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Fall ’16 Semester begins!

43 students and interns arrived at the Arava Institute at the beginning of this week, excited for orientation and the beginning of their courses. The

21/09/2016

Ongoing Support for our Alumni’s Cross-Border Projects

In its inaugural year, the Alumni Innovation program is providing six worthy alumni teams with seed funding to begin their trans-boundary efforts. The goal of

16/09/2016

Friends of the Arava Institute welcomes a new Executive Director

On October 1st Miriam May will join the Friends of the Arava Institute as the Executive Director. Miriam brings a comprehensive background in fundraising, and

16/09/2016

The Israel Ride Turns 13!

Planning for the 2016 Israel Ride is well underway. Almost 200 have signed up to attend the 13th year and the 16th ride. Only a few spots left!

15/09/2016

A Rabbi in the Desert: Reconnecting with the Arava

In February 1996 a small notice appeared in the International Jerusalem Post weekly newspaper. It announced the opening of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

14/09/2016

Successful, Ground Breaking Conference

[testimonial by=”Yossi Beilin”]The abnormal situation is that we are not cooperating enough, and not that we could cooperate more.[/testimonial] [testimonial by=”Elias Zananiri”]If we cannot change

09/09/2016

Meet the Fall ’16 Program Associates

We are excited to welcome Liron and Karolinka, our Program Associates for the Fall 2016 semester! They are currently preparing the Campus for the new students who

04/09/2016

Director’s Blog: How much hotter can it get?

“There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem.”

10/08/2016

Dead Sea Students Unite

High school students from Jordan and Israel recently came together at Ein-Gedi to begin the dialogue necessary to cooperatively discuss solutions to the environmental challenges

04/08/2016

Meet Avigail Ben Yohanan, new Israel Ride Director

We have recently welcomed another addition to our staff: Avigail Ben Yohanan is the new Israel Ride Director. Avigail was born and raised in Jerusalem, and has recently moved to