Euphrates

An Indian thinktank, Strategic Foresight Group, released a report Saturday that claims that Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories are in…

ANKARA, Turkey — A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that wounded 32 people in Istanbul over the weekend, a…

“And this is the life of Sarah” (Genesis 23: 1)This week’s portion of Hayei Sarah – literally “The Life of Sarah” – is spread across two and a half…

On October 28th 1948, the flag of Israel was adopted by the government, five months after the country’s establishment. However, the flag, which…

As Christians in unprecedented numbers seek to stand with Israel today and recapture the Jewish roots of our faith, one potential pitfall of this…

Sometime after midnight on September 6, 2007, 10 F-15I fighter jets took off from an air force base in Israel and headed towards Syria. The target –…

In the Jerusalem Talmud’s tractate Ta’anit, Rabbi Hananya son of Rabbi Abahu said that there were 700 species of kosher fish and 800 species of…

Where can you get an 18-course meal in Jerusalem that features a pheasant and guinea fowl pastry as an appetizer, water buffalo, swordfish and deer…

THE ABRAHAMIC revolution was that man may love and cherish his Maker, be guided and no longer afraid. How did this come about? What was the essence…

The story of Joseph in Egypt is one of the most challenging biblical episodes. Joseph, the son of Jacob and his beloved wife Rachel, the great…

OK, something has to be done. I just can’t cope anymore. Yesterday, the child almost got us both run over when he insisted on rescuing an abandoned…

Turkey must learn to shareSir, – The January 29 article “Netafim opens a new factory... in Turkey” by Ehud Zion Waldoks, recounting an Israeli…

Israeli drip irrigation giant Netafim opened a new factory in Turkey on Thursday despite recent diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The…

Global warming will have a severe impact on Arab states where water is already scarce, a regional report warned Thursday ahead of next month's…

There has been much talk in recent months about the prospect of Syria bolting the Iranian axis and becoming magically transformed into an ally of the…

The Mishna lists various natural landmarks that warrant the recitation of a blessing: "Upon seeing mountains and hills and seas and rivers and…

The numerous national groups exiled to Babylon appear to have coexisted peacefully and even to have had culturally enriching interchanges. Prof.…

King Jehoiachin was only 18 years old and had occupied the throne of Judah barely three months when he was led off into Babylonian captivity in 598…

Three years ago, Eitan Oren could not work in his nectarine orchard just north of Kibbutz Malkiya along the Lebanese border. On Wednesday, like every…

While it is unlikely that scarcities caused by climate change will start wars in the Mideast, they could become "threat multipliers" in an already…