News for Masada Preparations underway for Trump's visit to MasadaDonald Trump to be the third sitting president to visit Masada, may be first to give presidential speech at site of battle with Romans. American Tourist Dies after Fall at Masada20-year-old woman pronounced dead after falling 8 meters; elsewhere, 50 tourists struck by heatwave receive emergency treatment. Netanyahu Filmed Scribing Torah at MasadaPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was filmed this week writing a letter in a Torah scroll atop the ancient Dead Sea fortress of Masada. Students Follow Palmach Route in 'Historic Hike'Dozens of students at the Amichai pre-military academy relived history with a four-day hike from their school to the top of Masada. Carmen at Masada: Free Live Broadcast in 3 SpotsFor the first time ever, a free live broadcast of the premier of Carmen at Masada will take place in three locations around Israel. Tourism Revenues Up 4.5% in 2011Israel's tourist industry turnover was 149 million shekels, estimates D&B. Masada leads in income. Masada National Park: A World Heritage SiteBreathtaking Masada, located on an isolated mesa in the Judean Desert, is one the most dramatic historic sites in Israel. Police Inscribe Masada TorahSenior police officials quietly went at dawn to the ancient fortress of Masada to attend a graduation and inscribe a letter in a new Torah scroll. |
