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Negev Desert

The colorful 1,600-year-old Be’er Shema mosaic includes 55 medallions decorated with scenes of hunting, animals and everyday life.
The Jewish state hopes to see 2,000 doctors immigrate over the next five years.
The statuettes, discovered in Tel Malhata in 2017, indicate the presence of a Christian community in southern Israel 1,500 years ago.
Recent data reveal what anyone familiar with the region already knows: The current system doesn’t work.
“The Israel Police and the Shin Bet take a severe view of any involvement by Israeli citizens in terrorism.”
“The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago.”
A cross-party initiative envisions the facility being built five miles southeast of the capital of the Negev.
The Purim party was scheduled to take place some nine miles from the border with Egypt over the weekend.
The animals were being held illegally in Bedouin areas.
Col. Yonatan Steinberg was killed in action fighting Hamas terrorists.
Excavation of a 2,500-year-old burial site revealed tombs of trade caravans from Yemen, Phoenicia and Egypt that traveled through the Land of Israel.
Michal Uziyahu, who long worked in the tourism sector helping promote travel and knowledge of the Negev Desert, tells JNS that she “will continue to insist on choosing the light.”