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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

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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 50

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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...

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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...

25.12.2025 80

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Unearthed in last-ditch dig, one-of-a-kind tomb offers glimpse of Assyrian rule over Israel

Newly published findings from salvage dig near Afula detail discovery of burial pits where high official’s remains may have been interred along...

18.12.2025 40

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1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome’s ban on Jews from Jerusalem was a failure

After the Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an artifact suggests some tenacious...

16.12.2025 60

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Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem

From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate

15.12.2025 40

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Targeted Hanukkah lighting underscores defiant Chabad mission to set globe aglow

Over 50 years after the first public menorah lighting in Philadelphia, annual tradition has spread to some 15,000 locales worldwide from Australia to...

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Jerusalem’s ‘cursed’ antiquity museum reopens its doors amid rumors it may become a hotel

The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum stores some 60,000 artifacts spanning millennia, including unique decorations from the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the...

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For US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, contentious City of David is a place to meet God

American envoy discusses the archaeological site and how without Jerusalem ‘there would be no America,’ as he presents the book...

10.12.2025 30

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2,100-year-old mystery unearthed with dismantled Hasmonean-era wall in Jerusalem

A fortification in the heart of the capital was likely built shortly after the Hanukkah story took place. Now experts are asking why it was...

08.12.2025 40

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New graphic memoir traces how archaeology – and US academia – evolved over 50 years

In ‘The Boomer Archaeologist,’ UC San Diego Prof. Thomas Levy presents the story of his American dream, passion for research and love for...

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Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry’s ‘refreshingly original’ buildings, in photos

Curves and angles mix in concert halls, museums and other buildings from around the world that were built by the acclaimed architect, who died on...

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With Gaza a rallying cry in Italy, a growing number justify hostility against its Jews

Despite the ceasefire, workers’ union and political parties are leveraging the Palestinian cause to gain influence. What’s increasingly...

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Gazan woman undertakes tiring task of repairing enclave’s tattered banknotes

Manal al-Saadani sets up stall at Nuseirat market where locals bring cash that is too damaged to be used; no new bills have entered the Strip since...

29.11.2025 60

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Study anchors obscure pharaoh in time, opening research path into dating the Exodus

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose’s reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with vast implications for...

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Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before

The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level

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‘We cannot remain silent’: 400 Gush Etzion residents sign petition against settler violence

Violence is ‘happening around our communities and we have a responsibility to address it,’ says one of the promoters of the initiative

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In wake of October 7, young Israelis embracing Jewish traditions, new survey shows

By contrast, among secular Israelis, the largest community in the country, faith in God has decreased since the Hamas attack, the Jewish People Policy...

21.11.2025 70

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‘This brings our community together:’ Ethiopian Jews flock to Jerusalem for Sigd holiday

Thousands attended ceremony at promenade overlooking the Old City, including former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu

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Goose bumps: 12,000-year-old figurine from Israel shows surreal woman-bird mating scene

Tiny clay sculpture unearthed at Nahal Ein Gev in the Galilee is the earliest known figurine depicting human-animal interaction, as documented by...

18.11.2025 30

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15,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in Israel’s Carmel plain dined on duck all winter

Researchers from the University of Haifa analyze hundreds of waterfowl bones from site and determine the land was marshy and dotted with lakes

16.11.2025 70

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Study: 4,300-year-old cup with oldest depiction of Creation features a ‘celestial ark’

Found in 1970 in the West Bank and on display at the Israel Museum, the Ain Samiya silver goblet shows before-and-after scene of a conveyance used by...

13.11.2025 80

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Five years after his death, online course aims to make Rabbi Sacks’s philosophy go global

A scholar mentored by Sacks hopes to preserve and disseminate the former UK chief rabbi’s legacy as one of the greatest modern Jewish thinkers

11.11.2025 70

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‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory

Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times to the era of the...

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5,000-year-old grape press, oldest proof of wine production in Israel, found near Megiddo

Archaeologists also uncover 3,300-year-old Canaanite artifacts, including a ram-shaped vessel, that may have been used for the cultic practices...

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As Nostra Aetate turns 60, Oct. 7 has pushed Jewish-Catholic ties to new ‘crossroads’

Amid events in Vatican celebrating document that reshaped relations with Jews, Israeli expert Karma Ben-Johanan says ties are affected by...

