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'West Bank-ification?' Police investigate Negev arson spree as Bedouin tensions intensify

Multiple vehicles were torched in Negev towns overnight, with police linking the incidents to reprisals following ongoing operations in nearby Bedouin communities.

DECEMBER 31, 2025|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tour at the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana, in southern Israel, December 28, 2025.

Israeli archaeologists uncover medieval sugar mills beneath Gan Hashlosha National Park

The study indicates that the tunnels likely channeled water to drive horizontal paddle wheels, which powered millstones used to crush sugarcane.

OCTOBER 26, 2025|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

ETROGIM ON display: The fruit’s distinctive bumpy skin and bright color made it both a ritual object and a coveted commodity across Jewish communities.

The ‘etrog’ wars: How the Ottoman Empire turned a sacred fruit into a global commodity

From the groves of Corfu and Cephalonia to the orchards of Tiberias and Jaffa, the saga of the etrog under Ottoman rule reveals how a fruit became entangled in struggles of faith and trade.

OCTOBER 6, 2025|ByALEX WINSTON

Indian soldiers at the Haifa military cemetery on Sept. 29, 2025 commemorate the 1918 Battle of Haifa, in which Indian soldiers liberated the city from the Ottoman Empire

Haifa honors Indian cavalry who liberated the city in 1918

“This is not only a history lesson, but a living testament to the power of heritage to unite two nations,” said Yigal Graever of the Haifa Historical Association.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025|ByEITAN ELHADEZ-BARAK/TPS

Israeli history photo of the week: The new gate

JPost special feature: A Library of Congress collection of photographs documenting Israel before 1948.

MARCH 1, 2012ByLENNY BEN-DAVID

Israeli history photo of the week: The Mount of Olives

JPost special feature: A Library of Congress collection of photographs that document Israel prior to 1948.

FEBRUARY 23, 2012ByLENNY BEN-DAVID

Israeli history photo of the week: The Battle of Beersheba

JPost special feature: A Library of Congress collection of photographs that document Israel before the creation of the state.

OCTOBER 27, 2011ByLENNY BEN-DAVID

Colorful Ladino and Turkish sounds

The Piyyut Festival in Jerusalem gains momentum with piyyutim in Ladino and Turkish as well as a tribute to Rabbi Itzhak Algazi.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011ByLOREN MINSKY/ITRAVELJERUSALEM.COM TEAM

The new superpowers

Is Israel prepared to face the geo-political changes taking place in the world?

JULY 12, 2011ByYORAM BECK

European Union ministers in Luxembourg 311 (R)

The emergence of Turkey’s hidden Jews

Fundamentally Freund: the Donmeh community, numbering several thousand people, descends from followers of the false messiah Shabtai Zvi.

MARCH 23, 2011ByMICHAEL FREUND

The Ottoman train challenge

The new fast lane underlines the need for a more straightforward solution to chronic traffic jams: a decent railway between J'lem and TA.

JANUARY 9, 2011ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Lion's Den: Islamist Turkey vs. secular Iran?

As the secular Turkey founded by Atatürk threatens to sink under a wave of Islamism, the Islamist Iranian state founded by Khomeini is apparently teetering on brink of secularism.

DECEMBER 1, 2010ByDANIEL PIPES