To meet this moment, we need a new definition—one that names the unique rituals, exclusions, and moral performances that ...

A centuries-old mystery hidden in plain sight has finally come to light. In a modest prayer house in Israel, among community ...

Donkeys played an important role in the lives of ancient Mediterranean people, providing both food and a means of carrying ...

Priests in the last remaining Christian town in the West Bank have called for an "immediate and transparent investigation" ...

In October 2023, as Hamas live-streamed the mass murder and abduction of Israeli civilians, anti-Israel protests erupted across Western capitals within hours. In New York, London, Sydney, and Paris, ...

Genetic materials from skeletons were analyzed to find that Jews and Arabs in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon had Bronze Age ...

The same impulse that transforms the most iconic Jew in history into a “Palestinian” also seeks to sever Jews from their ancestral homeland.The post The ‘Palestinian’ Jesus and the new ...

Known in Hebrew as Bein HaMetzarim (“between the straits”), the Three Weeks mark a period of national mourning in the Jewish ...

Church leaders in the Palestinian village of Taybeh allege extremist Israeli settlers lit a fire next to an important church site, as part of escalating attacks.

A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the ...

In fact, this is an old problem. Countries have enlisted God or gods on their side in conflicts since ancient times. One egregious example was the First World War, when politicians and clergy on both ...

Welcome to our live blog, bringing you the latest developments from West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional ...