Gezer

■ NOTED HISTORIAN Sir Martin Gilbert comes to Israel at fairly frequent intervals and will be speaking in Jerusalem on Thursday, December 30, to…

How ancient is Israel? By combining our knowledge of Canaan and Egypt with biblical stories, we might yet find a suitable answer. The early Hebrews…

The Environmental Protection Ministry released the first summary of Israel’s environmental issues by the numbers late Wednesday night – and it makes…

Israel faces heavy dangers. This is not news. The memory of the Egyptian invasion of Canaan 2,300 years ago, and of a Pharaonic admission of Israeli…

The defending champion CleanTech Warriors are back in the finals after disposing the Beit Shemesh Suns 17-7 at Gezer on Tuesday. The Warriors will…

The CleanTech Warriors routed the Neve Daniel Wave Riders 17-2 at Gezer on Friday to improve to 3-1 in the Israeli modified-pitch Softball league.…

This day trip on the Israel Trail, doable for even the casual hiker, offers archeological treasures for history lovers, breathtaking views and…

The Home Front Command will conduct a test of air raid sirens on Wednesday in the center of the country at 11:00 a.m. The sirens will sound for one…

It's time for another meandering romp through roots and etymology. In honor of the long days of summer, we'll use those interesting if sometimes…

Israel may have lost its one and only baseball league after a disappointing single season in 2007, but the dream of diamonds in the desert is getting…

Beatles enthusiasts will find both good music and tidbits galore at the Holon Beatles Festival taking place May 15-17. For instance, did you know…

The Canaanites who lived in Hazor during the biblical era were pretty smug. And for good reason: not only was Hazor a metropolis comparable in size…

The Cleantech Warriors stormed to their second victory of the week on Friday (improving to 2-1), by crushing the Late Nite Labs 20-5 at Gezer. The…

The Israel Softball Association's spring season began on Thursday night with B Division hopefuls Shimshon Hi Tech of Beit Shemesh defeating Crazy…

After 34 years in Jerusalem, Canadian-born photographer Douglas Guthrie still finds Israel an endlessly exciting place to shoot - with images as…

The Netanya Tigers and Modi'in Miracle advanced to the semifinals of the IBL playoffs on Thursday evening. Netanya eliminated the Ra'anana Express,…

In a game that could help determine the playoff picture, the third-place Modi'in Miracle defeated the second-place Tel Aviv Lightning, 5-2, on Sunday…

Willis Bumphus hit two home runs and drove in four, and a five-run fifth inning guided the Petach Tikva Pioneers to a 7-1 victory over the Modi'in…

The Beit Shemesh Blue Sox scored five runs in the first inning, easily defeating the Petah Tikva Pioneers 14-4 at Gezer on Thursday. In the bottom…

The Beit Shemesh Blue Sox swept a double header from the Netanya Tigers on Tuesday at Gezer in extremely different ways. The Blue Sox scored 13 runs…