Archaeologists discover even more remarkable biblical scenes on the floor of a 1,600-year-old synagogue in Israel.

Zionism emerged as the national liberation movement of the Jewish people – not a theological project, not a humanitarian ...

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier ...

Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

In the terrible days after October 7, Jews felt alone and abandoned by much of the world. Yet Iranian expatriates throughout the West openly joined us in grief and outrage. The ancient Iranian flag ...

“I think there are only two countries on this planet that can claim to have a biblical relationship: Iran and Israel. This ...

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11 nations have decided to proceed with recognition of Palestine. The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, with two IDF divisions moving ...

Pastor Bo Wagner urges the people of Iran to resist theocracy, citing deadly protests, harsh laws and a plea for freedom.

Israel recently became the first nation to recognize Somaliland, a tiny breakaway territory within Somalia. The World's Host ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader has ignited a new wave of international controversy after sharing a cartoon depicting Donald Trump in a ...