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Gavriel Fiske

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Convicted terrorists to be released are ‘an open wound’ for victims’ families

While many support any effort to bring home live hostages, some bereaved family members call for a terrorist death penalty in order to halt the cycle...

20.01.2025 20

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Gavriel Fiske

Study shows ancient Golan stone circle was not an astronomical observatory after all

A new study utilizing advanced remote sensing technology and data analysis has found it is unlikely that Rujm el-Hiri, an ancient stone megalithic...

02.01.2025 10

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Gavriel Fiske

Child finds unique decorated cross on Jerusalem field trip

While on an organized field trip in the Ein Kerem neighborhood of Jerusalem earlier this month, a young child found an unusual, small cross pendant...

29.12.2024 8

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Gavriel Fiske

Ancient copper smelting at ‘King Solomon’s mines’ was less toxic than today’s industry

Much like mines in the modern age, scholars have long assumed that ancient mining and metallurgy were highly toxic and dangerous, claiming the...

25.12.2024 20

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Cops put squeeze on suspected looters at ancient olive oil complex

A group of four suspected antiquities looters were “caught red-handed” over the weekend attempting to break into an underground area at a Galilee...

23.12.2024 9

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Gavriel Fiske

Amulet found in Germany said to be ‘oldest Christian testimony north of the Alps’

Researchers have deciphered a tiny third-century Christian silver scroll that was found rolled up inside an amulet, at a Roman burial site in...

18.12.2024 20

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A claim that the earliest alphabet was found in Syria sparks a media maelstrom – finally

In late November, speaking at an academic conference in Boston, veteran archaeologist Glenn Schwartz of Johns Hopkins University made a startling...

17.12.2024 10

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Gavriel Fiske

Earliest worship: Evidence of 35,000-year old-prehistoric rites found in northern Israel

Researchers hail discovery of ritual complex at Manot Cave as ‘a global breakthrough,’ marking the oldest such findings in the Levant

10.12.2024 4

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Gavriel Fiske

As Syrian regime falls next door, Golan town of Katzrin keeps calm and carries on

Residents of ‘The Capital of the Golan’ went about their business on Sunday, but some expressed uncertainty about the historical changes taking...

09.12.2024 6

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Former minister talks ‘deep crisis’ in education and how Israel can dig itself out

Rabbi Shai Piron, in new role as president of the Israel Professional College in Jerusalem, stresses importance of vocational training in the 21st...

06.12.2024 4

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Girl, 12, finds 3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet on hike in central Israel

Dafna Filshteiner discovered a small scorpion-adorned scarab amulet lying out in the open near Tel Qana outside of Hod Hasharon

28.11.2024 10

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Israel facing shortage of English teachers, 40% not properly trained – ministry

Education Ministry floats program to streamline work visas for foreign English teachers to be employed formally in the school system

27.11.2024 4

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Gavriel Fiske

12,000-year-old Stone Age site in Israel reveals first evidence of wheel technology

Over 100 small stone objects from Neolithic period are the earliest instance of ‘spindle whorls,’ used to spin fibers into yarn, predating...

14.11.2024 10

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16,000 students still evacuated from north, 90 schools damaged – official

Hundreds of northern schools lack adequate protected spaces from rocket attacks, but renovations might not be finished until next year, Home Front...

08.10.2024 10

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Gavriel Fiske

At UN, world leaders warn against ‘full-scale war’ between Israel and Hezbollah

Biden says ‘diplomatic solution still possible,’ ahead of Security Council session on Lebanon set for Wednesday; Macron urges Iran’s president...

25.09.2024 20

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Gavriel Fiske

Haberes buenos! Hebrew U initiates first Ladino intensive language program

Inaugural summer session attracted a diverse group of students, who took a deep dive into the living tradition of Judeo-Spanish and encountered...

25.09.2024 10

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Gavriel Fiske

Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities

10-day trip sponsored by Birthright and Camp Ramah enables a dozen adults on the autistic spectrum to lend a hand in Israel during the war

24.09.2024 20

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Gavriel Fiske

3,500-year-old jug smashed by 4-year-old is back on display — still not behind a barrier

Weeks after incident went viral, Haifa’s Hecht Museum exhibits restored artifact in its usual place, with cracks deliberately visible, using the...

12.09.2024 3

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Union head: Teachers’ strike ‘suspended’; student, parent bodies denounce late notice

Ran Erez: High school teachers returning ‘out of responsibility to the state,’ but won’t yet submit grades or permit off-campus activities; other...

09.09.2024 5

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Masada legend upended: ‘The Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally’

The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby Ein Gedi and disrupted production of balsam, a...

06.09.2024 70

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As northern evacuees begin school in Zichron Yaakov, some find a silver lining

At the Horesh combined primary and middle school in the northern town, displaced kids absorbed into the general student body are starting their...

02.09.2024 2

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High school teachers to go on strike Sunday, as talks break down on eve of school year

Crisis talks don’t yield breakthrough; Education Minister Kisch slams union head Ran Erez and Finance Minister Smotrich, says both ‘want this...

01.09.2024 3

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Gavriel Fiske

Amid deep uncertainty, it’s back to school – but not back home – for northern evacuees

For the second year in a row, many displaced students will attend temporary schools scattered across Israel as their families question when, or if,...

31.08.2024 5

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High school teachers union chief declares strike over salary dispute with government

Ran Erez says educators will go on strike September 1, the start of the new school year, as he and the education minister trade blame for...

29.08.2024 3

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Gavriel Fiske

Study of Cairo’s synagogues reveals an Egyptian Jewish ‘Golden Age’ abruptly ended

In ‘Sacred Places Tell Tales,’ Ben-Gurion University Prof. Yoram Meital examines the modern history of Cairo’s Jews and its thriving pre-1948...

17.08.2024 30

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Three Israeli universities ranked among top 100 worldwide

2024 Shanghai Ranking lists Hebrew University, the Technion and the Weizmann Institute of Science as among the best in the world, with Hebrew U....

15.08.2024 2

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Gavriel Fiske