Sussiya

Bronze scale pan found in ancient Sussiya reveals how biblical law shaped daily Jewish life

Neta, a second-grader at the regional school in Sussiya, and her father, Nachshon, discovered the pan inside a residential building near the town’s main street. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Archaeologist Achiya Cohen-Tavor holding bronze scale pan found in the ancient Jewish settlement of Sussiya, February 19, 2026.
Palestinians throw stones during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops after Israeli machinery demolish a school near Bethlehem in the West Bank May 7, 2023

IDF Court holds first hearing against B’Tselem activist, NGO accuses Israel of harassment

Neither the IDF prosecution nor Nawaj’ah have provided a fully detailed public narrative of their side of the case. 

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Cherries on a tree in Yatir, Southern Hebron Hills region

Cherry in the Forest Festival

An excavated synagogue with a beautiful mosaic will help you step back in time and feel like you are walking through the alleys and caves of that ancient Jewish settlement.

|ByITSIK MAROM
Civil Administration staff in Khan Al-Ahmar to prepare for its pending demolition.

IDF begins preparations for Khan al-Ahmar demolition

The High Court of Justice last month ruled that the village, which is home to 52 families, could be razed along with the nearby school.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

U.S. pressured PM to halt demolition of Palestinian homes, settlers charge

The settlers claimed that since U.S. officials are scheduled to visit the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the order to demolish seven homes in the West Bank village of Sussiya.

JUNE 19, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A Palestinian man looks out of a tent in Sussiya village, south of the West Bank city of Hebron July 20, 2015

Joint List MK: Appeal to Trump to help save Sussiya

This isn’t just the battle of one small village but a battle about Israel’s future and the future of a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 18, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
a woman from the West Bank village of Sussiya

Demolition of three to seven Sussiya homes still pending

The High Court has adjudicated land cases involving Sussiya for at least 16 years.

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Sussiya

IDF weighs new tool to legalize settler outposts

“As winter arrives, the imminent demolition will leave 100 people, half of them children, without shelter,” Mishriqi-Assad said.

NOVEMBER 23, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A Palestinian boy places a Palestinian flag on a tent in the West Bank village of Sussiya

Aliyah Stories: Peace, finally

Stories of coming to Israel.

JULY 13, 2017ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Ronel and Yosef Barak.