In Lebanon and Iraq, Iran Exposes Its Fragility
For all the power of its militias, Tehran relies on an aura of inevitability.
October 18, 2021
For the First Time, Remains of a Crusader Encampment Found in Israel
Hundreds of metal items, mostly horseshoe nails.
The most significant impact of the Crusades on Jewish history likely came in the form of the orgies of violence they unleashed on Jewish communities in France, England, and Germany. But in the 12th and 13th centuries these attempts to reclaim Christian holy sites from Muslim rule led to the establishment of European kingdoms in the Land of Israel, at a time when the Jewish community there was at its nadir. Near the Tzippori Springs, in the Galilee region, archaeologists have for the first time discovered the remnants of a Crusader camp. Rossella Tercatin writes:
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For the First Time, Remains of a Crusader Encampment Found in Israel
Hundreds of metal items, mostly horseshoe nails.