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The discovery provides fascinating evidence of the central place of ritual purity in the daily lives of Galilean Jews during the time of the Second Temple.
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"Such words are offensive to two peoples who have been victims of monstrous persecution," Spokesman Borukh Gorin said.
The winemakers of Israel are unique because they're constantly "trading ideas back and forth. If one winery in Israel succeeds, we all succeed."
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Because of the importance of the place to the Christian world, many scholars have been engaged in identifying its location.
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Advantage Shearith Israel, in the ongoing court battles between the oldest congregation in NY City and America, and Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, the oldest synagogue building in America.
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Other than that one Jordanian Waqf agent, the Temple Mount was almost empty of Muslims Sunday.
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The Jordan Times' version of the King Abdullah's announcement Saturday already scrubbed out the anti-Semitic tidbit, but it was clear that the King is stressed enough by recent events to shake out the ant-Jewish genie in the bottle.
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The wealth of the Judaean kingdom's capital is manifest in the ornamental artifacts.
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Speaking to the passengers as well as their second, third, and fourth generation descendants, the President said, 'I am fortunate as President of the State of Israel to record with you and your families that the State of Israel, and the flag of Israel, are obvious facts.'
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The Egyptian government will renovate the Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue in Alexandria, although it claims it is an Egyptian rather than a Jewish site.
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'Against UNESCO's denial, Israel will present to the world the historical truth and the Jewish People's deep connection – of thousands of years – to Hebron.'
The Jewish Community of Hebron Responds to Reprehensible UNESCO Vote.
The Jewish people's ancestors, buried in Hebron, must be turning in their graves right now.
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The Prosecutor's Office wanted to postpone the parole board hearing indefinitely but only received a one-week postponement. A request for an extension was rejected by parole board chair, retired judge Rachel Goldberg.
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Public figures in Japan, a German ally in World War II, occasionally cause controversy when they express favorable comments about economic or other aspects of the Nazi regime.
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The textiles date to King Solomon’s reign, in the Iron Age (eleventh–tenth centuries BCE), and some are decorated with a red-and-blue bands pattern.
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Karnei Hittin marked the final, decisive defeat of the European invaders of the Land of Israel.
UNESCO and the PA now want to erase Israel's connection to Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs.
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The Acre Opera Festival will take place for the fourth consecutive year in the Old City’s Crusader Fortress, (a UNESCO World Heritage site), August 3-5, 2017.
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'The rings, bracelets and earrings – some of which are made of bronze and silver – appear to have been accidentally dropped during cooking in the kitchen of an ancient tower.'
The newly inaugurated "Martyr Khaled Nazzal Square,"memorializes the terror leader who planned the attack leading to the murder of 22 children and four adults on May 15, 1974.
"Sometimes you have to hit a wall, feel the rift, in order to build a new bridge."
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The famous Battle of Karney Hittin that was fought on July 4, 1187, resulting in the defeat of the Crusader Kingdom by Saladin's army, was a direct outcome of the events in Tiberias.
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The architecture of the Herodian bath is very similar to the baths and cisterns discovered in nearby Qumran (across the Dead Sea).
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The recycled picture of a poor Syrian refugee girl has emphasized the interest of UNRWA in perpetuating rather than ending the stretched-out refugee problem in Gaza.
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President Rivlin: 'Hebron is not an obstacle to peace, Hebron is a test of our abilities to live together, side by side.'
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On the Occasion of Jerusalem Day, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Nature and Parks Authority revealed evidence of the last battle of Jerusalem from 2,000 Years Ago.
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The first Jordanian coin from the sifting was discovered on June 6, 2005, the 38th anniversary of Jerusalem’s unification.
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'100 new cleaning staff will be added for upgrading public spaces across the city; garbage collection routes will be added to improve neighborhood cleanliness; manual sweeping operations will be extended.'
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The discussion, then as now, revolved around annexation versus a two-state solution, although at the time the most these Israeli ministers could imagine was a Palestinian autonomy under Israeli rule (a solution that's to the right of today's Likud).
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The Jewish population of Djerba consisted mainly of kohanim (priests), and some claim that they are the only bona fide kohanim we have today.
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'We are a Welcoming City, but such intolerance is not welcome here.'
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It so happens that May 8, when he became legally Hitler, was Victory in Europe Day, marking the surrender of self-proclaimed Nazi Germany.
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Israeli students discovered rifle cartridges and shell fragments left by the British and Ottoman armies.
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'Time is running out. Fewer than 400,000 survivors are alive today.'
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He studied in a Talmud Torah and was one of the brave young men who fought in the Old City of Jerusalem during the War of Independence.
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A lot is expected to happen on Monday, May Day: union members and protesters are marching against Le Pen in Paris, and the Front National party is holding its annual gathering to honor Joan of Arc.
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It is possible that Dr. Zuroff's reaction would have been different had he read the article to which he referred.
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Last year, the ceremony was interrupted by Haredi extremists who attempted to prevent it from taking place and succeeded in chasing away many participants.
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Israeli victims of the hostilities who were not in uniform at the time of their demise are not commemorated at the site, but in a separate monument.
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The project is being implemented as part of realizing the vision of 3 million tourists in Caesarea by the year 2030, and is becoming an important tourist-economic anchor for the residents of the region.
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'Six million Jews, two-thirds of the Jews in Europe, murdered by the Nazi genocide. They were murdered by an evil that words cannot describe, and that the human heart cannot bear.'
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Hollywood mogul Haim Saban announced he is donating $1 million to the effort.
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'To our dismay, the number of survivors who can share their story is rapidly declining,' said Education Minister Naftali Bennett. 'We must find new ways to remember.'
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Even Yad Vashem, whose research on the Holocaust is highly regarded, must now update its archives to reflect the new revelations.
