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A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.

A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.

Has been largely absent from the conflict but the violence has been escalating. one of the great difficulties in this conflict which palestinians argue goes back to the 1948 exodus of some 700,000 arabs from their homes when the state of israel was founded is that it is sometimes hard to parse who is telling the truth from what is actually going on on the ground. which is why journalists like shireen abu aqla matter. they are there in the thick of it. exposing themselves to very obvious danger. ...

State-run memorial service was being held for the long-time correspondent for al jazeera, a palestinian american woman, and yesterday, she was shot and killed while reporting on a raid by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. she died after being shot in the head, though she was wearing a helmet. the producer was shot and injured as well. they were wearing clearly-labeled press jacket, both were veteran journalists and they were there doing their jobs, bearing witness for those of us who are...

And theyre where they are doing their jobs, bearing witness for those of us who are not there. the situation in the occupied west bank has been heating up for a while now. unfortunately, for the past five years or so, the united states has been largely absent from the conflict. but the violence has been escalating. one of the great difficulties in this conflict, which palestinians argue goes back to the 1948 exodus of some 700,000 arabs from their homes ways when the state of israel founded is t...

Israeli soldiers had long denied killing prisoners after capturing an Arab seaside town, days after Israel’s creation. A new film provides fresh evidence — reopening a debate about Israel’s foundational story.

The security barrier illegally from the occupied west bank into israel. in a separate incident, an israeli police officer has been stabbed injerusalem — his attacker has been shot. there have been a number of attacks by palestinians and israeli arabs in recent weeks. a bridge in northern pakistan has collapsed after a glacial lake had burst and released huge amounts of water into a local stream. this is the moment the bridge fell in the town of hassanabad. local experts say the water volume at...

Many German philosophers such as Schopenhauer, Eckhart, Schiller and Max Muller are influenced by Indian or Hindu philosophy and even Bertrand Russell, the Nobel laureate from Cambridge University.

Cuisines? thats so good. get ready... this is delicious. i want to take a bath in it. ...every mouthful here... mmm, thats wonderful. ...is an eruption of flavor. my god thats so good. mmm, my god! before i arrive in sicily, theres one delicious food ritual that i have to experience. its a tradition to eat these while youre a boat passing this statue of the madonna. these are arancini. look at that. these beautiful little cones are rice with saffron, peas, meat. the story goes that the arabs bro...

Its not what i expected, its kind of a revelation. im excited to go through it and explore it. palermo was first settled by venetian traders in the 8th century b.c. then the arabs and the normans arrived or conquered and these waves of migration created an incredibly beautiful city. it almost looks like new orleans. when you look down you see its like the french quarter parts of it. but palermos beauty has come at a cost. this magnificent architecture is the legacy of wealthy land owners who bui...