Settlers incensed over teen’s slaying rampage in Palestinian towns
Al-Mughayyer, West Bank Reuters Armed Jewish settlers blocked roads, vandalised property and scuffled with Palestinians around towns and villages in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, medics and witnesses said, after an Israeli teenager was killed in a suspected militant attack. The Palestinian health ministry said a 17-year-old Palestinian, named Omar Hamed, died of his […]
Israeli doctors strike, more army reservists balk at service in uproar over judiciary changes
JerusalemReuters Israeli doctors declared a strike on Tuesday and more army reservists have asked to halt service in a public backlash over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first stage of a judicial overhaul that critics say endangers democracy. With long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing his gravest domestic crisis, Israel’s military took its first […]
Israeli troops kill 11 Palestinians in West Bank clash, medics say
Nablus, West Bank Reuters Israeli troops killed 11 Palestinians, including at least four gunmen and four civilians, and wounded over 100 others during a raid on a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses, militant groups and medical officials said. The Israeli military confirmed the operation in Nablus, saying troops shot back […]
Earliest mention of ‘Yahweh’ found in archaeological dump
RNS An ancient tablet discovered near the Palestinian city of Nablus may contain the earliest known mention of God’s name in proto-alphabetic Hebrew. Scott Stripling, director of the Archaeological Studies Institute at The Bible Seminary in Katy, Texas, announced the discovery of the lead tablet last Thursday. He said it could push back the written […]