28.10.2025 40

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Mamluk startup nation? 15th-century water tech boosted sugar industry in Israel’s north

Israeli researchers document and date tunnel system in spring-rich region, highlighting the technological ingenuity used by empire founded by formerly...

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Raised in Hannah Senesh’s shadow, an ex-POW says Israel must finally face its demons

Leaving Israel for Berlin, David Senesh, a clinical psychologist dealing with intergenerational trauma, says hostages, and country, can only process...

27.10.2025 50

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Former chief rabbi calls father of slain soldier a ‘heretic’ for backing Haredi draft

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas party, suggests he wouldn’t count Rabbi Tamir Granot in a prayer quorum, draws broad...

27.10.2025 60

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Weeks into school year, some Haredi girls still at home due to discrimination

For almost two months, entrenched bias against Israelis of Sephardic origin has left some ultra-Orthodox students without a place to study

23.10.2025 10

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What hath God wrought? After Oct. 7, many Israelis respond with turn to spirituality

Data shows that as many as half of Israelis may have reexamined their bond with religion, with some finding new meaning in Jewish beliefs and others...

23.10.2025 80

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Iran joins UN anti-terrorism treaty in hope of easing economic sanctions

Islamic Republic seeking removal from Financial Action Task Force blacklist, which has greatly hampered its financial sector

22.10.2025 30

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Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings

22.10.2025 60

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Chief Rabbinate says it’s willing to let women take some rabbinical tests

After High Court of Justice ruled it must open its exams to women, state rabbinical body asks court to hold another hearing and postpone...

21.10.2025 30

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How did biblical Judeans track time? Trove of 6th-century BCE inscriptions offers clues

New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with sophisticated numerical systems

14.10.2025 40

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Hamas stages video calls between hostages, families in lieu of handover ceremonies

Terror group’s military wing connects captives to their loved ones in Israel hours before their release; at least one family said to refuse call

13.10.2025 60

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‘Ready for you:’ Hostage families prepare for loved ones’ return on last night apart

Relatives of captives set to be released on Monday share their last-minute preparations as they ready suitcases and care packages

13.10.2025 40

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At ‘priestly blessing’ in Jerusalem, prayers, hope and ‘mixed feelings’ over hostage deal

Tens of thousands gather at the holy site to attend the service and celebrate the festival of Sukkot. Among them are ex-hostages, families of...

10.10.2025 60

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In first, three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel

Only 11 ships from the Iron Age had been previously found in the Mediterranean; discovery provides evidence of maritime trade under the Kingdom of...

08.10.2025 70

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Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old synagogue below abandoned Syrian village in Golan

A team from the University of Haifa and Kinneret College identify an ancient wall facing Jerusalem and some 150 synagogue items, including a stone...

05.10.2025 10

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Nearing Gaza, ‘peace’ flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm

Rome reels from the fallout of the Middle East conflict, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attempting to steer a course between domestic pressure and...

30.09.2025 10

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Breaking ground without digging: In first, archaeologists ‘X-ray’ Jerusalem’s hidden layers

Israeli researchers use muon detectors, which detect elementary particles akin to heavy electrons, to reveal subterranean cavities; hope method will...

29.09.2025 70

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14th-century ‘machzor’ book at Israel’s National Library reveals lost Yom Kippur prayers

Newly digitized prayer book from Crimea’s Kaffa rite preserves liturgical poems unknown elsewhere, giving a glimpse of traditions lost when prayers...

26.09.2025 70

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Fabulous 1,400-year-old trove of gold coins sheds light on Galilee Christian city’s demise

Metal detector beeps lead archaeologists to nearly 100 coins and jewelry hidden during the 7th-century Sassanid invasion at Hippos (Sussita),...

25.09.2025 10

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Rare proof of Galilee’s forgotten 4th-century Jewish Revolt revealed in hidden coin hoard

22 bronze coins found secreted in Huqoq near the Sea of Galilee show Jews used subterranean hideaways during the little-known Gallus Revolt of 351 CE

19.09.2025 10

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In St. Peter’s Square, pilgrims hail new ‘Millennial’ saint, unaware of anti-Jewish undertones

Chief rabbi of Rome says it’s unsurprising many know little of the Church’s history of antisemitism, but focusing on newly canonized Carlo...

18.09.2025 60

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Ancient Levant farmers used irrigation to thrive amid millennia of drought, study shows

International scholars find that Bronze and Iron Age farmers proved resilient in the face of climate change, cultivating grapes and olives in...

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