The writer, lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh, who is 74, has spent most of his life living in Ramallah, a city ...

A snowman scholar provides the backstory on snow figures through the ages.

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This Christmas, if you see a Nativity scene with Joseph s silhouette leaning quietly over the Christ-child, pause for a ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without the hustle and bustle of tourists clamoring over each other for photos and mule handlers and souvenir stall sellers harassing you for business? You’ll get it ...

Explore unique Dead Sea facts, healing minerals, buoyancy, history, and natural wonders of this iconic salt lake.

Radio host Hugh Hewitt calls a recent 'Ask Haviv Anything' podcast episode essential listening for legislators, exposing systematic bias in Wikipedia's Israel-related content.

Santa inspired by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop known for kindness and secret gift-giving. Santa's red suit popularized by Coca-Cola, earlier depictions showed him in bishop's attire. Santa's ...

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Israel’s war in Gaza combines a staggeringly high death rate, shocking violence toward children, unparalleled physical destruction, and now a world-historical famine. The world has, by objective ...