The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ten-plagues/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ten Plagues | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ten-plagues/ 32 32 Plague-busters: Israeli team combats swarms of locusts in war-torn Ethiopia https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-crack-team-combats-plague-of-locusts-in-war-torn-ethiopia/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:52:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436061 To fight the worst Desert Locust threat in 70 years, Start-Up Nation delegation flies in with innovative techniques, utilizing drones and nighttime spraying

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]]> Plague of locusts set to descend upon Middle East in time for Passover https://www.timesofisrael.com/plague-of-locusts-set-to-descend-upon-middle-east-in-time-for-passover/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:38:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2260879 'Extremely alarming' desert locust swarms forming in Horn of Africa -- but will skip Holy Land

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]]> Harvard historian pinpoints the worst year ever to be alive — and it’s not 2018 https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-historian-pinpoints-the-worst-year-ever-to-be-alive-and-its-not-2018/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:00:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1965445 An international interdisciplinary team of academics discovers evidence of a catastrophic volcanic eruption on Iceland that spurred a snow-ball effect causing a whole world of pain

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]]> Satellite image of red River Nile evokes biblical legend https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-image-of-nile-evokes-biblical-legend/ Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:25:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1368676 Photo uses infrared technology to map heat created by vegetation surrounding the Egyptian river

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]]> Israel to pay for 10 Plagues? https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-pay-up-for-10-plagues/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:07:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=934144 Egyptian journalist demands that his government sue Jewish state for heavenly punishments described in Exodus

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]]> Israel turns back plague of locusts https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-turns-back-plague-of-locusts/ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:34:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=402494 Spraying keeps destructive insects from taking wing; rabbi dissuades Orthodox Jews from feasting on the crunchy critter delicacies

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]]> Farmers spray locusts in daybreak bid to protect fields https://www.timesofisrael.com/millions-of-locusts-chow-down-on-israeli-crops/ Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:11:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=401760 Millions of insects in huge swarm expected to take wing, migrate northwards, and wreak further havoc on crops unless checked; Negev farmer: It's like an insect cemetery down here

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]]> Large locust swarm enters Israel from Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/large-locust-swarm-enters-israel-from-egypt/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:32:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=400620 Farmers call on government to prevent damage to crops

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]]> Head trip in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-trip-in-tel-aviv/ Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:16:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=400152 Severed animal heads found in city streets; police say the vandalism is a protest against animal slaughter

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]]> Israel on alert as locusts hit neighboring Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-on-alert-as-locusts-hit-neighboring-egypt/ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:59:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=398766 Agriculture Ministry sets up hotline, urges citizens to report sightings of the destructive insects

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]]> Plague of locusts afflicts Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/plague-of-locusts-afflicts-egypt/ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:52:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=397126 Swarm of Biblical proportions surprises local authorities and blankets the ground near Giza

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]]> Fun times at the seder https://www.timesofisrael.com/fun-times-at-the-seder/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:15:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=49962 A range of magnetic games, cards and printable Bingo, for kids large and small, can help make the most of a long night

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