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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

‘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

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

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...

15.03.2026 30

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

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

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...

08.03.2026 60

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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 60

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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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Hangry Jesus? Rumbling stomach may have spurred iconic ‘cleansing of the Temple’

A new peer-reviewed article offers an alternative reading of the famous Gospel story that saw Jesus flipping the tables of merchants and moneychangers

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Local and state government trade blame over delays upgrading Western Wall egalitarian plaza

High Court of Justice holds hearing on status of religious right at Jerusalem’s holy site for first time in years, demands answers on why 2017...

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High Court to hold hearing on Western Wall egalitarian services for first time in years

Liberal Jewish groups seek to ensure full rights for egalitarian prayers despite ultra-Orthodox opposition, long after government nixed compromise on...

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Takamitsu Muraoka, Japanese pioneer of Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew studies, dies at 88

A prominent specialist in Semitic languages, Muraoka was proud to describe himself as the first Japanese student to complete a PhD at the Hebrew...

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Tailing looters, archaeologists find 2,000-year-old stone vessel factory in Jerusalem

Cups, bowls and other ritually pure items are thought to have been fashioned out of soft limestone at Mount Scopus site along pilgrimage road in...

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Two years after collapse, Caesarea aqueduct to be restored in joint project

The Carmel Beach Regional Council, Caesarea Development Company, and Israel Antiquities Authority sign NIS 39 million joint agreement to preserve and...

15.02.2026 60

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Rep. Jamie Raskin accuses Trump’s AG of ‘Epstein cover-up’ in stormy House hearing

Questioning of Pam Bondi over slow rollout of Epstein files comes after report that sex offender sought to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin via...

12.02.2026 60

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Following years of legal battles, Chief Rabbinate opens rabbinical tests to women

Petitioners who first asked the High Court of Justice to intervene in 2019 hail the move, but the Rabbinate also announces it will conduct a...

12.02.2026 60

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By 2050, almost one in four Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox, study indicates

Haredim constitute 23.5% of those eligible for military, which expected to rise to 40% by 2050, says Israel Democracy Institute; if Haredim...

11.02.2026 50

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Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted

Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize 2 oil tankers in Gulf

IRGC-linked agency claims tankers were ‘smuggling’ over a million liters of fuel, says ’15 foreign crew members were referred to the...

05.02.2026 60

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Rare 15th-century prayer book looted by Nazis expected to fetch millions at auction

Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed five years before community’s destruction, going under hammer after being returned to heirs in 2023;...

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New ‘no-animal’ milk has kosher foodies salivating. Here’s why you can have it with your steak

Cow-free beverage made from lab-engineered dairy protein is now sold in supermarkets across Israel. At least one restaurateur is setting his table for...

03.02.2026 30

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Doctors Without Borders warns halting its work will be ‘catastrophic’ for Gazans

Medical agency’s head claims Israel left him with ‘an impossible choice’ after demanding it comply with new, stringent security...

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Rare 2,000-year-old jar valued by Jewish law on display for Knesset anniversary

The artifact is part of an archaeological exhibition aimed at highlighting the models of Jewish communal leadership from ancient times to the modern...

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2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging

Millennia after being buried, street once traversed by millions of faithful from southern end of ancient Jerusalem to Western Wall can once again be...

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Prominent UK activist arrested at London protest for ‘Globalize the intifada’ sign

Peter Tatchell, a veteran human rights campaigner and LGBTQ advocate, brands arrest as ‘attack on free speech’; police say two more...

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US ambassador to Israel says Trump not making ’empty threats’ toward Iran

Mike Huckabee tells Israeli TV that decision on US strike on Iran yet to be made; says embassy surprised by cancellation of flights to Israel; vows...

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Smashed by ISIS, a 2,700-year-old carving may have been the earliest-known depiction of Jerusalem

New research suggests a long-overlooked bas-relief in King Sennacherib’s palace in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, destroyed with other priceless artifacts,...

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Australia to hold national day of mourning for victims of Bondi Hanukkah massacre

As flags fly at half mast, millions of Australians are being asked to observe a minute’s silence and light candles; PM Albanese to attend...

21.01.2026 60

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Jerusalem daycare deaths put spotlight on longstanding gaps in Haredi early childhood care

Data from 2022 suggests that hundreds of unlicensed nurseries for ages 0-3 operate in Israel amid a countrywide lack of educational and security...

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Haredi leaders blame babies’ deaths on state’s push to draft ultra-Orthodox men

Shas and United Torah Judaism link tragedy at overcrowded, illegal daycare to attorney general’s instruction to cut childcare subsidies for draft...

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Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, pioneer of Temple Mount research, dies at 81

Discoverer of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls and founder of Temple Mount Sifting Project was a larger-than-life figure who stirred controversy, loved...

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Leading Religious Zionist rabbi: Extremist settler violence must be stopped from the pulpit

Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, co-head of Yeshivat Har Etzion in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, discusses the challenges facing his community and...

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Israeli soccer star’s transfer to Italian top league sparks outcry

Winger Manor Solomon joins ACF Fiorentina in an arrival that makes news more for politics than for sports

04.01.2026 40

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The oldest complete biblical scroll ever found was originally split in 2, scholar finds

Study comes as ‘Great Isaiah,’ a 24-foot-long text parchment found with the Dead Sea Scrolls, set to be displayed by the Israel Museum in...

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New West Bank antiquity bill seeks to extend Israeli authority over Areas A and B

Proposed law, seeking to create a civilian body in charge of antiquities and archaeological sites, has been opposed by most Israeli archaeologists,...

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Fire-blackened 2,000-year-old mikveh is a portal into 70 CE Roman conquest of Jerusalem

The newly unsealed Jewish ritual bath, uncovered beneath the Western Wall Plaza, marks the first stratigraphic identification of the burnt layer from...

29.12.2025 90

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Despite academic battle royal, a new book returns David’s kingdom to its place in history

In ‘The Bible’s First Kings,’ scholars piece together archaeology and biblical studies to show that a United Monarchy indeed emerged in...

27.12.2025 100

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Forget keychains, Byzantine pilgrims took home ‘souvenir’ flasks, newly found mold shows

Judean Desert finds dated from 1,400 years ago bear witness to ‘flourishing Christian pilgrimage industry’ as travelers from around Roman...

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