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The hidden lake at Timna in the desert was formed when copper quarries were flooded. Credit: Gur Tatiana via Shutterstock.com.

Twelve of the most beautiful secret spots in Israel

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Israel being a pretty small country, you’d think that every last inch of it would be well-known and well-covered. Yet that’s far from being the case. Avid or armchair travelers can relish in reaching...
A view of the Old City walls and the surroundings, including the Church of Dormition, from a rooftop in Jerusalem, Sept. 7, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Regavim files petition against illegal, 300-foot tunnel dug by Jerusalem church

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The Regavim Movement, a research-based think tank and lobbying group dedicated to preserving Israel’s resources and sovereignty, has filed a petition against the Jerusalem Municipality, demanding enforcement against what they allege is an illegal...
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in March 2016. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Jerusalem and the new administration in Washington

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What does it mean for Israel that the free world has a new leader, U.S. President Joe Biden? Will it be a “third Obama presidency,” based on coldness towards Israel, or will Biden choose to...
The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum. Photo by Danya Belkin.

Ten of the most beautiful buildings in Jerusalem

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Jerusalem is full of beautiful buildings—everywhere you walk, both old and new, religious and secular, ancient and modern. While everyone has favorites, ISRAEL21c chose these 10 to best represent a variety of unique structures from different eras. The...
Haredi Jews attend the funeral of the late Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik on Jan. 31, 2021, in Jerusalem. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Large haredi funeral processions in Jerusalem hit raw nerve after recent violent clashes

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Thousands of people packed the streets Sunday in Jerusalem to participate in the funeral processions of two prominent haredi rabbis, both of whom passed away due to complications from COVID-19. The large processions—the first on Sunday afternoon...
Alexander Ilichevsky signs books at a fair in Moscow. Credit: Vadim Brodsky.

For bestselling Russian-Israeli author, physics is a day job

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In the last month of 2020, Russia announced the winners of the Big Book National Literary Prize for the best prose writers in the Russian language. The prize, founded 15 years ago, has been...

Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson laid to rest on Mount of Olives above Jerusalem

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Businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, whose contribution to Israel and Jewish life throughout the world, was laid to rest on Friday in a private ceremony in Jerusalem with close family members present. He passed away on Jan....
Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, hours before Israel went into its third nation-wide COVID-19 lockdown, on Dec. 27, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israelis adhering to COVID-19 regulations, but lockdown fatigue has set in

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With traffic at almost normal levels, numerous people in the streets, some of them without masks, and businesses open as usual, the sense of pandemic fatigue is tangible in Tel Aviv. On Day 1 of...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits the Israel-Lebanon border, Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Right livid after Gantz says Jerusalem has ‘room’ for Palestinian capital

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Prominent figures on Israel’s right are furious with Defense Minister Benny Gantz for telling London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat in a recent interview that he does not envision full regional peace without the Palestinians, and...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir flanked by his wife, Shulamit, and a hostess lighting Hanukkah candles on their return flight from Washington, on Feb. 12,1983. Credit: GPO.

Hannukah reminds Jewish people of their faith

Hanukkah reminds the Jewish people of their dedication to faith, and of their eternal right and connection to the land of Israel. During 25 years of battles, 2,200 years ago (166 BCE–139 BCE), a tiny...