David Ben-Gurion once said the Negev is the future of Israel, as 60 percent of the country’s land is in the desert. Things did not pan out the way the first prime minister of Israel planned, but one ...

RAMON CRATER, Israel, Oct 10 – From the door of the expedition base, a few small steps to the left an autonomous rover passes by. A few giant leaps to the right is an array of solar panels. The ...

Isrotel’s revamped hotel, replacing the Ramon Inn, opens June 22 with desert- and lodge-inspired design. Launch prices start at NIS 697 per couple per night. In the heart of the desert, facing the ...

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On the lip of Israel’s primeval ramon Crater, what’s very old can be new again. Located a two-and-a-half hour drive south of Tel Aviv, the crater’s edge is now home to the country’s most luxurious ...

The Israel Land Authority’s proposed plan to build a solar field twice the size of Tel Aviv in one of Israel’s most stunning desert locations has had a mixed reception. The uproar over the ...

NIGHT HAD SETTLED upon the Negev Desert as I drove toward my hotel in Mitzpe Ramon, a parched town of about 5,000 people, last fall. I had left sun-soaked Tel Aviv about 90 minutes earlier and I still ...

Scientists participate in a demonstration of an experiment led by Austrian and Israeli agencies simulating a mission to Mars near Mitzpe Ramon Scientists participate in a demonstration of an ...

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