells could end a global epidemic, says Ben-Gurion University researcher. When Andy David’s nine-year-old...
View ArticleThousands Demonstrate Against Bedouin Resettlement Plan
JTA JERUSALEM — At least 28 protesters were arrested and 15 police officers injured during protests over a plan to resettle Bedouin into permanent communities in southern Israel.read more
View ArticleAt Least 7 Killed, Dozens Hurt In Negev Bus-Tractor Collision
JTA Jerusalem — At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in a collision involving a bus, a truck carrying a tractor and a private car in the Negev.read more
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