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From Rojava to the world: Kurdish-Jewish solidarity is a necessity - opinion

Memory, security, and a shifting Middle East reshape the meaning of Kurdish-Jewish solidarity as Rojava faces existential tests.

GENERAL HUSSEIN Yazdanpanah, commander-in-chief of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK).
Adam Edelman of Israel and Menachem Chen of Israel's bobsleigh team react after their run, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, in Italy, on February 16, 2026..

From nation-building to posting: How Jewish activism lost its way - opinion

‘WORMS MACHZOR,’ 1280; reconstructed cover, Volume 2.

How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel

DIZENGOFF SQUARE, named for the Tel Aviv founding father.

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel


Jerusalem highlights: October 31-November 6

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Adraba Bookstore

The street that earned its place in the dictionary: "The only place where time stands still"

When the sun sets, Dizengoff transforms from quiet cafés to a lively, brightly lit bar street, attracting young people, tourists, and locals. At night, it becomes Tel Aviv’s center of life.

Dizengoff.

A new web series from the creators of My Trip

My Trip launches “Moments in Time” – an original six-part web series that reveals the moments that shaped human history, blending art, cinema, and technological innovation.

“Moments in Time”

Israel's oldest person, Adele Samuelson, passes away at 111

Her grandchildren, Keren and Guy Gourfil, said that their grandmother was "an extraordinary, hardworking, and purposeful woman."

 Adele Samuelson

Open House: A behind-the-scenes look at Jerusalem

There are 164 tours to prominent buildings, public institutions, private homes, and quaint hideaways nestled in obscure spots around town unbeknownst to the majority of us.

The Talbiyeh neighborhood of Jerusalem.

‘A Call at 4 AM': Extracts from Amit Segal's magnum opus on Israel's leaders

In 'A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions That Shaped Israeli Politics,' journalist and media personality Amit Segal offers a fisheye view of Israeli politics.

AMIT SEGAL at work in the Knesset.

Chinese woman charged in 1.5 million euro gold nugget theft from Paris Natural History Museum

She was arrested at Barcelona airport on September 30 with about one kilogram of melted gold and remains in provisional detention, according to prosecutors.

the National Museum of Natural History in France.

Rare Assyrian inscription unearthed near Temple Mount reveals communication with the King of Judah

The finding provides “direct evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah," according to an excavation expert.

 Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holding the rare sealing.

Enigmatic Jurassic reptile looks like a mix of snake and lizard

If it was not part of the snake lineage, Breugnathair may have been an evolutionary dead end, with snake-like predatory habits emerging separately in a group that ultimately went extinct.

A handout illustration shows a reconstruction of the Jurassic species Breugnathair elgolensis, which possessed characteristics both of lizards and snakes, and lived 167 million years ago, based on fossils discovered in Scotland.

How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws

Joaquinraptor probably fed on plant-eating dinosaurs including juveniles of the enormous long-necked titanosaurs that populated the area, duck-billed hadrosaurs and possibly others.

An artist's impression of the Cretaceous meat-eating dinosaur Joaquinraptor, whose fossilized remains were unearthed in Argentina's Patagonia region, is shown in this image released on September 23, 2025.