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Residents of the village of Retamim in the Negev desert, where one of the local security response team members shot and killed a Bedouin who infiltrated the village, sent a letter to the police on Sunday in which they wrote that they feel threatened by the slain infiltrator's tribe, Kan News reported. "We are suffering from daily harassment and threats by the nearby tribe," they wrote to the police, Southern District Commander Amir Cohen, and Commander of the Segev Shalom Station Ronen Amram. Since the incident, the residents wrote that they "are witness to a non-stop campaign of threats and...

When six Israelis decided to make tequila in Israel, they thought their biggest mission would be convincing people that tequila made from blue agave in the Holy Land could rival the well-known and much appreciated tequilas of Mexico. After October 7, however, when Hamas attacked Israel and killed 1,200 people, the founders of spirits company Negave Estates realized that they had a whole new mission – to help rebuild and resuscitate the Negev communities devastated in the attack. Making tequila in Israel sounds like a pretty wild thing to embark on. Blue agave usually grows in the plains of central...

Gedera rape: 4-year-old fights man who attacked his mother with toy sword Relative of woman attacked in horrific home invasion and rape says victim's young son displayed heroism in defending his mother. Israel National News, Feb 5, 2023 A relative of the woman who was raped by a home invader in the city of Gedera on Friday spoke with Kan Reshet Bet Sunday about how the family is coping with the horrific crime and the resulting trauma. The relative praised the heroism of the victim's four-year-old son, who witnessed the assault and fought the attacker off with a toy sword....

The State of Israel is "on the brink of civil war" between Jews and Arabs, warned Acre Mayor Shimon Lankri during an emergency conference of the Forum for Security, Governance and Settlement on Sunday. "A moment before we fall into a civil war, and I say this really after I was a witness to all the events of the May [2021, Operation Guardian of the Walls], the endpoint of the events of May will be the opening mark for the coming events," said Lankri. "Whoever hasn't understood it yet, we are on the brink of civil war in the State...

A huge hug from the people of Israel to a girl from the Negev: "The holy mothers are reaching out to you" The singer and composer Tova Gadot came to the home of the girl's family who was affected by a Bedouin attacker in the Negev and gave her a unique Bat Mitzvah gift. Ido ben Porat, 27 in Cheshvan, 11/21/22 Tova Gadot with the child - photo courtesy of the photographer Tova Gadot, a singer and creator, collected from the public an amount of 26,000 NIS for the girl from the Negev, who was injured two years ago by...

Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed by Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him, the situation in his city may change. In addition, the mayor of Rahat invited Ben Gvir to visit the city Maariv online 11/13/2022 Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed today (Sunday) on Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him it is possible that this will change the situation in his city. In...

A., the father of the 10-year-old girl who was attacked by a Bedouin burglar about two years ago on the eve of Holy Shabbat in her bed, while she was still dressed in her Shabbat dress, tells in a chilling interview with Erel Segal about the testimony the girl gave to the police: "He took out a contraceptive and opened it, she thought it was a pill" - The reason for their agreement to the plea deal: "A lawyer told us that in light of the findings - if we don't sign a plea deal there will be no conviction"...

Kann News @Kann_news Nov 9, 2022: A., the father of the girl who was sexually attacked in the south, and after the sentence to the attacker: 'I did not expect anything from the court. They are looking to relieve minorities [Arabs] and not thoughtful of deterrent and the victims. The state has abandoned its children. I do not live with confidence at all, but in the intention of all the time, why wouldn't this happen again with such penalties?' @Mayarachlin. ____Ilana Curiel, 5 years in prison for a young man who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old, in a case that rocked...

This is the preferred candidate for Prime Minister among the Arab sector Ma'ariv A new study by the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University claims that only Hadash-Ta'al is expected to pass the blocking percentage, Likud may receive 1.3 mandates from the Arab voters, there is a future with only 0.3 Anna Barsky 10/25/2022 1:00 p.m About a third of the Arab public (34.2%) believe that there is currently no suitable candidate for the position of Prime Minister. However, Benjamin Netanyahu is the leading candidate in the eyes of the Arab public for this position...

A joint study by TAU and the Hebrew University, involving 20 researchers from different countries and disciplines, has accurately dated 21 destruction layers at 17 archaeological sites in Israel by reconstructing the direction and/or intensity of the earth's magnetic field recorded in burnt remnants. The new data verify the Biblical accounts of the Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian, and Babylonian military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Findings indicate, for example, that the army of Hazael, King of Aram-Damascus, was responsible for the destruction of several cities—Tel Rehov, Tel Zayit, and Horvat Tevet, in addition to Gath of the Philistines,...

