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How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia

How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia

New radiocarbon dating of Ein Hatzeva fortress on ancient trade route in the Arava suggests it was built 2,800 years ago by the Kingdom of Israel,...

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Mysterious ancient tunnel, possibly thousands of years old, discovered in Jerusalem

Mysterious ancient tunnel, possibly thousands of years old, discovered in Jerusalem

The dating and the purpose of the structure are still not clear, but archaeologists say its construction required significant resources and manpower

14.05.2026 30

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2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after US seizure

2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after US seizure

Joint operation also sees return of 2,500-year-old silver coin, one of two known examples in the world, as officials stress importance of...

14.05.2026 40

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Divisive bill barring non-Orthodox practices at Western Wall back on Knesset agenda

Divisive bill barring non-Orthodox practices at Western Wall back on Knesset agenda

Legislation would give chief rabbis ultimate authority at holiest site for Jewish prayer, could see non-Orthodox worship branded as ‘desecration,’...

12.05.2026 50

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Knesset advances controversial West Bank antiquity bill in first reading

Knesset advances controversial West Bank antiquity bill in first reading

Critics of bill maintain it amounts to the facto annexation, while supporters say measure necessary to preserve territory’s unique heritage

12.05.2026 60

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Eight-year-old boy finds 1,700-year-old statuette fragment while hiking in Negev

Eight-year-old boy finds 1,700-year-old statuette fragment while hiking in Negev

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist says the artifact might depict Roman god Jupiter

11.05.2026 40

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Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun

According to Italian media, suspect has confessed in incident widely condemned by Jewish leaders during celebration that has seen rising tensions...

29.04.2026 40

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Religious Zionist rabbis say students will not enlist in Armored Corps with women

Heads of yeshivot from both liberal and hard-line sides of the Orthodox community express concern about co-ed tank units after High Court instructs...

29.04.2026 50

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3 women take Chief Rabbinate exam for first time in history, after delay ended by court order

Women take test on laws of mourning in separate location from men thanks to emergency injunction, following years of legal battles to sit for...

27.04.2026 40

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‘You’re lucky you’re not soap bars’: Jews forced to leave rally marking WWII end in Italy

Members joining march under banners of British Army’s Nazi-fighting Jewish Brigade and other Jewish organizations are insulted and prevented from...

26.04.2026 50

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Shas-backed candidate Zevadia Cohen appointed new chief rabbi of Tel Aviv

Rabbi selected by a 64-member committee after receiving the support of Mayor Ron Huldai

26.04.2026 60

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Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’

Teen suspected of murdering Pizza Hut worker in Petah Tikva caught on camera holding a knife covered in blood shortly after the Independence Day...

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As Iran tries to wipe Israel off the map, a museum charts those who first put it on

Now reopened with war on hold, Israel Museum exhibition explores maps produced from the 15th to 19th century that blended geography with biblical...

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Tel Aviv set to choose new chief rabbi Sunday, with mayor said to favor Shas candidate

After a nine year vacancy, a 64-member panel will choose a candidate, with Mayor Ron Huldai reportedly striking deal with powerful Haredi party to...

24.04.2026 60

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New secrets of human evolution unlocked in study of ancient DNA from Europe and Near East

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants...

24.04.2026 50

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Rare ancient charcoal shows how prehistoric ‘Israelis’ were already grilling 780,000 years ago

A new study testifies to how hominins at Gesher Benot Ya’akov took advantage of their environment to fuel fires, showing advanced cognitive abilities

22.04.2026 50

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Shepherds without borders: In biblical Israel’s war zone, flocks traversed contested lands

Study of 3,000-year-old animal teeth from Tel Hazor in the Upper Galilee shows herds moved between warring Israel and Aram, shedding light on ancient...

16.04.2026 60

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Over 80 years after fleeing the Nazis, a survivor moves to Israel, finally home

On her first Holocaust Remembrance Day since realizing her dream of immigrating, Penina Zeitchik aims to gather all her grandchildren to share what...

14.04.2026 60

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Hezbollah rocket hits remains of 1,500-year-old Byzantine church in northern Israel

Israel Antiquities Authority says modern-day structure preserving the mosaic in Nahariya was damaged but the ancient floor is intact

12.04.2026 50

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‘Feels like a blessing’: On Orthodox Easter, Christians flock back to the Holy Sepulchre

During the ceasefire with Iran, the iconic church that enshrines what many consider Jesus’s tomb opens to the public and Christians from across...

12.04.2026 40

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2,500-year-old infant mass grave cracks open enigma of biblical-era baby burials

Archaeologists found the remains of dozens of children under the age of two deposited in a water reservoir of the ancient Judean town, a new study has...

11.04.2026 70

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Education minister says wartime school limitations will likely be extended

PM and top cabinet ministers to meet on possibilities for reopening education system; move dependent on assessment by IDF Home Front of Iranian...

06.04.2026 60

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Limited Passover and Easter ceremonies held at Jerusalem holy sites amid war restrictions

Old City largely desolate as just a handful of clergy allowed to perform Passover priestly blessing at the Western Wall and Easter Sunday services at...

05.04.2026 70

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Marble bowl buried 1,300 years ago in Golan church sheds light on ancient baptisms

Found in a cathedral destroyed by an earthquake in 749, a unique liturgical object suggests the ceremony there featured three moments of anointment, a...

03.04.2026 70

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How the Exodus story subverts pharaonic texts to mock ancient Egypt

According to Bar-Ilan University’s Joshua Berman, who curated the new hagaddah ‘Echoes of Egypt,’ the biblical narrative ‘culturally...

