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Gavriel Fiske

Gavriel Fiske

Gavriel Fiske is a reporter at The Times of Israel
Paramedics and police at the scene of a Palestinian suicide-bombing that killed 19 and injuring 74 on a bus in Jerusalem, June 18, 2002. (Flash90)
January 20, 2025, 4:43 pm
Convicted terrorists to be released are ‘an open wound’ for victims’ families
While many support any effort to bring home live hostages, some bereaved family members call for a terrorist death penalty in order to halt the cycle of hostage release deals
By Gavriel Fiske
The ritual structure discovered in the City of David. (Kobi Harati/City of David)
January 14, 2025, 8:15 pm
In first, researchers find where Jerusalemites prayed before Temple became only game in town
Archaeologists say unique City of David structure, which contains a standing stone, altar and other facilities, was abandoned in the 8th century BCE during a religious reform
By Gavriel Fiske
Composite image showing the approaching fires in Los Angeles' Topanga Canyon neighborhood, with rabbis Dovid Weiss (left) and Mendy Piekarski (right) of Chabad of Topanga with rescued Torah scrolls. (images courtesy Chabad of Topanga)
January 14, 2025, 1:52 am
It’s a mitzvah: LA fires activate Jewish law of saving Torah scrolls from calamity
While saving human lives is top priority according to Jewish tradition, the mandate to save Torahs is a close second, propelling congregants into still-raging fires before evacuation
By Gavriel Fiske
Illustrative: A caveman holds a stone-tipped spear, ready to hunt animal preys. (iStock/Getty Images)
January 9, 2025, 10:44 am
Early man ate carbs and processed food 780,000 years ago, northern Israel site shows
Analysis of basalt tools from the Hula Valley shows that Stone Age humans gathered, extracted and crushed starches from acorns, cereals, legumes and aquatic plants
By Gavriel Fiske
The IAA excavation near Kiryat Gat showing an aerial view of the wine making operation, in an image released January 6, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 6, 2025, 6:42 pm
Byzantine monastery with Bible-quoting mosaic floor unearthed in southern Israel
Discovered during expansion of new Kiryat Gat neighborhood, church site includes a wine press and a mosaic floor that contains a Deuteronomy quote in Greek
By Gavriel Fiske
Rujm el-Hiri (CC-BY SA Asaf Z/Wikipedia Commons)
January 2, 2025, 4:41 am
Mystery unsolved: Ancient Golan stone circle not an astronomical observatory after all
Geomagnetic analysis and tectonic reconstruction refute widespread theory about ‘Stonehenge of the East’; dozens of unknown structures also found near intriguing Rujm el-Hiri site
By Gavriel Fiske
Some of a cache of newly discovered Maccabi-era coins, in an image released on December 29, 2024. (Dr. Shai Bar/ Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa)
December 29, 2024, 9:08 pm
‘Miracle’ hoard of Hasmonean coins discovered during Hanukkah in Jordan Valley dig
Haifa University team finds cache of 160 extremely rare coins – dated to 80/79 BCE, during the reign of Judah Maccabee’s grand-nephew – near Alexandrion Fortress, north of Jericho
By Gavriel Fiske
Closeup of the cross medallion inset with glass and tiny precious stones found in Ein Kerem, in a photo released on December 29, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/ Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 29, 2024, 4:19 pm
Child finds unique decorated cross on Jerusalem field trip
While on a class foraging walk, boy, 10, discovers small Christian artifact encrusted with intricate mosaic decorations that points to Jerusalem’s history as a pilgrimage center
By Gavriel Fiske
Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, in an image released on December 26, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 26, 2024, 11:02 am
Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem
Intricately designed 1,700-year-old artifact was discovered intact near the Mount of Olives, will go on display in Jerusalem
By Gavriel Fiske
Taking samples at copper production sites in the Timna Valley, in an image released on December 23, 2024. (courtesy TAU)
December 25, 2024, 1:20 am
Ancient copper smelting at ‘King Solomon’s mines’ was less toxic than today’s industry
Soil samples from Timna show that previous studies have exaggerated the environmental impact of the mining industry in antiquity, Tel Aviv University research team finds
By Gavriel Fiske
A volunteer from the Border Police with a suspect apprehended while attempting to loot the Horbat Binit site in the lower Galilee, in an image released on December 23, 2024. (courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 23, 2024, 3:09 pm
Cops put squeeze on suspected looters at ancient olive oil complex
Four suspects, already under investigation, nabbed while attempting to loot artifacts from remote Galilee site linked to Hasmoneans
By Gavriel Fiske
Byzantine-era clay lantern discovered at Tzippori National Park, in an image released on December 22, 2024. (Daniel Hittner/National Parks Authority)
December 22, 2024, 4:34 pm
Rare, intact 1,500-year-old ceramic lantern discovered in Galilee
Small clay lantern uncovered in Tzippori National Park dated to the 4th-6th centuries CE, was likely used by flourishing Jewish community there, archaeologists say
By Gavriel Fiske
Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Knesset on November 27, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 18, 2024, 9:22 pm
Survey finds Arab Israelis show growing sense of ‘shared destiny’ since outbreak of war
Study shows combating violent crime is number one community priority, notes groundbreaking impact of Arab party’s inclusion in previous Bennett-Lapid government
By Gavriel Fiske
Palestinians carry UN-donated flour in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, Saturday December 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 18, 2024, 2:10 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 18: Day 439 – How Palestinians envision ruling Gaza the day after
Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani on hostage talks and Syria’s Christian minority; archaeology reporter Gavriel Fiske on the ‘first’ alphabetic writing and an early Christian amulet
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Gianluca Pacchiani and Gavriel Fiske
A third century CE Christian silver amulet, discovered in a Roman-era grave in Frankfurt, Germany. (image capture/Monument Office of the city of Frankfurt am Main/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 17, 2024, 10:57 pm
Amulet found in Germany said to be ‘oldest Christian testimony north of the Alps’
Silver scroll, found to contain verses of protection in Latin, dates from the mid-3rd century CE. Israeli researcher says too early to draw conclusions
By Gavriel Fiske
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