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Nobody could find the boats ancient inhabitants of Israel used, so researchers built one themselves

“It’s like making a dream come true: starting from a theoretical idea and ending with a full-size, tangible and real boat,” Niv said.

The story of Ethiopian Jews Israel rarely tells

Police were searching for suspects in Jerusalem. They found a 2,000-year-old burial cave instead

To a Jerusalem archaeologist, a burial cave under a house is much less surprising than it sounds.

Israel elections 2026: A guide to the parties, candidates and issues

Israel is heading to the polls on October 27. Here’s how Israeli elections work, who’s running and the biggest issues shaping the 2026 race.

Frozen in char and plaster: The beams that witnessed Jerusalem’s darkest day

The archaeologists also discovered that during the period when the Persians ruled the area and the Jews returned after the first exile, the returning residents built around the site and blocked off this area, preserving the destruction as it was.

Torah study and legal immunity: What are the new laws shaking Israel?

Despite playing a central role in advancing the laws, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent from both final votes

Should We Retire the Word ‘Zionism’? With Haviv Rettig Gur

New UN reports accuse Israel of targeting children: What do they actually say?

An honest accounting of new reports by the UN is more complicated and more uncertain than a headline has room to hold.

50 Years Since Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt

The US and Iran have agreed to a deal: Here’s what it says and what it doesn’t

The memorandum is meant to stabilize the ceasefire, but it is temporary, with a roughly 60-day window for negotiating the toughest questions that have prevented a deal up until now.

Are the US and Iran signing a new deal? What you need to know

The Memorandum of Understanding is intended to stabilize the ceasefire, but it is still a temporary agreement only expected to remain in effect for about 60 days.

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, but what about Hezbollah?

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, described the deal as “futile, humiliating, and shameful for Lebanon.”

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