Rock

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.

A partial view of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5 km west of Jerusalem,  July 16, 2019; file photo.
Ittai Binnun plays a large number of wind and other instruments.

Ittai Binnun’s ‘Home’: Jerusalem jazz meets post–Oct 7. reality

An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

Israeli settler wounded by rock, Palestinian shot by IDF soldier, in West Bank altercation

Red pigment drawings discovered by Egyptian archaeologists on the Umm Arak Plateau in the southern Sinai, February 17, 2026.

Egyptian researchers discover collection of ancient rock art spanning 10,000 years in Sinai desert


Bob Dylan sued for allegedly sexually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965

Jewish rock star Bob Dylan is being sued by a woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 12. A lawyer for Dylan vigorously denied the charges.

 Rock musician Bob Dylan performs at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, US, May 5, 2004.

'We'll scream our pain': Gaza's first rock band, Osprey V, takes wing

Gaza's first rock band is ready to step into the limelight with songs steeped in the emotions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Palestinian accountant, Raji El-Jaru, sings and plays the guitar during a rehearsal for the first rock music band Osprey V in Gaza City August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021.

Jewish entrepreneur David Fishof premiers 'Rock Camp' film in Jerusalem

Fishof, an Orthodox Jew from New York, became a sports agent and then a music promoter who worked with dozens of high-profile acts.

DAVID FISHOF (right), with Roger Daltrey and Slash at a Rock Camp event.

Court: Law punishing parents for childrens' rock-throwing illegal

A lawyer for Adalah - the NGO which filed the appeal to the High Court - said it is an "invalid, discriminatory and vengeful tool that violates the basic principles of criminal law."

Palestinian boy hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank

Miki Gavrielov teams up with Aussie rocker for song in English

The opening stanza spells it out in no uncertain terms: “A world’s gone crazy. The world’s gone mad. My mind gets hazy. It feels so bad.”

MIKI GAVRIELOV teams up with David Lowy.

Israeli metal band Orphaned Land to team up with Chamber Opera Orchestra

In 2014, the band won the "Global Metal" award from the magazine Metal Hammer, and in recent years has done other collaborations with prominent musicians in the world of metal.

Israeli metal band Orphaned Land.

Violent clash between rival Ramle families leads to 69 arrests

None of the family members were injured in the string of incidents, but a bullet did lightly wound a police officer in his leg. The officer was taken for medical attention.

The gunshot window of a car in Ramle, where a brawl between two rival families led to the arrest of 69 individuals, April 16, 2021.

Mashina’s Iggy Dayan beats to a different drum

There is far more to Dayan than meets the eye, and ears, than his sterling powerhouse work with the megastar rock band.

IGGY DAYAN: We never tire of the music. It always sounds fresh to us.

Jewish rock and roll icon Mama Cass Elliot helped me love my body

This field trip marked the beginning of several years of disordered eating, marked by obsessively restricting my calorie intake and monitoring everything I put into my mouth.

Photo of "The Mamas And The Papas" circa 1970s

'Cookie Monster' rock takes internet by storm, could fetch $10,000

"I think this is probably the most perfect Cookie Monster out there."

Characters dressed up as the Cookie Monster and Elmo from Sesame Street stand in Times Square while waiting to pose for photographs with people for tips