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Ben Shemen Forest

Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire blazing near Kiryat Anavim, outside of Jerusalem, on June 08, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
August 22, 2022, 5:25 pm
Firefighters battle blaze in Ben Shemen forest
Woods are popular with hikers, cyclists and families; JNF asks people to avoid the area amid efforts to control flames
By Ash Obel
Monkeys in a cage at the Mazor Farm near Petah Tikva, in central Israel. (Courtesy, IPSF)
December 14, 2021, 5:56 am
Primate sanctuary, JNF swing into action to take 1,100 monkeys off state’s back
Jewish National Fund to provide land to expand forest home of sanctuary, allowing it to take in macaques left in cramped cages for years after Petah Tikva breeding farm shut down
By Sue Surkes
Artist Merav Hyman's 'Salon', part of the 'Crisis Spaces' exhibit opening September 5, 2020 at the Haifa Museum of Art (Courtesy Merav Hyman)
August 24, 2020, 12:43 pm
The show does go on; Israeli artists go live in capsule shows and exhibits
Though many festivals are canceled, these 5 events, including performances in the forest, exclusive tours at museums and coronavirus art, bring Israel’s cultural world back to life
By Jessica Steinberg
Firefighters extinguish the remains of a fire in Kibbutz Harel, on May 24, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 24, 2019, 7:36 pm
Fires consume iconic memorial forest for Holocaust victims near Jerusalem
Kdoshei Zaglambia monument in the Judean Hills, also a site of unique biodiversity, is ravaged by flames amid wave of blazes across Israel
By JTA and ToI Staff
Firefighters survey damage from a fire in Kibbutz Harel, on May 24, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 24, 2019, 12:04 pm
Netanyahu thanks Egypt for sending firefighting helicopters, says PA offered aid
Planes from Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Croatia en route to Israel, as freak heatwave causes another outbreak of wildfires
By ToI Staff
Israelis barbecue during Israel's 69th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem, May 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 9, 2019, 9:53 am
As Israelis fire up the BBQs, park officials plead: Pick up your trash
In one green area in the center of the country, staff members need at least 8 garbage trucks to clean up after Independence Day
By Melanie Lidman
At HaMalabiya, the menu is malabi, sahleb and backgammon (Courtesy HaMalabiya)
February 12, 2017, 2:49 pm
Wake up and smell the rosewater
5 recommended spots Israel-wide to spoon up the creamy, syrup-topped pudding called malabi
By Jessica Steinberg
Migrating Black Storks prepare to spend the night at a water reservoir before heading south at the Hula Lake in the Hula Valley (Photo by Kobi Gideon / FLASH90)
September 26, 2015, 3:16 pm
Anticipating Sukkot, Israelis hit the parks and forests
Tens of thousands visit the country’s nature reserves; some Kinneret beaches closed due to overcrowding
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ben Shemen Forest. (Flickr/StateofIsrael/CC BY-SA 2.0)
September 13, 2015, 12:19 pm
Online sleuths root out forest litterers
After being caught on social media, family hurries back to site of outdoor birthday party to clean up abandoned trash
By ToI Staff
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