Ancient blade production discovered
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.
Tel Aviv’s first Ethiopian Rabbi
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.
Birthright matches Aussie and Israeli
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.
The Dead Sea is alive
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.
Barmitzvah for miracle quads
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.
Out of the depths I cry to you
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.
Israel’s population is now 8 million
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.
Netanyahu’s speech to the UN
In case (like Palestinian Authority TV) the BBC and CNN didn’t broadcast it.
Yes or No? The truth about the Peace Process
A reminder of some crucial historical facts, by Danny Ayalon.
1000 Finns rally for undivided Jerusalem
Over 1,000 Finns demonstrated their support for Israel at a rally in Helsinki and called for Jerusalem to remain the undivided capital of the Jewish state.