Tag: Samaria
Thousands march to threatened biblical site in Samaria
Israeli politicians, local leaders, prominent rabbis and others marched on Monday as part of a Sukkot event to a threatened site in northern Samaria that many believe to be of major biblical significance. The...
Jewish shepherds attacked in Binyamin region
Four Jewish shepherds were wounded when dozens of masked Arabs attacked them as they were herding their flock in the Binyamin region of Samaria on Tuesday.
Video said to be from the scene of the...
Israeli soldier killed in terrorist attack near Kedumim
A Palestinian terrorist, who sought to infiltrate the town of Kedumim, killed an Israeli man on Thursday.
Magen David Adom emergency medical personnel treated the victim at the scene, some six miles west of Nablus...
Palestinian terrorists open fire near Samaria town; no injuries reported
Palestinian terrorists on Wednesday opened fire from a moving vehicle at a police patrol car and a nearby store in the Mount Gerizim area near Nablus (Shechem) in Samaria.
Minor damage was caused to a...
What’s behind the escalating Palestinian terror offensive
On Tuesday, two Palestinian terrorists affiliated with Hamas drove up to the gas station outside the town of Eli in the Benjamin District. Carrying M-16s, they boldly entered Hummus Eliyahu restaurant and opened fire...
Homesh Yeshivah foresees a full return to the once-abandoned community
In March, the Knesset voted 31-18 to repeal parts of the 2005 Disengagement Law and allow Israelis to return to the destroyed northern Samaria communities of Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim and Kadim.
In May, another step...
Gallant opens door to Jewish return to evacuated part of Samaria
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has instructed Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, head of the IDF Central Command, to sign an order that could allow Jews to once more live in Homesh, one of the four...
Scholars expound on Mount Ebal curse tablet with oldest Hebrew text
A lead tablet found at a site where millions of Jews and Christians believe the Israelite leader Joshua built an altar contains the oldest Hebrew text ever found in the Land of Israel as...
Israel to turn biblical Sebastia into archaeological park
The Israeli Cabinet approved a nearly $9 million budget on Sunday for the restoration and development of Sebastia, a major archaeological site that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel nearly three...
US ‘extremely troubled’ that Knesset rescinded parts of disengagement law
The Knesset voted 31-18 on March 21 to repeal articles of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law, which banned Israelis from entering and living in four communities in northern Samaria. Hours later, a spokesman for the U.S....