By Shira Rubin – NYmag.com AL-SAYYID, Negev Desert – It’s making linguists rethink what they believe about how humans learned to speak. In al-Sayyid, a Bedouin village in a remote corner of Israel’s Negev desert, deafness is considered less a disability and more a fact of life. The rate of deafness in the community is […]
By Daniel K. Eisenbud – JPost University of Haifa archeologists say olive pit discovery requires reevaluation of ancient irrigation techniques. Seven thousand years ago, in Northern Israel’s Tel Beit She’an Valley, ancient residents ate wheat, barley, buckwheat, lentils and peas. They also raised herds of goats, sheep, cattle and pigs, which were eaten mainly during […]
By Jennifer Rubin We have remarked upon the newfound comity and cooperation between Israel and its Sunni neighbors. A common foe in Iran and common disappointment in a feckless American president has forged new bonds and, with Turkey, repaired old ones. David Pollock writes: Is this revived movement toward some kind of dialogue leading toward peace with […]
By Ya’acov Zalel – Natural Gas World Turkey seeks Israeli deals; Turkish businessman in Israel for natural gas talks A delegation of Turkish businessmen headed by Ahmet Zorlu, a billionaire with interests in the energy sector, visited Israel last week in the wake of the two countries’ reconciliation agreement. Zorlu Group, one of the biggest in […]
By Rachel Kaplan Jerusalem is no longer the capital of Israel, according to atlases being distributed to primary and secondary schools of the Czech Republic. The Czech education ministry announced the intended change on August 23, after receiving complaints from the Palestinian Authority’s embassy in Prague, led by ambassador Khaled Alattrash. “The ministry will resolutely demand […]
By Hillel Fendel – Arutz Sheva “Refugee suffering” carries no weight with city developers. The new Arab city of Rawabi being built in Samaria (Shomron) with Israeli approval refuses to allow “Palestinian refugees” from UNRWA camps to relocate to the city. This, despite past statements to the contrary, and the general impression that the need for […]
By YONAH JEREMY BOB Local security man testifies for Hebron shooter: People only warn about a bomb if they really feel in danger. Those who warned about a bomb on the scene of the Hebron shooter incident felt seriously in danger, a Hebron local security official Eshi Hurvitz told the Jaffa Military Court on […]
Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh said that cracking down on “crime and terror” in east Jerusalem “will be hard, but we will do it” since the current more lawless situation is a “challenge to the rule of law.” Alsheich elicited audible gasps among a gathering of lawyers Tuesday when he said it was “natural” for law […]
By Times of Israel Staff Security personnel give chase as driver ignores calls to halt; suspects caught; no suggestion of terror motive Four people were arrested Tuesday night after they rammed a security barrier at Ben Gurion Airport and two of them then attempted to flee on foot, prompting a chase by security personnel. The […]
Almost a year after its last appearance in Athens, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the city and the Athens Concert Hall for two concerts on September 17 and 18, opening the venue’s new artistic season for 2016-17. On the first night, conductor Zubin Mehta will interpret works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Schubert, with soloist […]
