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Fragments of dyed woolen textile with red and blue stripes found in Israel's Timna Valley (Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 28, 2017, 9:07 pm
What color blue did King Solomon wear? New evidence tells us
Excavations of copper mines find earliest Israeli traces of dye used for prestigious garments for skilled workers
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Members of Bar Ilan's QUEST Center, Prof. Avi Peer and Dr. Emanuele Dalla Torre meet in Jerusalem with the head of the European Quantum Flagship initiative, Prof. Jürgen Mlynek (Courtesy: Segev Ben Yehuda)
April 30, 2017, 1:53 pm
Bar-Ilan University to set up quantum research center
New facility will focus on understanding quantum entanglement and developing new technologies
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of new born babies in a Jerusalem hospital. (Flash90)
April 13, 2017, 4:08 am
Numbers game: Do Jewish leaders manipulate existential fears with statistics?
Eclectic essays explore Ben-Gurion's experimentation with demographic eugenics, and the Jewish ardor -- and abhorrence -- for taking stock
By Matt Lebovic
A Lybia crab found in Eilat (Courtesy Yisrael Schnytzer)
March 12, 2017, 5:49 pm
Meet the Israeli crab that crawled out from under a rock to global stardom
The ‘boxer crab’ or ‘pom-pom crab’ permanently holds a sea anemone in each claw. Researchers from Bar-Ilan University are trying to figure out why
By Simona Weinglass
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the 'Holy Fire' as thousands gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 30, 2016, during the Orthodox Easter ceremonies.(AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
October 16, 2016, 7:05 pm
UNESCO’s Jerusalem resolution ignores Christian roots, too
With increased archeological findings of a Byzantine presence prior to the Muslim conquest, the historical holy site is clearly linked to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity -- and not necessarily in that order
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Portuguese Parliament building (CC BY-SA Andrés Monroy-Hernández, Wikimedia Commons)
August 26, 2016, 10:11 am
Portugal pulls out of policing project led by Israeli university
Government denies exit from law enforcement training was due to pressure from pro-Palestinian activists
By JTA
Oded Guez (handout via JTA)
July 29, 2016, 2:43 am
Israeli professor who refused to divorce wife arrested in Belgium
Oded Guez suspected of using false passport to flee Israel; Justice Ministry will seek his extradition
By JTA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir (center right) welcomes his Bahraini counterpart Khalid Bin Ahmad al-Khalifa (center left) and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani of Bahrain (far right) upon their arrival for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) extraordinary meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, January 9, 2016. (AFP/Ahmed Farwan)
July 19, 2016, 11:25 am
‘Arab world won’t go for Israeli diplomatic blitz, and Netanyahu knows it’
Gregory Gause, an expert on Saudi Arabia, says Jerusalem's vision of Arab states normalizing ties with Israel first and then pressuring Ramallah is doomed to fail, and little more than a bid to buy time
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinians harvest wheat and barley in a field near the West Bank city of Hebron, May 06, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
July 18, 2016, 10:55 pm
6 millennia old but ‘almost fresh,’ Masada seeds unravel barley’s origins
Grains found in Judean Desert, the oldest plant DNA ever sequenced, point to cereal's domestication in Jordan Valley, scientists say
By Ilan Ben Zion
Dr. Uri Weiss in 2010 (Facebook screen capture)
July 5, 2016, 9:02 am
Anger at Bar-Ilan lecturer who accused settlers of ‘psychosis’
On day 13-year-old Hallel Ariel was stabbed to death, Uri Weiss said 'fanatical' settler parents endanger their kids
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the first graduation ceremony of the Bar Ilan University faculty of medicine, June 1, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
June 1, 2016, 10:20 pm
PM: Paris peace parley will ‘radicalize’ Palestinian demands
Two days before conference to which Israel and PA are not invited, Netanyahu says 'direct negotiations' are 'only path to peace'
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, shaking hands with IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, alongside President Reuven Rivlin, at an Israeli Independence Day ceremony for outstanding soldiers in Jerusalem, May 12, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2016, 5:50 am
Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?
He froze settlements, but also expanded them, calls for talks but reportedly declined them. Is Netanyahu a realist on peace, or the obstacle to it?
By Ben Sales
A 2005 file photo from the Ashkelon desalination plant. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
April 28, 2016, 2:13 pm
Israeli water recycling, desalination tech needs work, studies show
Although recognized as a world leader in making every drop count, researchers say Israel should do more research to improve public health
By David Shamah
Public Security and Public Diplomacy Minister Gilad Erdan addressing foreign diplomats at Bar-Ilan University, March 22, 2016. (Yoni Reif)
March 23, 2016, 1:22 am
Israeli minister calls BDS a danger to the whole world
The boycott movement is a 'threat to each and every one of you,' Gilad Erdan tells foreign ambassadors, later admits Israelis talk too much about it
By Raphael Ahren
Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Yair Golan in August 2015 (Gefen Reznik/IDF Spokesperson)
March 18, 2016, 1:04 pm
Top Israeli general: ‘Expect problems’ so long as Erdogan in power
In unusually candid remarks, Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan dismisses prospects of reconciliation, calls Turkey 'a problematic entity'
By Judah Ari Gross
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