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A groundbreaking study conducted by Tel Aviv University in conjunction with a forensic handwriting examiner which examined texts from the biblical-period fortress at Tel Arad found that they were written by 12 different authors showing that contrary to popular belief, many people in the kingdom of Judah could read and write and literacy was not the exclusive domain of a few royal scribes.

The man who came to power after Yasser Arafat’s death and determined the strategy of the “political intifada” and rejected the armed struggle in Israel is about to leave the stage, tomorrow or the day after. Mahmoud Abbas’ strategy is known in Ramallah as the “waiting policy.” This term is used as criticism and to ridicule Abbas who preferred to wait outside the arena rather than be an active player.

During their two-week quarantine, Kol Ami participants are still learning about Israel, Judaism, and Jewish culture, from their rooms.

Splendid and unique remains of a royal structure from the time of the Kings of Judah were recently discovered in an excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on the famous Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem.

The Islamic Waqf filled an ancient pit recently discovered on the Temple Mount with cement, possibly in an attempt to cover up the important findings found in it. Initial estimates show that it may have served as an entry point into an underground cavern dating to the Second Temple era, some 2,000 years ago.

Member of Knesset (MK) Heba Yazbak signed a new initiative during which calls on Arab public figures, jurists, academics and politicians from around the Arab world to support the Palestinians against the Deal of the Century and persuade others in the Arab world to align with the Arab initiative against the deal.

Hamas and other Gaza-based terrorist organizations will try to burn Israel’s South with incendiary balloons, but Israel’s citizens will “continue to plant, build and grow,” Itamar Revivo, head of the beleaguered Hof Ashkelon Regional Council stated, as arson attacks in the south continued.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns have caused summer camps to close, but these crucial educational endeavors are still connecting campers to the Jewish community – through technology.

An intricate network of cultural and civilian institutions that is run by activists of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), several of them who have served prison terms for acts of terrorism, are directly funded by European countries, TPS has learned.

The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought a complete halt to incoming tourism to Israel, forcing the tourism industry to shift its focus to the local market. Until the Coronavirus crisis, 80% of tourists in Jerusalem came from countries around the world. The number of foreign tourists in Jerusalem has dropped to zero, prompting Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and council member Fleur Hassan-Nahoum to seek solutions in Israel.

Three Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients treated at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem with an experimental passive vaccine treatment by administering Immunoglobulin G (IgG) have fully recovered, giving hope for other patients. The three were treated as part of a clinical study, jointly conducted by Hadassah Hospital and the public biomedical company Kamada.

TPS’ exposure of an intricate network of cultural and civilian institutions that is run by activists of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) that are directly funded by European countries, has generated calls by advocates and organizations for action.