Likud MK calls for UNESCO to refrain from assigning Jericho Palestinian status
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will vote on the status of the site it refers to as Tell es-Sultan in its 45th session scheduled to be held in Riyadh in September.
UNESCO designates biblical Jericho as ‘Palestinian Heritage Site’
Jericho, located in the Jordan Valley, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, with signs of habitation dating back to 9,000 BCE.
Purim in Biblical Israel’s oldest city canceled due to terrorists at large
The traditional megillah reading at the site of an ancient synagogue in Jericho has been canceled because the terrorists who murdered a US citizen in the area last week are still at large in the region.
The Significance of the IDF’s Latest Operation in Jericho
Israeli security forces shut down the “Aqbat Jaber Battalion,” striking an important blow against Hamas and halting its attempt to establish itself in the Jericho area.
After 70 years, scientists have finally given a face to the 9,000-year-old “Jericho Skull”.
A new technique allowed scientists to create a detailed image of a resident of Jericho who lived approximately 5,000 years before Abraham came to Israel. While the image had several surprises for the researchers, the face produced was described as being remarkably similar to people walking around today. Seven skulls were unearthed by British archaeologist […]