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A panel at the Contemporary Antisemitism conference at Haifa University, July 8, 2026 (Yaniv Kopel)
July 21, 2026, 3:22 pm
From AI to ideology, scholars look for answers to post-Oct. 7 antisemitism surge
Researchers gather in Haifa to offer insights into the fight against Jew-hatred, including how it’s financed, the role of technology in its propagation – and when things will get even worse
By Zev Stub
Former US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt addresses attendees at the Contemporary Antisemitism conference in Haifa, July 7, 2026 (Yaniv Kopple)
July 9, 2026, 5:07 pm
At Haifa gathering, scholars launch association for ‘contemporary antisemitism’
New initiative aims to strengthen global research as scholars say post-October 7 hostilities toward Jews require new academic approaches
By Zev Stub
Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa in a prehistoric cave near Fureidis in Northern Israel. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 12, 2026, 4:19 pm
‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan
A site near Fureidis, south of Haifa, was occupied by early humans around 300,000 years ago, right before Home Sapiens and Neanderthals emerged in the region
By Rossella Tercatin
The site of Tel Hazor (Upper Galilee) in the area of the Lower City in July 2023. (Courtesy Ben Siegel/Ohio University and the Hazor Lower City Excavations)
April 16, 2026, 6:04 am
Shepherds without borders: In biblical Israel’s war zone, flocks traversed contested lands
Study of 3,000-year-old animal teeth from Tel Hazor in the Upper Galilee shows herds moved between warring Israel and Aram, shedding light on ancient boundaries’ permeability
By Rossella Tercatin
Maritime archaeologists working at the Dor/Tantura Lagoon off the Carmel Coast in northern Israel in an undated picture. (Marko Runjajić/Tantura Underwater Excavation)
March 25, 2026, 7:35 pm
Iron from a 2,600-year-old shipwreck off Israeli coast may rewrite the history of war
The first evidence that iron was traded as a semifinished product has been found off the coast of northern Israel. It may have been intended for weaponry among rival empires in an era of upheaval
By Rossella Tercatin
Students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba. November 4, 2025. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
March 8, 2026, 5:27 pm
Universities say they may start upcoming semester with online classes
Tel Aviv University delays opening until after Passover on April 12, to help reservists unable to get back to school, but others say they will begin next week or soon after
By Rossella Tercatin
A Crusader sword dating to the 12th century was found off the Carmel Coast in the area of Dor Beach in a discovery announced on February 22, 2026. (Yoav Bornstein/ University of Haifa)
February 22, 2026, 10:28 pm
Diver finds his second Crusader sword in 5 years off Israel’s coast
800-year-old, meter-long artifact discovered off Dor Beach, undergoes a CT scan at the Medica Elisha Hospital
By Rossella Tercatin
Dr. Herdís G. R. Steinsdóttir, a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Miguel J. Frada from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, deploys an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. (Courtesy/Jake Stout)
January 1, 2026, 9:26 pm
New Israeli research shows coral reefs shape the ebb and flow of local microbial life
Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa University, and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat
By Diana Bletter
Fragment from a Yom Kippur prayer book found in the Cairo Genizah and dating to the 11th or 12th centuries CE. (National Library of Israel collections)
November 25, 2025, 11:13 pm
Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before
The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level
By Rossella Tercatin
Excavations at the El-Wad Cave terrace on Mt. Carmel in Northern Israel reveals layers of Natufian history, offering a window into life 15,000 years ago. In the image, a reconstruction of how the Carmel plain might have looked like at the time. (El-Wad Terrace Excavations)
November 16, 2025, 7:53 am
15,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in Israel’s Carmel plain dined on duck all winter
Researchers from the University of Haifa analyze hundreds of waterfowl bones from site and determine the land was marshy and dotted with lakes
By Rossella Tercatin
An ivory plaque decorated with a lotus flower from the First Temple period (1200-586 BCE) unearthed in excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on September 5, 2022. (Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 8, 2025, 10:01 am
‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory
Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times to the era of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah
By Rossella Tercatin
In this April 18, 2017, file photo, a woman with Type 2 diabetes prepares to inject herself with insulin at her home in Las Vegas. (AP/John Locher)
October 26, 2025, 2:07 pm
Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find
In first study of its kind, scientists in Haifa and New York use health organization data to show that adult-onset diabetes sufferers have a 50% higher risk of schizophrenia late in life
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Shani Stern in her lab at the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa. (Courtesy/Sergei Lavdanski/University of Haifa)
October 21, 2025, 5:51 pm
Blood test 95% accurate in spotting suicide risk in bipolar patients, says Israeli scientist
University of Haifa researcher says her team’s AI model spots biomarkers in white blood cells; test could help monitor patients with bipolar disorder, 40% of whom will attempt suicide
By Diana Bletter
New technologies are offering an important contribution to underwater archaeology, according to Prof. Thomas Levy from UC San Diego, an author of a paper announcing the discovery of three shipwrecks from biblical times (11th to 7th centuries BCE) off the coast of northern Israel, published in Antiquity in August 2025. In the picture, a three-camera photogrammetry rig. (Amir Yurman/ University of Haifa)
October 8, 2025, 11:45 am
In first, three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel
Only 11 ships from the Iron Age previously found in the Mediterranean; discovery provides evidence of maritime trade under the Kingdom of Israel
By Rossella Tercatin
A hoard of 97 pure gold coins dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries CE, unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita), near the Sea of Galilee, in a discovery announced on September 25, 2025. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg/University of Haifa)
September 25, 2025, 8:39 pm
Fabulous 1,400-year-old trove of gold coins sheds light on Galilee Christian city’s demise
Metal detector beeps lead archaeologists to nearly 100 coins and jewelry hidden during the 7th-century Sassanid invasion at Hippos (Sussita), including an unusual mix of denominations
By Rossella Tercatin
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