A few days after Memorial Day, when in the midst of the shocking attack in Elad - it seems that hatred continues to rise, and with it incitement. And everything - about a quarter of an hour from Be'er Sheva. Following a report of graffiti spray-painted on signs on the outskirts of the Bedouin settlement of Arara [عرعرة] in the Negev, Israeli police officers arrived at the scene. There - the policemen from the Aroer station were exposed and noticed that graffiti with swastikas was spray-painted on signs and electrical cabinets. In addition, the word was written - Hitler (in...

A right-wing MK sparred with the chairman of a pro-coalition Arab faction overnight, after the Knesset voted to back a controversial bill aimed at offering electricity hookups to illegal Bedouin homes. The Knesset voted 61 to 48 Monday night to back MK Waleed Taha's (United Arab List) so-called “Electricity Law” in its first of three readings. Following the Knesset vote, Religious Zionist Party chief MK Bezalel Smotrich demanded that the United Arab List, which drafted and lobbied for the bill’s passage, explicitly condemn the recent wave of Arab terrorist attacks in Israel. UAL chief MK Mahmoud Abbas walked out of...

One of the world’s oldest workshops for smelting copper – going back some 6,500 years – has been uncovered in Beersheba by archaeologists at Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The remnants go back to the Chalcolithic period – the word “chalcolithic” is made up of the Greek words for “copper” and “stone” – is so named because although metalworking was already in evidence, the tools used were still made of stone. An analysis of the isotopes of ore remnants in the furnace shards show that the raw ore was brought to Neveh Noy neighborhood from Wadi...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of an ancient settlement in the Negev desert, uncovering ancient tunnels used by Jewish rebels against the Romans. The underground passageways apparently used by rebels during a turbulent period in the region’s history, according to archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. A Message from TripAdvisor Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo TripAdvisor - See lowest prices from 200+ sites Experts have dated the site in Beersheba to between the first century. and the Bar Kokhba revolt in A.D. 135. Archaeologists also discovered signs of a fire that raged in...

A previously unknown 1,500-year-old painting of Christ’s face has been uncovered at a Byzantine church in Israel’s Negev desert. The discovery in the ancient Byzantine village of Shivta has thrilled archaeologists. Although the painting is fragmented, experts from Israel’s University of Haifa were able to make out the facial outline. Their research was published recently in the journal Antiquity. he painting, which is believed to date from the sixth century, depicts Jesus as a short-haired youth. “Christ’s face in this painting is an important discovery in itself,” they explained in their paper. “It belongs to the iconographic scheme of a...

The study, which focused on the ancient settlements of Shivta and Sa'adon, found archaeological evidence that the Byzantines in the Negev did not raise their pigeons for food, but to fertilize the dry loess soil and making it more suitable for intensive agriculture. Loess is made up of fragment of geological detritus, formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. But despite its lowly origins, loess tends to develop into very rich soils. Under appropriate climatic conditions, it forms some of the most agriculturally productive terrain in the world. "The pigeon droppings are rich in phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen, which are...

The Caliber 3 training facility takes down pics of the famous comedian snapped during a family visit Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is taking heat from fans after photos of him at a West Bank “anti-terrorism” course were posted online earlier this week. The Caliber 3 training facility, located near the settlement of Efrat south of Bethlehem, posted the photos of Seinfeld on its Facebook page with the message, “Finally we are allowed to tell you! Jerry Seinfeld and his family were in Caliber 3. During their visit to Israel last week, they came to us for a special and exciting activity...

Israeli troops used force to halt EU diplomats accompanying aid workers to the Bedouin village of Makhul on Friday, with French diplomat Marion Fesneau-Castaing dragged out of an aid truck that was later confiscated, diplomatic sources said. … The source, who declined to be named, said diplomats from France, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Spain and Sweden had accompanied aid workers to Makhul to help hand out tents to the Bedouins. … The UN's humanitarian coordinator James Rawley expressed “deep concern” over Friday’s incident and the demolitions that evicted Palestinians from their property. …

In his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance recalled his upbringing in Middletown, Ohio, explaining the psyche of communities neglected by the “Obama economy” as jobs were lost to the effects of globalization. The election of Donald Trump shed light on these communities of disenfranchised voters of Middle America. As globalization moved jobs overseas, industrial manufacturing communities in the U.S. fell on hard times. Blue-collar factory jobs in places like Macomb County, Michigan; Youngstown, Ohio; and South Bend, Indiana gave way to drug use, joblessness and despair. We are now faced with the question of how to help these communities going...

Source: Geological Society of America Date: August 30, 2007 Migration of Early Humans From Africa Aided By Wet Weather Science Daily — The African origin of early modern humans 200,000--150,000 years ago is now well documented, with archaeological data suggesting that a major migration from tropical east Africa to the Levant took place between 130,000 and 100,000 years ago via the presently hyper-arid Saharan-Arabian desert. This migration was dependent on the occurrence of wetter climate in the region. Whereas there is good evidence that the southern and central Saharan-Arabian desert experienced increased monsoon precipitation during this period, no unequivocal evidence...