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Preserving Ben-Gurion’s legacy: Historic artifacts up for auction to empower Israel’s Negev

The collection includes rare items tied to Ben-Gurion, such as a signed book and a document from 1948.

 A historic photo of David Ben-Gurion that will be auctioned at the end of the month by "Beit Udi."
 David Ben-Gurion.

'Not the gov't nor Knesset, but people determine': Newly revealed Ben-Gurion speech calls for unity

 PROF. MUHAMMAD Y. BASHOUTI: On the cutting edge at BGU.

The alchemist of innovation: Prof. Muhammad Y. Bashouti’s pioneering research at BGU

 ARTWORK OF pupils attending London’s Eden Primary School, inspired by Israeli graphic design artist Dan Reisinger’s ‘Industree.’

New children's exhibit marks 75 years of Israel


Bringing Israeli piano expertise to the heart of the desert

The Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes return to Sde Boker

 ISRAELI-BORN American-based pianist and educator Alon Goldstein.

Air conditioning system in PM Ben-Gurion's Sde Boker home restored

Teams of retired technicians came back for a special project: restoring a long-retired air conditioning unit in the former home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

 Tadiran air conditioner technicians Yehuda Amergi and Moshe Schwartz

Tel Hai Master Classes return to the tranquility of Israel's Sde Boker

The latest program of one-on-one instruction, masterclasses and concerts kicks off on Sunday, July 31, and will continue for almost three weeks through to August 18.

 A PARTICIPANT IN the Tel Hai International Piano Master Classes.

Negev Summit reflects vastly changing Middle East landscape - analysis

Just as Amnesty International and organizations of its ilk are strenuously trying to make Zionism illegitimate, turn it into a dirty word, much of the Arab world is coming to grips with it.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed held a joint meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh

Take a winter trip to Sde Boker and its surroundings in the Negev

I never stop enjoying the exhilarating feeling that comes over me as I drive south on Route 40, gazing at the sandy hills and gorgeous desert scenery outside my window. 

 Sde Boker and its surroundings.

Rivlin and Germany's Steinmeier visit Ben-Gurion's tomb in joint tour

During their visit, President Rueven Rivlin and German President Frank Walter Steinmeier were also briefed on climate change, desertification, and sustainability.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 01, 2021.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel

Sde Boker is some 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) from the Gaza Strip.

RPG attached to balloons found outside Sde Boker in southern Israel on January 25, 2020

Rediscovering the Bible in Sde Boker

“My aim was to give people in this area the opportunity to read a traditional Jewish text and feel a connection through discussion and reflection,” Lederfein-Gilboa told the Magazine.

AT A weekly study group: ‘We were very happy to renew the Bible learning at this location.’

In the heart of the Negev, where musicians and hikers meet

The 10-day musical journey will take hikers along the desert highlands between Sde Boker and Mitzpe Ramon before they head east to the Arava Valley.

The international group Tournee des Refuges

If you can’t take the heat...July’s temperatures set records

The country’s highest temperature ever recorded was a torrid 54°C in Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the Jordan Valley on June 21, 1942.

Sde Boker, the Negev.

Scorpion stings send three children to hospital in two days

The arachnids – members of the spider family – can strike anywhere, including in highly developed neighborhoods.

Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India