Yanir Yagna (Haaretz)
By Yanir Yagna (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Opulent 1,500-Year-Old Mosaic Is Unearthed
A magnificent 1,500-year-old mosaic floor has been uncovered by archeologists near Kibbutz Beit Kama in the south, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday. The mosaic was the most outstanding find in a Byzantine-era village unearthed in the Negev during a survey conducted prior to construction of a highway. The village, which thrived from the 4th…
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Fast Forward Two Rockets From Gaza Reach Deep Into Israel
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two Grad rockets at southern Israel on Thursday, as cross-border tensions continued to escalate. One of the rockets struck south of of Ashdod and the other just north of the city. It was not exactly clear where the second rocket hit, but the explosion could be heard in…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Continued Settlement Construction Shouldn’t End Peace Talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he had hoped the upcoming expiration date for Israel’s settlement freeze would not cause the Palestinians to talk out of recently relaunched peace talks, adding that peace talks had taken place for 17 years without West Bank building disrupting them in any way. Benjamin Netanyahu greeting Mahmoud Abbas at…
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