Monthly Archives: March 2016

A gold coin dating from the Roman Empire has been found at an archaeological site near the sea of Galilee. http://www.nbcnews.com/video/rare-2-000-year-old-coin-found-by-hiker-in-israel-644794947868  

A Palestinian primary school instructor who grew up in a refugee camp and educates her school students about non-violence won a $1 million prize for educating excellence on Sunday, beating out 8,000 other applicants from all over the world. Hanan … Continue reading →

When I was looking for some information about Men in the Sun, I came across these videos on YouTube. The video quality is pretty bad & you have to read the subtitles, but it’s still nice to be able to really … Continue reading →

Bashar Mashala, a twenty-one-year-old man from Qalqilya, went on a stabbing rampage on May 8, 2016 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Mashala wounded twelve people and killed American tourist Taylor Force before being killed by Israeli police. Police reported that the wounded included … Continue reading →

Brand new Pew Research Poll on the views of Israeli citizens (divided by which branch of Judaism they belong to) on a multitude of issues: New York Times Article Pew Research Poll David W.

Last Wednesday I went to the International Spy Museum to see the Washington Spy Letter. As I walked into that room, I glanced to my left and saw this small exhibit about Alfred Dreyfus.

I found this article from the Washington Post about a pilot project run by Israeli schools in East Jerusalem two years ago where certain schools offered Palestinian students the opportunity to follow Israeli curriculum. This apparently raised political backlash from the … Continue reading →

Jewish Autonomous Region was established in 1934 in the Far East of Soviet Union, and was meant to be a home to the Jewish minority. By doing that, Soviet leadership was hoping to slow down the Jewish emigration to Palestine … Continue reading →

Palestinian fugitive, Omar Nayef Zayed, was found by his son and embassy staff who immediately called for an ambulance. He died while the medics were treating him. Zayed was accused of murdering a 22 year old student in Jerusalem in 1986 but … Continue reading →