Place
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region’s largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. 209,002), in the north. — Wikipedia
Authorities Search for Missing Soldier in Southern Israel
www.timesofisrael.com -Police seek public’s help in locating Adiel Fishler, who went missing from Shizafon military base in the Negev on Thursday
‘Homeland’ Creators to Adapt ‘Dinner at the Center of the Earth’ to TV
www.jpost.com -The book centers on a Prisoner Z who is being held at a secret prison site in Israel’s Negev Desert.
Far-Right MK: Bedouin Birthrate Like a ‘Bomb’ That Must Be Defused
www.timesofisrael.com -Bezalel Smotrich claims Bedouin population in Negev doubling every 12 years, calls to ‘Westernize’ it; Arab MK calls him a racist
Knesset Demands Answers After Some Negev Bedouin Have Citizenship Revoked
www.timesofisrael.com -Community says in recent years Interior Ministry downgraded status of many to mere permanent residency, citing registration errors — removing right to vote, ability to travel
Arizona’s Yuma, Negev Coucil to Join Forces to Boost Economies
www.timesofisrael.com -Memorandum of understanding pledges collaboration in areas like desert agriculture, agtech, desert tourism, rural internet, water
In Mid-Winter, Negev Desert Daffodils Herald the Coming Spring
www.timesofisrael.com -Vistas of fragrant narcissi, blooming straight out of the rocks near Dimona, await those willing to make the trip
Mega-Builder Shikun & Binui Gets Tender to Build IDF Intel Complex in South
www.timesofisrael.com -After delays and amid ongoing pushback by military, Defense Ministry moving forward with plan to relocate Intelligence Directorate to the northern Negev
Government to Reintroduce Stricter Limitations in New Virus ‘Red Zones’
www.timesofisrael.com -Netanyahu, health officials decide to designate migrant neighborhoods in Tel Aviv and Bedouin villages in the Negev as such zones amid rise in infections
Seeds From 1,500-Year-Old Negev Trash Pits Show a World on the Brink of Collapse
www.timesofisrael.com -Study of 10,000 seeds from Negev viticulture settlements illustrates how plague, climate change and socioeconomic depression in booming empire’s periphery point to its decline
Politicians Want High Speed Internet for Bedouin Communities in the Negev
blogs.timesofisrael.com -From the blog of Bernard Brode at The Times of Israel