Michele Chabin

According to Middle East observers, Ben & Jerry's announcement that it will ban the sale of its ice cream in what it calls the "occupied...

The region around Jerusalem has a long history of religious practices.

When pieces of ancient pottery and never-before-seen scroll fragments began making their way to the antiquities black market a few years ago,...

While most Israeli Jews recognize the Jewishness of their American counterparts, the majority do not share the Americans’ dreams to make Israel a...

For some evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, the embassy’s relocation is not only a smart political move but a fulfillment of divine...

A new Hebrew-English Bible with a distinctly Israeli flavor will be published in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary.

This year a record 12,000 youths and adults from nearly 50 countries — one third of them non-Jews — took part in the program. Israeli President...

The arrest of five antiquities dealers who allegedly helped Hobby Lobby purchase illegally obtained ancient artifacts has shone a spotlight on the...

Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of three of Jesus’...

Israeli archaeologists recently discovered 2,600-year-old artifacts they say offer further concrete evidence of the Babylonian destruction of...

Thousands of Christians will gather to watch the Greek Orthodox patriarch emerge from the structure surrounding Jesus’ tomb with two lit candles.

Conservative and Reform Jews say the Israeli government’s refusal to follow through on its promise to provide them a part of the Western Wall space...

The site where, nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman army breached the outer walls of ancient Jerusalem before capturing the city and destroying the...

Exquisite mosaics depicting biblical scenes — one of Noah’s Ark, the other the parting of the Red Sea — were uncovered this summer by...

The excavation, now in its 21st year, is one of a handful of digs in southern Israel producing everything from vessels to bones belonging to the...

Israeli archaeologists have discovered fragments of “remarkably preserved” 3,000-year-old fabrics, leather and seeds dating to the era of the...

As the population of Christian foreign workers and asylum seekers has grown in Israel, so, too, has the demand for Christmas-related merchandise.

The Palestinian Authority has asked municipalities to tone down their public Christmas celebrations this year amid escalating violence between...