“The Negev and the Galilee comprise 70 percent of the area of the State of Israel with 30 percent of its populace, but they guarantee 100 percent of the future of the state,” said Ron Pelmer ...

Galilee as Israel’s Hidden Gem Sep 19, 2023, 6:51 AM Edit. ... because of the well-maintained bike paths which crisscross the region giving you the opportunity to explore the area at your own ...

The Western Galilee region includes the area north of Haifa, through the cities of Acre, Nahariya, Ma’alot-Tarshiha, and Rosh Hanikra, ... Israel annexed the Golan in 1981.

Far from being the preserve of pilgrims, Northern Israel’s Lower Galilee is a fertile land of plenty, ... and the industry didn’t return to the area until the 19th century, ...

In the 1990s, as Israel started to restore its wetlands, more cranes began to stop here and many – an estimated 30,000 birds – decided to spend the whole winter in the area.

Israel, a leader in making seawater drinkable, plans to pump excess output from its desalination plants into the Sea of Galilee, depleted by overuse and threatened by climate change.

Nearly 30 temblors with a magnitude of more than 2.5 have occurred in the area since 1973, with 18 of them since 2000. The Sea of Galilee is located on top of the Dead Sea Fault, also known as the ...