5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (60+ words) Fewer Israelis emigrated than the previous year, but the migration balance remained negative. Population growth remains among the highest in the Western world, though below levels seen before October 7 Fewer Israelis emigrated than the previous year, but the migration balance…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (156+ words) Opened days before this year's war with Iran, the Bible Lands Museum's journey through ancient battles asks a question Israel keeps failing to answer: when exactly is 'as soon as the war is over'? From Kadesh to Troy: What Ancient…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (805+ words) But between them was another revolt. It was large, bloody and disastrous, but few have heard of it, mostly because almost no one wrote down what happened. Beginning in 115 or 116 C.E., while the Roman emperor Trajan was campaigning in the east…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (108+ words) 78 Years After IDF Sank Irgun's Altalena, Wreck Found Intact Underwater Haaretz The Irgun brought the ship, loaded with weapons, to Israel's shores. In the days after the dismantling of the underground militias, Ben-Gurion viewed the Altalena as a threat to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (106+ words) Haaretz At the entrance to Jalal Alai's villa in Eilat's Shahamon neighborhood stands a roughly 300-year-old olive tree brought from the Arab town of Arraba "That's how it is with us northerners – the Galilee runs in our blood," Alai…...