King David's kingdom was as grand as the Bible describes it to be (New Kerala)

Washington, Nov 21 : The discovery of the second gate of a 3,000-year-old fortress unearthed outside Jerusalem, is being claimed by archaeologists as further evidence that the first kingdom of King David was as grand as the Bible describes it to be.

Waging War Against Health Disparities & Homelessness Concert (Jackson Free Press)

Featuring performances by Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole, Maurette Brown Clark, Stephen Hurd, New Jerusalem Gospel Choir and local gospel artist Larry Johnson.

Olmert, Abbas meet in Jerusalem (New Kerala)

Jerusalem, Nov 17: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Monday in Jerusalem, media reported.

Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

By By STEVE WEIZMAN -- King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there. Ehud Netzer, head of Jerusalem's Hebrew University ...

King Herod May Have Been Buried Amid Paintings (Discovery Channel)

Archaeologists find lavish paintings in what may be King Herod's mausoleum.

Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork (Belleville News-Democrat)

King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there.

Witch Doctor Skeleton Unearthed in Israel (Discovery Channel)

A 12,000-year-old skeleton found in a communal grave may be the remains of a shaman.

Gel Technologies raises $9 million (News-Medical-Net)

Gel Technologies Ltd today announced the successful completion of an investment round of $9 million.

Tackling Bone Rot From Inside The Genes (Medical News Today)

Some 50 million people, including one in every two menopausal woman in America, are taking drugs to reduce the dangerous effects of osteoporosis. A little known fact is that a small percentage of these people will actually have the quality of their life diminished. Some are already suing drug companies in America over it.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Presents Results Of Oral Administration Of Exenatide-4; Proof Of Concept Pharmacodynamic Study ... (Medical News Today)

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB) (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of proprietary drug delivery systems, presented the results of its exploratory study entitled "Enteral Administration of Exenatide-4; Proof of Concept Pharmacodynamic Study in Dogs" at the Diabetes Technology Society's Conference in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mobsters take control of Israeli public's imagination

RAANANA, Israel : Had Don Corleone been Jewish, his shiva probably would have looked something like this.

Jewish settlement in Hebron bans rioting youths

We are making great efforts to put an end to recent events and I hope we will succeed," Noam Arnon, spokesperson for the Jewish settlement in Hebron said on Friday ahead of the reading of the 'Chayei Sarah' ...

Israel maintains Gaza closure despite humanitarian concerns

Israel said on Friday it will maintain its closure of the Gaza Strip despite international concern over a deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the aid-dependent Palestinian territory.

U.S.: IAEA report strengthens fears Syria engaged in covert nuke program

The United States said on Friday the first independent monitoring report on an alleged Syrian nuclear site had hardened suspicions that Syria was building a covert reactor and would raise pressure on it to come ...

UNRWA chief: Gaza on brink of humanitarian catastrophe

Gaza faces a humanitarian "catastrophe" if Israel continues to prevent aid reaching the territory by blocking crossing points, the head of the main UN aid agency for the Palestinians said on Friday.

A Precarious Peace Offer

"We cannot control the firing of these rockets from Gaza," explained Maen Areikat, the deputy head of the negotiations department for the Palestinian Authority.

A kosher revolution in Holy Land

There are many things you might not know about Israelis. They drive like maniacs, they wear summer clothes through winter and when it comes to wine, they exhibit a surprising chauvinistic pride.

Rocket hits Israeli town, Gaza still sealed

Israeli police say Palestinian militants have fired a rocket at an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip.

Change of Plans

It's been 10 days since my Ramallah-to-Jerusalem walk and more than a week since I described it here.

Mass media disinformation snows news consumers

A while back, a scathing review of a London stage play appeared in the British entertainment magazine Time Out.