Girls from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe watch over sheep at sunset near their encampment, al-Khan al-Ahmar, in the Judean desert close to the road between Jericho and Jerusalem June 18, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (WEST BANK - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Israelis ride horses on a road leading to the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem January 21, 2011. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Israelis ride horses on a road leading to the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem January 21, 2011. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Members of the Greek Orthodox clergy arrive for a ceremony at the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION)

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Greek Orthodox Archbishop Aristarchos rides on the back of a tractor as he arrives for a ceremony at the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Aristarchos leaves after a ceremony at the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Aristarchos leaves after a ceremony at the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

Members of the Greek Orthodox clergy arrive for a ceremony at the St. George Monastery in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION)

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A view of St. George Greek Orthodox Monastery is seen in Wadi Qelt, in the Judean desert between Jericho and Jerusalem November 30, 2010. The monastery is built at the site of a cave where Christians believe Elijah the Prophet hid from Queen Jezebel. A new road to the monastery was opened on Tuesday to ease the access of visitors. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

A youth jumps into a natural spring known as Ein Fawwar or Ein Maboa in the northern Judean Desert August 1, 2010. A heat wave this weekend is expected to last until Monday with temperatures in Jerusalem reaching as high as 36 degrees Celsius (about 96 degrees Fahrenheit) and other parts of the region as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A youth jumps into a natural spring known as Ein Fawwar or Ein Maboa in the northern Judean Desert August 1, 2010. A heat wave this weekend is expected to last until Monday with temperatures in Jerusalem reaching as high as 36 degrees Celsius (about 96 degrees Fahrenheit) and other parts of the region as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) 

A buzzard flies over the Judean Desert near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim May 5, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK - Tags: ANIMALS) 

Palestinian women pray at the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert near the West Bank city of Jericho April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian puts on a pair of socks after washing his feet before praying at the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert near the West Bank city of Jericho April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

Palestinian women pray at the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert near the West Bank city of Jericho April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

A Palestinian boy sits on a Ferris wheel next to a camel and the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert near the West Bank city of Jericho April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Palestinian women pray at the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert near the West Bank city of Jericho April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. A Franciscan monk looks at a sign warning of mines outside a Christian religious site as he walks through the Judean Desert towards a baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud during a procession near the West Bank town of Jericho October 29, 2009. Qasr el-Yahud is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (WEST BANK RELIGION CONFLICT) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. A Franciscan monk looks at a sign warning of mines outside a Christian religious site as he walks through the Judean Desert towards a baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud during a procession near the West Bank town of Jericho October 29, 2009. Qasr el-Yahud is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (WEST BANK RELIGION CONFLICT) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Franciscan monks and worshippers walk through the Judean Desert towards a baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud during a procession near the West Bank town of Jericho October 29, 2009. Qasr el-Yahud is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (WEST BANK RELIGION) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Franciscan monks walk through the Judean Desert towards a baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud during a procession near the West Bank town of Jericho October 29, 2009. Qasr el-Yahud is one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus was baptized. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (WEST BANK RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Israelis ride bicycles through a Muslim cemetery in Nabi Musa in the Judean Desert, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr September 20, 2009. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset.
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EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Israelis ride bicycles in the Judean Desert near the West Bank city of Jericho September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (WEST BANK SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

A flock of storks flies over the Judean Desert near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kfar Adumim August 27, 2009. Thousands of storks fly through the region as they migrate between the northern and southern hemispheres. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

Part of a flock of storks flies over the Judean Desert near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kfar Adumim August 27, 2009. Thousands of storks fly through the region as they migrate between the northern and southern hemispheres. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A flock of storks flies over the Judean Desert near the West Bank Jewish settlement of Kfar Adumim August 27, 2009. Thousands of storks fly through the region as they migrate between the northern and southern hemispheres. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) 

A Palestinian bedouin boy slides down a hill on a makeshift sled south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Palestinian bedouins stand near their goats south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Makeshift structures are seen at a bedouin encampment south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian bedouin boy washes his face with water south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Palestinian bedouin boys stand together south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian bedouin boy walks near a donkey south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian bedouin boy climbs a fence south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian bedouin rides a donkey south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert, August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Palestinian bedouin Mansour Fahir Ja'alim,6, sits in a tent south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert, August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Palestinian bedouin Maher Fahir Ja'alim sits by a fire while making coffee south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert, August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Palestinian bedouin children slide down a hill on a makeshift sled south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