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Out of the 150,000 Jews living in France, 76,000 were murdered after French authorities shipped them away.
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There's much misinformation, misconception and ignorance in the American Jewish community about Israel, which Yishai did a lot to dispel over at that Beverly Hills event.
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The finger fragment will be handed over to additional experts for dating.
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The 5-day virtual reality "Sanhedrin" hiking trail uses interactive characters and virtually reconstructed ancient buildings to bring the ancient Galilee to life.
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Meanwhile, German Culture Minister Monika Grütters declared the looted collection a national cultural treasure.
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The Temple Mount Sifting Project was established following the illegal removal of 9,000 tons of earth from the Temple Mount by Israel's Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement and the Waqf.
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On 17 January 1945, during the Siege of Budapest by the Red Army, Wallenberg was detained by SMERSH on suspicion of espionage and subsequently disappeared.
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Yevtushenko's Babi Yar described both the Nazi atrocities and the Soviet government's own persecution of Jews.
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Eichmann's trial began on April 11, 1961, and he was executed on May 31, 1962.
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'In this spirit, I am happy to wish you, on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, warm wishes for your continued struggle until the great victory.'
"We are committed to doing everything in our power to strengthen the Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria," said Rabbi Ben Dahan.
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'I never wished to return to that place of our degradation and annihilation, but to return in the company of our noblest, bravest of the brave – our IDF soldiers, makes my spirit soar with pride and hope.'
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A rare and impressive array of ritual baths and underground systems used by rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
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Some hid in animal cages, other in the villa's basement. Some were 'adopted' as fake family members or service staff.
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The surprising find was discovered in excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority before the construction of Highway 200.
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'They wanted to kill us,' the children finally roared, after some hesitation.
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'The Jewish War' (Latin Bellum Judaicum or De Bello Judaico) was Josephus' first work after arriving in Rome, following the repression of the Great Revold of the year 70.
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In addition to his political career, Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva was probably a slave trader, and the first Spanish person to cross the lower Rio Grande into Texas from Mexico.
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Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he would like the commission to recommend how to educate children about human rights violations under totalitarian regimes.
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'The fraternal and institutional dialogue between Jews and Christians is now well-established and effective, made so by encounters that are ongoing and collaborative.'
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For decades, the International Red Cross and governments around the world, including the US and Israel, did not allow the archives to be opened for public use.
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US Consul Noah was operating in the midst of this volatile mix, negotiating with powers that were easily as hostile to Americans and Europeans then as they are today.
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'This is one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries, and the most important in the last 60 years, in the caves of Qumran.'
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It turns out that the notion that the re-building of the Holy Temple is the sole responsibility of the Jewish people is the bedrock on which the Temple Institute was established.
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A new path running among two-thousand year old ritual baths that were used by pilgrims visiting the Temple Mount is to be inaugurated at the Ophel site in the Walls Around Jerusalem National Park.
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In computer science, 'Josephus' Problem' refers to Josephus Flavius' tale of how he survived a suicide pact at the end of the Siege of Yodfat.
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One hopes that the trial would discover what possessed the two middle-aged Belgians to desire to take home some of it.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has revealed a beautiful and rare coral cave in the lower Galilee, via photographs taken recently on site.
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Rivlin urged a resolution for regulating illegal construction in the Arab sector, where 'each hesitation distances us further from the solution, and has the ability to increase the divisions, and the violence.'
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Isaac Herzog said that 'recently there has been a certain attempt to dim Peres' peace doctrine; his faith in the two-state vision and [his efforts to achieve] a comprehensive peace with our Palestinian neighbors.'
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The mention of both the sun and the moon led the three researchers to the conclusion that the text refers to a solar eclipse, during which the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking the sunlight.
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Had the "Lamed Heh" (35 in Hebrew) made it to the Gush, the entire area south of Jerusalem that ended up under Jordanian occupation for 19 years could have remained intact as part of the new Jewish State.
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A pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank.
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The heirs did not know their painting's whereabouts before Dr Oetker contacted them, saying they were going to return it 'for moral reasons.'
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The move comes as a growing number of people throughout Sicily are rediscovering their Jewish roots.
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Surprisingly, the theater appears to have formed part of a large sanctuary, played an important role in religious ceremonies.
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'The only difference [between the Jewish Holocaust and our own] is that the Jews are white and we are black,' said Herero chief Sam Kambazembi.
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Engravings of a Seven-Branched Menorah and a Cross were Discovered by Hikers in an Ancient Water Cistern in the Judaean lowlands.
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Who was Hyrcanus, whose name is engraved in Hebrew on a 2,100-year-old stone bowl from Jerusalem?
The history of the stolen children of Yemenite immigrants to Israel haunts their descendants to this day.
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From 1880 to 1924, one third of the Jewish population of Eastern Europe left shtetls and cities for the United States, fleeing persecution and seeking economic opportunity.
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The opening bid is $2,000. They expect to raise between five and eight thousand.
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More was going on in the building than just Jews being hidden there, and the authorities may have raided 263 Prinsengracht for other reasons.
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Say what you will, the man has great writers and – crucial – can deliver a line.
Three grave robbers were caught as they were raiding a burial cave excavation in northern Israel, stealing precious artifacts.
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In both cases, the sellers agreed to return the works in 'amicable discussions,' according to the Max Stern Foundation.
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Numerous signs suggest the current Polish government is attempting to rewrite its role in World War II and the Holocaust.
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The familiar seal of sultan Abdul Hamid II, builder of Jaffa's clock tower, is once again on display on the city’s famous landmark.
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The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.
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The Limbach Commission, a panel set up by Germany to return Nazi-looted art in public collections, has already issued a recommendation against returning a painting by Gris that used to hang in Flechtheim’s Berlin apartment.