01.04.2026 70

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One of the most inaccessible art collections in the world awaits liberation in Tehran

The cryptic Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was founded before the Islamic Revolution. Gems from its $3 billion collection at times re-emerge from...

28.03.2026 90

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Iron from a 2,600-year-old shipwreck off Israeli coast may rewrite the history of war

The first evidence that iron was traded as a semifinished product has been found off the coast of northern Israel. It may have been intended for...

25.03.2026 80

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Largest prehistoric bead cache, found in northern Israel, is a window into early artisans

A new study shows that Natufian adults and children crafted jewelry 12,000 years ago shaped like the plants they ate, in one of the earliest...

24.03.2026 80

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Ancient coins from Hasmonean kingdoms, Jewish revolts seized after suspected smuggling

Police say they found the artifacts last month as they inspected a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian doctor as he crossed the Hizma checkpoint north...

23.03.2026 80

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Paleolithic chic: 500,000 years ago, Israel’s ancient toolmakers had a taste for sparkle

Rare hand axes from the Sakhnin Valley show Homo erectus picked fossil- and crystal-rich stones for visual appeal, hinting at early symbolic thinking,...

22.03.2026 90

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Mystery widens: Researchers finds Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Golan is not unique

Remote sensing and AI helped identify 28 sites similar to Rujm el-Hiri, challenging theories about the ancient stone circle’s purpose and pointing...

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Cop, IDF troops enter West Bank village under PA control to seize ancient artifact

Police officer was friends with Ze’ev Erlich, who died in 2024 while examining an archaeological site in Lebanon; police were reportedly unaware of...

18.03.2026 80

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Police detain suspected antiquities thieves before sheltering with them under rocket fire

Inspectors from the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Theft Prevention Unit say looters are exploiting the wartime security situation to plunder...

17.03.2026 60

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On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev

Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana National Park sheds light on the scene among pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land to Saint...

17.03.2026 90

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‘Learn your lesson’: Inscribed 2,100-year-old sling bullet found in the Galilee

Artifact was possibly used by the Greek defenders of the city of Hippos against the Hasmonean army of King Alexander Jannaeus in 101 BCE

15.03.2026 90

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Several cities to keep schools shut despite revised guidelines allowing them to reopen

Ashkelon, Ariel and Dimona decide conditions are not yet suitable to reopen their education systems, though the Home Front Command designated them as...

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Education minister: Some schools may reopen next week, but not in Tel Aviv area or north

Yoav Kisch holds situational assessment in northern town of Nahriya; Education Ministry asks IDF to swiftly assess possibility of enabling schools in...

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In Tehran he fooled the regime, in Israel he built an empire. Now he prays for a new Iran

Roni Aynsaz posed as a Muslim to work inside a Revolutionary Guards court, secretly helping Jews, before fleeing to Israel where he founded the SCOOP...

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Despite missile fire, Israel preparing to reopen schools in some areas this week

The education system could start operating in areas considered at a lower risk by the Home Front Command, if schools have access to adequate shelters

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Universities say they may start upcoming semester with online classes

Tel Aviv University delays opening until after Passover on April 12, to help reservists unable to get back to school, but others say they will begin...

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With Israelis under fire, a rabbi offers guidance where Jewish law meets mental health

Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig says that for observant Jews, it can be challenging to observe laws like Shabbat while dealing with the anxiety and stress of...

06.03.2026 100

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Her-storical documents: 2 Esther scrolls copied by female scribes celebrate Jewish resilience

The only two known ancient megillahs written by women are part of a new exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, whose opening has been postponed...

03.03.2026 100

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From Zoom megillahs to sirens during reading, all you need to know about Purim at war

In light of the emergency situation, Israel’s Home Front Command has banned public gatherings, including recitations of the Book of Esther. Leading...

02.03.2026 100

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What is the biblical holiday of Purim, and why do Israelis link it to Khamenei’s death?

Joint Israel-US strikes on the Iranian regime are taking place just as Jews are set to mark a festival commemorating another war against a Persian...

02.03.2026 100

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Great Isaiah Scroll, oldest near-complete biblical book ever found, on show in entirety for 1st time since 1968

The 2,100-year-old artifact, seven meters long, can be viewed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; only 25 people at a time allowed into...

24.02.2026 150

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First printed edition of Maimonides’ ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ on auction for $1M

The volume, which combines two books experts believe were printed in Rome around 1473, to be auctioned Tuesday by Jerusalem-based Kedem

23.02.2026 100

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Diver finds his second Crusader sword in 5 years off Israel’s coast

800-year-old, meter-long artifact discovered off Dor Beach, undergoes a CT scan at the Medica Elisha Hospital

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New study puts hominins in Israel 1.9 million years ago, rewriting earliest human migration

Team redates prehistoric ‘Ubeidiya in Jordan Valley to same age as oldest Georgian site, suggesting at least two distinct groups of human ancestors...

22.02.2026 250

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High Court tells state to advance Western Wall egalitarian plaza upgrade, without further delays

Chief rabbis claim justices overstepped their authority with ruling, while Shas leader Aryeh Deri accuses them of trying to ‘desecrate’ Western Wall

20.02.2026 200

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Forget the granny flat: Study of Israelite home shows elders ruled the Iron Age roost

Finds at Tel ‘Eton preserved by fire amid Assyrian conquest 2,700 years ago offer evidence that matriarch and patriarch got biggest and best room of...

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