Judean hills

Heaven in the Judean Hills: Where desert wine, slow food, and history meet

How a Finnish-inspired eco-retreat is pioneering Israel’s generational slow food movement.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN
A vibrant, sun-drenched view of the open-air terrace at the Logos Hotel, where an expansive farm-to-table prep station loaded with fresh, raw ingredients sets the stage for Luiza’s monthly ‘Meshak Shuk’ culinary festival.
Composite Aerial Photo of Building 101, Tel Eton, June 23, 2026.

Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests

The stone, known also as a massebah, was discovered during excavations of the First Temple era site, inside a large residence named by archaeologists as "Building 101," or the Governor's Residency.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

The two people killed were identified by Magen David Adom as a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman.

|ByHODAYA RAN, JAMES GENN
Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

The study shows that leaves can take in minerals, including iron and phosphorus, from airborne dust, challenging the long-held understanding that plants depend solely on soil for nutrients.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

There Are No Palestinian Lands

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016ByDOVID BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post

Chickens first commercialized in Israel 2,300 years ago, researchers say

Poultry farms did not reach Europe until 200 years later.

JULY 21, 2015ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Cooking pot with chicken wings bones.

EU: Stop building outside settlements to show world commitment to two-state solution

Netanyahu's idea of defining blocs in order to build in those places has been slammed by both the right and Palestinians.

MAY 26, 2015ByHERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Arab construction workers atop a building in the Tekoa settlement.

Here to stay

Gush Etzion’s residents grapple with future hopes and present realities.

DECEMBER 25, 2014ByANAV SILVERMAN
A Hanukka event at the Oz Vega’on outpost.

A legal right and a moral imperative

Israel holds legal title to all land that is not privately owned in Judea and Samaria.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014ByODED REVIVI
The ‘state lands’ of Gvaot in the Etzion Bloc

Ein Mata, one of the Eila Valley's best-kept secrets

What could be better than chilling out at a refreshingly cool spring on a hot summer day?

AUGUST 14, 2014ByMEITAL SHARABI
Moshav Mata vista.

Likud ministers being pressured to quit Knesset

Party activists are urging ministers to step down in order to allow new MKs to enter political arena.

AUGUST 11, 2014ByGIL STERN STERN HOFFMAN
Wide view of the Knesset

Ya’alon: IDF prioritizes demolitions of illegal homes in settlements with violent record

Rights group slams defense minister, IDF for "collectively punishing" communities.

APRIL 23, 2014ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, BEN HARTMAN
Border Police in Yitzhar 370

The legality of the settlements

The Levy Report is Israel’s response to those who unfairly and incorrectly conclude that the settlements are illegal under int'l law.

MARCH 26, 2014ByYAIR SHAMIR
A view of the Jewish settlement of Maale Ephraim.