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Tel Aviv University archaeologists have discovered thousands of long, thin cutting tools at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv. It shakes up previous ideas of prehistoric civilisations.

30 years after being imprisoned and tortured in Ethiopia, Rabbi Yehudah Salah, 50, made history on Monday by becoming the first Ethiopian rabbi officially recognized in Tel Aviv, and has been placed in charge of the city’s Ethiopian community.

When Australian Gerard and his Birthright tour guide Michal found out they were born on exactly the same day, they knew they were destined to build their Israeli home together.

In a James Bond-style operation, eleven important Jewish works, some dating back 1,000 years were spirited out of Damascus and are now in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Another great article summarising Israel’s achievements. “Boycotting Israel – a crime against humanity” by Ben-Dror Yemini.

Cheer yourself up with this article which analyses the latest Israeli satisfaction survey and concludes that despite what might be in store for us in the coming year, we still love our little country.

Researchers have discovered deep fresh water springs on the floor of the Dead Sea. Meanwhile, a parallel study has found new forms of life growing around the fissures in the sea floor.

In 1998, doctors gave only a one-in-a-million survival chance for any of Yael Mizrachi’s unborn sons. But Benzi, Yosef, Shlomo and Yishai celebrated their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall.

Psalm 130 now has even more meaning with the commissioning of a tiny Torah scroll that will be used by religious ratings and officers serving on the Israeli navy’s submarines.

In a country of 20,700 sq km (the size of New Jersey, or Wales)! Compare it to Libya (just one of 21 Arab states), which has a land area of 1.8 million square km with a population of less than 6 million.