Donald H. Harrison

Copper awl is oldest metal object found in Middle East

HAIFA (Press Release) –A copper awl, the oldest metal object found to date in the Middle East, was discovered during the excavations at Tel Tsaf, according to a recent study published by researchers from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Department of archaeology at the University of Haifa , in conjunction with researchers from […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

3 more top Hamas leaders killed

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — In a pre-dawn airstrike, three top Hamas commanders were killed by an Israeli strike on a four-story building near Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, August 21. The three senior Hamas leaders are responsible for dozens of deadly terrorist attacks including the 2006 kidnapping

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Middle East

Israel flies wounded Gazans to Turkey

By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–While Hamas intensifies its latest wave of rocket fire, Israel continues its humanitarian commitment to Gaza, agreeing to Turkish requests to transfer another group of Gazans wounded in recent fighting. The level of daily rocket fire has swelled in recent days to levels unseen since Israel’s August 3 ground pullout, with

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

JNS news briefs: August 21, 2014

Hamas threat against Ben Gurion Airport proves hollow as fighting resumes (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) With the resumption of fighting in Gaza, Hamas on Wednesday returned to issuing threats—this time, against foreign airlines flying in and out of Ben Gurion International Airport. “We are warning international airlines and press them to stop flying into Ben

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Travel and Food

Walter Solomon new chair of BBYO Int’l

NEW YORK (Press Release) — BBYO, formerly B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, has announced that Walter Solomon of Lexington, Kentucky, has been elected Chair of BBYO’s International Board of Directors. Vice President and Chief Growth Officer for Ashland Inc., a Fortune 500 global specialty chemicals company, Solomon succeeds Estee Portnoy of Bethesda, Maryland. “Walter is not

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Travel and Food

Rocket attacks prompt hospital to move babies

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM– Since Tuesday night, August 19, Hamas  rockets have struck throughout southern Israel, with one directly hitting a home in Ashkelon Wednesday and a shopping mall Tuesday The armed Abdul Qader Husseini Brigades of the Fatah movement to which the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas belongs, claimed responsibility for two rocket attacks

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Middle East

JNS news briefs: August 20, 2014

Israeli politicians across spectrum call for tougher response to Hamas rockets (JNS.org) Israeli politicians across the political spectrum are calling for a tougher response to Hamas rocket fire following the terrorist group’s violation of a temporary cease-fire on Tuesday. “When you negotiate with a terrorist organization, you get more terrorism in return,” said Economy and

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