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550 shares Over 200 scientists from Israel and around the world are imploring the government to halt plans to turn an aging pipeline into a major means of transporting crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Southern Europe, citing concerns about the risk of an environmental disaster, which could decimate Israel’s renowned coral reefs. “One ‘small’ malfunction or damage in one of these tankers is enough to cause a major environmental disaster,” write the signatories of a letter sent ...

Jaffa Port has extensive Greek history Search for: Over the last decade, archaeologists have managed five new digs in and around the ancient port of Jaffa, and the results were detailed in full by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in last month’s edition of the journal The range of multicultural historical artifacts and buildings date back several thousands of years and connect the city with its ancient Greek origins. Yoav Arbel, the IAA archaeologist who led four of five new digs, to...