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Jordan Valley Regional Council

A herd of sheep passes through the Jordan Valley, November 20 2009. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
July 1, 2024, 1:14 pm
High Court bans settlement council from seizing stray Palestinian livestock
Judges prevent Jordan Valley Regional Council from applying its bylaws to Palestinian herders’ stray animals, a practice that has raised allegations of de facto annexation
By Jeremy Sharon
Illustrative - Sheep cross a road in the Jordan valley, in the West Bank on June 14, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 23, 2024, 9:03 pm
Seizure of stray West Bank livestock prompts annexation claims in High Court hearing
Palestinian shepherds lodge petition after Jordan Valley Regional Council detains hundreds of animals under municipal bylaws, demands hundreds of thousands of shekels to release them
By Jeremy Sharon
Yizhar Sahar (left) and Hila Ronen Sahar, in front of Rutenberg, their Jordan Valley farm-to-table bistro on the border between Israel and Jordan (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2020, 1:31 pm
A farm-to-table bistro offers local fare on Israel’s border with frenemy Jordan
It took two kibbutzniks, Yizhar Sahar and Hila Ronen Sahar, to create the unique culinary experience found at this historic spot
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Israelis take part in an annual 8-kilometer march in the Jordan Valley, February 21, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 12, 2019, 8:04 am
Jordan Valley settlers hail Netanyahu annexation pledge
‘Security and settlements go together,’ says local settler leader, adding that PM’s promise was ‘not a total surprise’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event marking the 50th anniversary of settlements in the Jordan Valley, in Patzael, on October 19, 2017. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
September 10, 2019, 10:43 pm
Settler leaders lionize Netanyahu for ‘historic’ Jordan Valley annexation pledge
Local authority heads, many of whom hail from PM’s Likud party, rejoice over move, but others express skepticism, call for government to go further
By Jacob Magid
Settler leaders pose for a photo outside the Prime Minister's Office following their meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu on June 7, 2017. From R-L, Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shlomo Ne'eman, Ma'ale Adumim Mayor Benny Kasriel, Beit El Local Council Chairman Shai Alon, Yesha Council Chairman Avi Roeh, Karnei Shomron mayor Yigal Lahav, Yesha Council Director General Shiloh Adler, Elkana Mayor Asaf Mintzer, and Kiryat Arba Local Council Head Malachi Levinger. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
October 31, 2018, 9:56 pm
New leadership in West Bank could deepen cracks in settler unity
Municipal election results embolden camp of council chairs who prefer working outside of Yesha settlement umbrella body to advance policies on behalf of Israelis over Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: An image showing the construction of a new West Bank outpost adjacent to the settlement of Adam, east of Ramallah on April 19, 2017. (Courtesy Peace Now)
October 28, 2018, 5:53 pm
Settlers establish illegal outpost at abandoned West Bank military base
12 families move into Camp Gadi in Jordan Valley, belying assurances by local council that it has no intention to build community there
By Jacob Magid
Jordan Valley Regional Council chairman David Elhayani (L) speaks to Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid at a lookout point above the Jordan Valley on July 23, 2018. (Courtesy)
July 25, 2018, 12:50 am
Lapid doesn’t rule out evacuating Jordan Valley settlements for peace
During tour, Yesh Atid chairman voices support for ongoing military presence along Jordan river, but stops short of promising to keep residential communities
By Jacob Magid
An F-15I fighter jet performs an acrobatic display during a ceremony in the Hatzerim Air Base near Beersheba on June 23, 2013. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
March 17, 2017, 11:22 am
Israel dismisses Syria’s claims it downed IAF jet, hit another
Following Israeli predawn bombing raid allegedly near Palmyra, Assad regime fires anti-aircraft missiles at IAF jets; army says none hit their target
By AFP, Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Arrow 3 missile is launched from Palmachim air base in central Israel on December 10, 2015. (Defense Ministry)
March 17, 2017, 7:54 am
IAF ‘Arrow’ battery intercepts Syrian missile, in first reported use of the system
Syria fires three anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli jets; one knocked down by defense system, reportedly over Jordan; other two land in Israel, cause no damage
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Two Israeli Air Force F-15 Ra'ams practicing air maneuvers. (TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF/Wikipedia)
March 17, 2017, 6:36 am
IDF says overnight sirens, explosions followed Israeli strikes in Syria
Heard as far south as Jerusalem, alerts, loud booms came as Syrians used anti-aircraft fire against IAF warplanes and Israel launched air-defense missiles in response
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an IDF soldier in the Jordan Valley, January 2, 2014. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
March 17, 2017, 4:01 am
Sirens, explosions heard in Jordan Valley as army searches for rockets
No reports of damage or injuries; authorities try to determine the source of the attacks
By ToI Staff
IDF troops position sections of a wall near the Lebanon border at Kibbutz Misgav Am, April 20, 2016 (Channel 2 screenshot)
April 20, 2016, 10:12 pm
Amid fear of Hezbollah attack, IDF walls off section of Lebanon border
Troops position concrete wall near Kibbutz Misgav Am; four years ago, similar protection was built at Metulla
By ToI Staff
Palestinian workers on November 11, 2015, at a date packaging factory in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. This produce will be labeled if exported to the EU as 'Product of the West Bank (Israeli settlement' (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)
November 11, 2015, 10:30 pm
Jordan Valley farmers unperturbed by EU labels
Israeli growers say they’ve moved their exports to other markets, notably Russia; Palestinians will suffer most from a boycott
By Melanie Lidman
An illustrative photo of a crocodile farm in the Arava Desert, Israel, November 21, 2011 (Liron Almog/Flash90)
November 6, 2015, 12:10 am
After cat-gate, Israeli official floats crocodile transfer
Head of Jordan Valley Regional Council says more than 1,000 animals from nearby farm up for grabs
By JTA
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