Mount Eitan News Today

Living and hiking in Israel, biblical produce takes on a much larger meaning. biblical bounty adorns even the simplest outdoor landscape, bringing pictures of the past into a new light.

From the blog of Susannah Schild at The Times of Israel

Miko Peled: A Long Day in Palestine: The Weave of Beauty, Reality, Cruelty, and Empathy I Witnessed in occupied Palestine.

From the blog of Susannah Schild at The Times of Israel

Wildfires in Jerusalem used to break out once in 20 or 50 years, but suddenly occur every few years due to climate change

06-09-2021 Courtesy JERUSALEM, Israel – Firefighters in Israel are battling a major blaze near Jerusalem that has already forced some local residents to evacuate their homes.  The fire began in the hills surrounding Jerusalem on Mount Haruach and quickly spread to the communities of Maale Hahamisha, Abu Ghosh,  and Neve Ilan. The fire reportedly spread to nearby Mount Eitan.   UPDATE AND CALL FOR PRAYER: A massive fire is threatening homes in an Arab town and a community where many ...

The fires west of Jerusalem are the latest in a series of blazes to break out near the Israeli city in recent days.

Authorities believe blazes were deliberately set -- likely as nationalistic attacks by West Bank Palestinians; 2,650 dunams scorched; dozens evacuated

Firefighters said that as of late afternoon on Wednesday the danger the communities of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha and Yad Hashmona near Yerushalayim have has passed, though they continue to fight the fires. Two wildfires broke out in the hills around the capital, which necessitated sending 10 firefighting aircraft, two