It was an epic confrontation: a small slender shepherd named David facing off against a towering burly warrior named Goliath. The end of the contest is well known: it was an upset for the ages. The ...

Authorities rescued several people at a popular tourist trail in Israel after an apparent rockslide left a child dead and others injured, officials said. Israel's Nature and Parks Authority said ...

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West of the Dead Sea lies Ein Gedi National Park, an area with terrain similar to that of San Diego. A beautiful, arid mountainous region, Ein Gedi is how I pictured all of Israel. With rocky crags, ...

Although located in an extreme desert with little rain, Ein Gedi is an oasis with abundant water at the Nachal David nature reserve. The Oasis of Ein Gedi, a site mentioned many times in the Bible, is ...

Visiting Ein Gedi, unfolding before your eyes, one can witness a timeless space - at the borders of the desert, with a backdrop of glowing mountains framing one of the most stunning treasures on Earth ...

A US citizen was killed Monday afternoon in one of the fiercest floods Ein Gedi had seen for years, police and rescue officials said. The man’s girlfriend, who had been missing and feared dead, was ...

Ein Gedi is located on the shores of the Dead Sea and at the foot of the cliffs of the Judean desert. One of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, Ein Gedi has many advantages: pollution-free ...

My beloved to me is a spray of henna blooms from the vineyards of Ein Gedi (Song of Songs 1:14) Prior to our recent trip to the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi, we hadn’t visited the area in years. In the ...

A 53-year-old blind man says he was denied entry to Ein Gedi because of his guide dog. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority says "The ibexes are scared of dogs." Aryeh Brander, a 53-year-old blind ...