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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
Relic from Ottoman sultan returned to Jaffa, after extensive renovations
Israeli archeologists restore seal of Sultan Hamid Abdul II, builder of the Jaffa Clock Tower.
WWI, in Palestine
By October 1, 1918, Allied forces were in Damascus; Palestine was free of the 613-year-old Ottoman overlords.
Grapevine: Happy birthday, Alice
The German-born Shalvi spent much of her youth in England and graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in English literature.
In disputed Sussiya, old Ottoman law still casts a shadow over the land
Ottoman law continues to influence court decisions, as the state neglects to act on land disputes.
Diamonds in the rough
The newly restored Turkish Bazaar and Turkish bath Hamam Ghattas in Acre's Old City offer visitors a unique boutique experience.
No magic Syrian solution
The background to Turkey’s current dilemmas with Damascus can be traced back to the ruins of the Ottoman Empire
His Story/Her Story: 16th-century gossip
Rabbis living in the Ottoman Empire seemed to be extremely concerned about the moral fiber of their communities.
From ‘mosque’ to museum
A mosaic of rich Ottoman and British history tells Beersheba’s story
Time to apply Israeli law over Judea and Samaria
An official government decision to adopt the Levy Report will require a significant struggle to change the rules of the game.
It’s all relative
Etty Lev’s exhibition of paintings ‘Unexpected Encounters’ records her early memories and acts as a sort of family album.
