Israeli experts cast light on mysterious orbs carved by humans 1.4 million...
Limestone spheres exist everywhere early humans lived, perplexing scientists. Now, researchers from Hebrew U have used 3D mapping to determine that they were made intentionally The post Israeli experts...
View ArticleAncient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When tusks went bust, weapons...
A new paper from researchers at Tel Aviv University proposes a link between the disappearance of large prey and advancements in hunting and technology The post Ancient humans in Israel once ate...
View Article‘A nightmare, we’re not living’: Tens of thousands rally for hostages’ return
Protests held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities as relatives mark 36 days since hundreds taken captive by Hamas; some demonstrators decry government inaction The post ‘A nightmare, we’re not...
View ArticleArchaeologists sift through devastation to help families of Oct. 7 victims...
For weeks, archaeologists have been searching the burned homes of the Gaza border communities, using methods honed for historical excavations to help try to identify modern remains The post...
View ArticleDespite close support, US struggling to sway Israel on way forward with...
The Biden administration clearly sees moves toward a Palestinian state as the best way forward for Israel and the region, but Jerusalem vehemently disagrees The post Despite close support, US...
View ArticleDissident Russian rock band Bi-2 lands in Israel after deportation from Thailand
Bands members, four of whom are reportedly Israeli, arrested last week after concert in Phuket following suspected Kremlin pressure The post Dissident Russian rock band Bi-2 lands in Israel after...
View ArticleSouth Israel was filled with blood, death. Brilliant red flowers now bloom...
Vered Libstein founded the festival celebrating the blossoms 19 years ago; her husband, son and mother were all murdered on Oct. 7; 'Life is stronger than everything,' she says The post South Israel...
View ArticleEvacuees from Lebanon border harbor few hopes they’ll return home anytime soon
As southern evacuees trickle back, some 80,000 residents still displaced from northern Israel grapple with rockets, tight living quarters and dispersed families The post Evacuees from Lebanon border...
View ArticleSami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies...
Michael was known for his focus on oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries in the state's formative years The post Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli...
View ArticleSurvivors of Hamas massacre at Nova music festival unite to build a healing...
Tribe of Nova took shape as a robust support network for those who lived through the Hamas slaughter of 364 at the October 7 festival; it just held its first mass gathering The post Survivors of Hamas...
View Article‘This was a place of joy’: Time stands still in empty bedrooms of hostages...
Families reflect on significance of captives' inner sanctums, some of which bear witness to October 7 onslaught, while others exude an untouched tranquility The post ‘This was a place of joy’: Time...
View ArticleSomber Bethlehem readies for another Christmas under shadow of war
Dearth of tourism since Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack leaves West Bank city with empty streets, empty shops and empty guestrooms at what should be most wonderful time of the year The post Somber...
View ArticleAI helps veteran Israeli TV reporter return to the air after disease took his...
Channel 12's Moshe Nussbaum was diagnosed with ALS two years ago, which made him unable to speak clearly and seemingly ended his decades-long career; now he is making a comeback The post AI helps...
View Article‘For 60 years, I didn’t talk’: How one survivor made Holocaust memory his...
Naftali Fürst was 12 years old when he was sent to Auschwitz; now, on the 80th anniversary of its liberation, he will return to the Nazi death camp for a ceremony, his fourth visit The post ‘For 60...
View ArticleKibbutz Manara, destroyed by Hezbollah’s rockets, starts to pick up the pieces
Members of the community begin appraisal process to see what can be salvaged after vast majority of homes were destroyed or damaged in Hezbollah attacks The post Kibbutz Manara, destroyed by...
View ArticleAfter initial ecstasy of freedom, released hostages face long road to recovery
'I don’t think my brain has really grasped everything,' says Ilana Gritzewsky, who came back in November 2023 The post After initial ecstasy of freedom, released hostages face long road to recovery...
View ArticleFreed hostages tell of deprivation in Gaza, urge return of all those still...
Keith Siegel was made to lie down at all times for the last two months of captivity; Romi Gonen, so deprived of food, no longer recognized feeling of hunger upon her release The post Freed hostages...
View ArticleYearning for modern Exodus: Israel marks another Passover awaiting hostages’...
Families of captives struggle to celebrate the festival of freedom after 18 months without their loved ones; Netanyahu notes many families will mark holiday with 'empty chairs' The post Yearning for...
View ArticleMother of hostage Elkana Bohbot fumes over mixed signals on how many captives...
Ruhama Bohbot says 'impossible' to know if her son is still alive, 'amidst all of the things that are not OK' about his still being held hostage in Gaza The post Mother of hostage Elkana Bohbot fumes...
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