Ottoman
Iranian Kurdish dilemma: Should they fight for a free Kurdistan or risk being used? - opinion
As tensions rise with Iran, Kurds face a familiar dilemma: seize opportunity or risk repeating a long history of abandonment by global powers.
'West Bank-ification?' Police investigate Negev arson spree as Bedouin tensions intensify
Israeli archaeologists uncover medieval sugar mills beneath Gan Hashlosha National Park
The ‘etrog’ wars: How the Ottoman Empire turned a sacred fruit into a global commodity
Antiquities robbers caught desecrating ancient well looking for lost treasure
It is suspected that the members of the squad were looking for a hidden treasure, which — according to a legend circulating in the south — was buried in a well, located inside a cave.
On this day: 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
105-years-ago, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter that made history.
On the Turkish-Syrian border, a city’s last Jews watch the ending of an epoch
A symbol composed of a Star of David entwined with a Christian cross and Islamic crescent has practically become the city’s logo.
How to follow Ze'ev Jabotinsky's footsteps in Jerusalem
In honor of his 82nd yahrzeit, I suggest a list of locations linked to his activities in Jerusalem from which one can create an itinerary for a walk in his footsteps.
Turkey, Armenia hold 'constructive' talks on mending ties
The two countries are at odds over several issues, primarily the 1.5 million people Armenia says were killed in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire, the precursor to modern Turkey.
In this Turkish city, historic synagogues are seeing new life
Izmir will soon get a taste of what it was like when it was home to the third largest Jewish community in the Ottoman empire.
150 years of excavating Jerusalem: A rich layer cake
Book: Under Jerusalem by Andrew Lawler
On This Day: Ottomans surrender Jerusalem in World War I
The British would continue to hold onto the city until fully withdrawing from Mandatory Palestine in 1948.
On This Day: Ottomans defeated in World War I's Battle of Beersheba
The Battle of Beersheba broke the stalemate in the Middle East, helped fuel the Balfour Declaration and saw Australian troops launch one of history's last great cavalry charges.
Eight antiquity robbers in Israel search for gold, get caught in pit
According to a legend, some Ottoman treasures were buried in some sites in Southern Israel.
