In 1901 the Jewish National Fund was established with the purpose of reclaiming the ancestral homeland of the Jews (Israel/Palestine). This was done by PURCHASING LAND from the Turkish rulers ...

Christians celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus. To mark the occasion, Le Monde charts the ...

All autobiography is inherently mendacious, if only by omission and with the intent of protecting the innocent. In ...

Historical narratives have always played a decisive role in shaping public opinion and legitimizing political actions. One of ...

A top-level U.N. conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East, French ...

President Trump is doing a great deal of damage to our 250-year-long tradition of rule of law. Provisions of the ...

The 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears a mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

France said it has received a letter from the Palestinian Authority that contains “concrete and unprecedented commitments” to ...

The Talmud contends that “Whosoever saves a single life is as if he had saved the whole world; whosoever destroys a single ...

The Bar Association (BASL) has voiced serious concern over reports that an inmate was allegedly released from Anuradhapura ...

In this all-ages performance at the Athenaeum, the lighting and smoke create an intense ambience that complements Suki ...

Several Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, according to Gaza health officials and emergency workers. Israel denied reports that soldiers had opened fire on civilians. By Aaron ...