4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (223+ words) Roof renovations at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron were completed Wednesday after several months of work, Israeli officials said. The Tomb of the Patriarchs is the burial place of the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (429+ words) Israeli researchers have found evidence that Natufian hunter-gatherers developed systematic methods for harvesting wild grains about 15,000 years ago, suggesting that humans were experimenting with managing wild crops thousands of years before established agriculture emerged. The findings, announced by the University…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) Israeli Border Police officers on Tuesday uncovered an ancient burial cave beneath a building in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan during an operation related to a violent dispute between local families, police said. Israel Antiquities Authority experts who examined…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (150+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. A 1,600-year-old mosaic depicting the biblical hero Samson went on public display Sunday for the first time after more than a…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (404+ words) A 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex featuring planned streets, pottery kilns, shops and warehouses has been uncovered in Ramat Gan, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday. The excavations were carried out in recent months ahead of the construction of a…...