Academic Boycott Threatens Archaeological Research in Judea and Samaria (Elie Mischel, Israel365 News).
Opinion | For Israeli Politicians, Archaeology Is a Tool to Prove Jews Own This Land. A new bill to establish an administration to handle antiquities in the West Bank effectively means annexation (Moshe Gilad, Haaretz). Background on the bill is here.
IDF spokesperson to show archaeological proof of Jewish indigeneity to Israel in new book. IDF Maj. Doron Spielman summed up his book "When Stones Speak" thusly: The proof that we have pulled out of the ground shows without a doubt that Jews are indigenous to Jerusalem and Israel (Marion Fischel, Jerusalem Post). For more on the golden bell mentioned in the article, see here and links.
Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism and the biblical world.
