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Ottoman era
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September 13, 2023, 4:24 am
On ancient hajj route, Muslim sorcerers likely used ‘magic’ items to banish evil eye
Cache of objects found in 1996 near Eilat receives new scrutiny; researchers posit they were used for spells of protection during arduous pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca and Medina
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Gavriel Fiske
May 8, 2021, 4:00 pm
186-year-old account of US diplomatic visit to Holy Land surfaces at auction
Letter is from passenger on US Navy ship that moored in Jaffa in 1834; when told he couldn’t visit J’lem: ‘Like Moses, we are only permitted to see Promised Land but not enter it’
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Asaf Shalev
August 31, 2019, 3:53 pm
Remnants of an empire: Visit Ottoman-era buildings revamped for modern Jerusalem
Historical structures around the capital have been restored and repurposed for public use, bringing art, culture, education and color to the city
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Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
October 2, 2018, 3:38 am
Divers search Sea of Galilee wreck for mythical WWI treasure
Ottoman steamboat Sharia was sunk by British pilots in 1918. Rumors of lost gold have swirled ever since
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ToI Staff
August 25, 2018, 9:27 am
Museums, markets, caves and concerts: An ancient plaza is reborn in Jerusalem
Romans, Crusaders, Ottomans and Jews left their mark on Palms’ Plaza, outside Damascus Gate. Its newest iteration it is a boon for visitors and residents alike
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
December 11, 2017, 9:38 am
100 years later, Allenby returns to Jerusalem
The Old City’s Tower of David Museum launches an exhibit in honor of the centennial of the capture of the Holy City from the Ottoman Turks by British forces
By
Renee Ghert-Zand
July 26, 2017, 4:20 pm
Israel, Turkey invoke Ottoman Empire in spat over Jerusalem
Bilateral ties tested by persistent Temple Mount standoff, though experts doubt crisis will unravel 2016 reconciliation deal
By
Raphael Ahren
December 13, 2016, 4:08 pm
Ottoman sultan’s John Hancock gets facelift in Jaffa
Aging imperial seal of Abdulhamid II on iconic clock tower restored as part of conservation of city landmark
By
Ilan Ben Zion
August 13, 2016, 12:50 pm
Port city of Acre is making a comeback, one acre at a time
With a luxury hotel and plans to revitalize the harbor area, one of the world’s oldest settlements is undergoing a modern-day renaissance to the benefit of Arabs and Jews
By
Jessica Steinberg
June 16, 2016, 11:05 pm
A Turkish-tinged opera comes to Acre
The third year of the Israeli Opera Festival will be held in the ancient Arab-Jewish city
By
Jessica Steinberg
September 5, 2015, 9:50 am
In Jerusalem’s Romema, the Turks surrendered to a British cook… four times
After that fateful day in 1917, a small, classy neighborhood sprang up near the city entrance, some of whose elegant buildings have been artfully preserved
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
August 30, 2015, 2:45 pm
Syriac bishop beatified century after beheading
Flavien Michel Melki was executed in 1915 by Ottoman authorities for refusing to convert to Islam
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AFP
May 30, 2015, 9:05 pm
Who are Turkey’s Jews?
A look at a community that once numbered in the hundreds of thousands but today is down to 20,000, mostly in Istanbul
By
Cnaan Liphshiz
May 11, 2015, 8:30 pm
Abbas to meet Pope before Palestinian nuns canonized
Marie Alphonsine Ghattas of Jerusalem and Mariam Bawardy of Galilee lived in Ottoman-era Palestine
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AFP
April 6, 2015, 5:24 pm
Archaeologist believes he’s found site of Jesus’s trial by Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem Old City dig uncovers 2,700 years of history, with layers from the time of the First Temple through the Roman, Crusader and Ottoman periods
By
Ben Sales
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