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(JNS) - A teenage student uncovered a 1,500-year-old "magical mirror" from the Byzantine period this week during an Israel Antiquities

The program is a partnership between Y.U. and the Philos Project, which says it “seeks to promote positive Christian engagement in the Near East.”

The defense of the Jewish people must not be held hostage.The post Israel’s mutiny movement appeared first on JNS.org.

From the blog of Alex Rose at The Times of Israel

Coverage of the various historical cultures, rulers, and states of the Near East

JERUSALEM—Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that it found a rare silver half-shekel coin from the time of the first Jewish revolt against the Romans over 2,000 years ago in the Judean desert. The discovery electrified the Israeli media

Aviv Weizman, 17, found the ancient artifact at Usha on Mount Carmel.The post Teen discovers 1,500-year-old ‘magic mirror’ at Galilee excavation appeared first on JNS.org.

From the blog of Richard Kronenfeld at The Times of Israel

Israel rebukes Amman over harassment of religious Jews By Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — Israel has lodged an official complaint with Jordan over the

(JNS) - A 2,000-year-old silver half-shekel bearing the Hebrew inscription "Holy Jerusalem" has been discovered in the Judean desert, the Israel