Dead Sea

Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region

Temperatures are expected to rise slightly on Saturday, mainly in the mountains and inland, with some areas reporting up to 33° during the day.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV
Ships by the Eilat port, Red Sea, on January 03, 2024.
INTERIOR OF one of the rooms at St. George's Monastery.

A casualty of war: Israel's breathtaking historical site remains out of reach after October 7

St. George’s Monastery is a microcosm of that overlapping alphabet soup reality where security, tourism, settlements, and land intersect. 

|ByDAVID BRINN
New camping complex in Ein Bokek.

New Dead Sea camping complex opens for the holidays

The tent area in Ein Bokek will operate from Sept 10 - Oct 3, with showers and restrooms, a short distance from the beach and tourism center. Tents and equipment are at campers' own expense.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
Coffee overlooking the desert.

Forget fancy hotels and explore a fresh way to experience Dead Sea kibbutzim

Right before the holidays, we gathered a few hot recommendations from the Dead Sea region: The coffee, the drinks, and all the rest.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI

A sinking feeling: The beautiful tragedy of Israel's Dead Sea

The Dead Sea's water levels have been on the decline and sinkholes have converged throughout the area. Why did this happen and can we stop it?

MARCH 11, 2023ByLIAM FORBERG
The sinkholes at the Dead Sea have a wide range of colors.

14 Days: Terror attacks

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

MARCH 10, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
A silhouette of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before his address to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on February 19.

Desert delights: A trip to the Dead Sea area gives a taste of some hot attractions

Seven more hotels are planned for the area to cater to the growing number of visitors and provide jobs.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
PARTICIPANTS IN THE Dead Sea Marathon on February 3 pass spectacular scenery as they cross the rampart connecting Israel and Jordan.

Are Israelis throwing their lives away with their plastic utensils?

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS: The environmental impact of abolishing the single-use plastic tax could have Israelis paying with their lives.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A WOMAN shops for disposable plastic tableware at an Osher Ad Supermarket branch in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Written records of biblical King David discovered by researchers

The stele was discovered in fragments in 1868 roughly 15 miles east of the Dead Sea and currently resides in the Louvre museum in Paris.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Detail of a portion of lines 12–16, reconstructed from the squeeze. The middle line (14) reads "Take Nabau against Israel."

The winter edition of the Red Sea Jazz Festival returns

As expected, there is a wide range of musical fare in the three-day pipeline.

DECEMBER 26, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
JAZZMEIA HORN

Jerusalem highlights December 23-29

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

DECEMBER 23, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘THE SEARCHERS’ was filmed at Monument Valley, on the Utah-Arizona state line.

Israel's Dead Sea filled with microplastics, garbage - study

University of Haifa: Huge amounts of waste have been found at the mouth of the Kidron Stream leading to the Dead Sea.

DECEMBER 6, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Plastic garbage is seen cluttering the shores of Israel's Dead Sea.

A green-white vacation at the Vert Dead Sea Hotel

The Vert Dead Sea is situated in the best settings around – right on the Ein Bokek beach.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByTALY SHARON
THE CONTRAST of white salt ‘mushrooms’ against the turquoise background of the Dead Sea creates an apocalyptic landscape.

Ma’aleh Adumim – an emerging travel and entertainment destination

The proximity to tourist attractions and natural sites in the area and the Dead Sea completes the experience and allows one to spend a full vacation there.

NOVEMBER 13, 2022ByTALY SHARON
THE DCITY PIAZZA