The sandals of a Palestinian bedouin lie in a tent south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A Palestinian bedouin boy stands near livestock south of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mishor Adumim in the Judean Desert August 19, 2009. Many bedouins living in Israel and the occupied West Bank retain a traditional and nomadic way of life, raising livestock and farming arid land. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY) 

EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. Tourists visit the Nabi Musa Mosque in the Judean desert some 31 km (19 miles) east of Jerusalem October 3, 2008. Nabi Musa is considered to be a holy site for Muslims because it houses the grave of Prophet Moses one of the great prophets of Islam. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (West Bank) 

A young Bedouin girl is seen near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008. Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel and the West Bank. Picture taken August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK) 

A Bedouin child stands near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008. Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel and the West Bank. Picture taken August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK) 

A Bedouin man rests near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008. Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel and the West Bank. Picture taken August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK) 

Bedouin women make traditional bread near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008. Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel and the West Bank. Picture taken August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK) 

A Bedouin woman milks a goat near the West Bank city of Jericho August 18, 2008.Threats of evacuation, house demolition, drought, travel restriction, and harassment are just some of the growing hardships the Bedouin community is facing daily, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This is all happening in the midst of a painful social transition between traditional and modern values. In Israel and the West Bank, Bedouins are native to the Negev and Judean Deserts which spans across Israel and the West Bank. Picture taken August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK) 

Members of a Norwegian paramedic team take part in an international emergency medical workers competition hosted in Israel, in the Judean desert near the Dead Sea September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL) 

Members of a British paramedic team ride camels during an international emergency medical workers competition hosted in Israel, in the Judean desert near the Dead Sea September 8, 2008.
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Members of a U.S. paramedic team take part in an international emergency medical workers competition hosted in Israel, in the Judean desert near the Dead Sea September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL) 

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visit the Masada historic site in Israel's Judean desert May 15, 2008. Bush on Thursday toured the Roman-era desert fortress of Masada, a national symbol in Israel of Jewish fighting spirit and self-sacrifice against powerful enemies and overwhelming odds. REUTERS/Haim Horenstein/Pool (ISRAEL) 

U.S. President George W. Bush tours Masada historic site in Israel's Judean desert May 15, 2008. Bush on Thursday toured the Roman-era desert fortress of Masada, a national symbol in Israel of Jewish fighting spirit and self-sacrifice against powerful enemies and overwhelming odds. REUTERS/Ariel Jerozolimski/Pool (ISRAEL) 

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pose for a photo during a tour in Masada in Israel's Judean desert May 15, 2008. Bush on Thursday toured the Roman-era desert fortress of Masada, a national symbol in Israel of Jewish fighting spirit and self-sacrifice against powerful enemies and overwhelming odds. REUTERS/Ariel Jerozolimski/Pool (ISRAEL) 

A Bedouin rides a donkey past a camel in the Judean desert, near the southern Israeli town of Arad April 16, 2008. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

Athletes run in the Judean desert during the International Arad-Masada half marathon April 16, 2008. Some 100 athletes took part in the 25 km (16 miles) non-competitive run in the Dead Sea region, descending from Arad towards Masada. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

Athletes run in the Judean desert during the International Arad-Masada half marathon April 16, 2008. Some 100 athletes took part in the 25 km (16 miles) non-competitive run in the Dead Sea region, descending from Arad towards Masada. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

Athletes run in the Judean desert during the International Arad-Masada half marathon April 16, 2008. Some 100 athletes took part in the 25 km (16 miles) non-competitive run in the Dead Sea region, descending from Arad towards Masada. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

Athletes run in the Judean desert during the International Arad-Masada half marathon April 16, 2008. Some 100 athletes took part in the 25 km (16 miles) non-competitive run in the Dead Sea region, descending from Arad towards Masada. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

An athlete drinks water as he runs in the Judean desert during the International Arad-Masada half marathon April 16, 2008. Some 100 athletes took part in the 25 km (16 miles) non-competitive run in the Dead Sea region, descending from Arad towards Masada. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte (ISRAEL) 

A Greek Orthodox monk reads a religious book in the Mar Saba monastery in the Judean desert near the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 18, 2005. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic GOT/JV 

A Greek Orthodox monk reads a religious book in Mar Saba monastery in the Judean desert near West Bank town of Bethlehem December 18, 2005. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic GOT/MA 

A Greek Orthodox monk reads a religious book in the Mar Saba monastery in the Judean desert near the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 18, 2005.