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July 22, 2024

Archaeologists Solve a 150-Year-Old Jerusalem Mystery

A defensive moat once divided the city.

While archaeologists have a fairly good sense of the layout of Jerusalem during the First Temple period (which ended in 586 BCE), they have sought in vain since the late 19th century the exact placement of the city’s northern defensive fortifications. On Sunday, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that the mystery has been solved. The Times of Israel reports the unearthing of

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July 22, 2024

  1. Israel’s Retaliation against the Houthis Sends a Message to the U.S., and to Its Arab Allies

    Washington’s strategy for preventing a regional war backfires.

  2. The ICJ’s Latest Attack on Israel Undermines the Very Idea of International Law

    A political rather than legal opinion.

  3. Mobilizing Teachers against the Jews

    The many faces of “anti-Palestinian racism.”

  4. Archaeologists Solve a 150-Year-Old Jerusalem Mystery

    A defensive moat once divided the city.

  5. In Andorra, a Tiny Jewish Community Lives without Fear

    So long as they don’t call their place of prayer a synagogue.