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NOVANEWS Author(s): Bill Fletcher Jr In the first several days after returning from Israel and Occupied Palestine, I dreamed of Palestine each night. It was never a pleasant dream. While I cannot remember the details, I was always left with a...

May 22 In History 124 BCE :  Simon the Hasmonean, drove the “Greeks” – the Syrians and their Hellenized Jewish allies – out of the citadel which was their last stronghold in Jerusalem. While Jews celebrate Chanukah, it is this victory, 40 years later...

From Ian: Btselem’s Poor Methodology and Credibility In January 2003, the Israeli human rights organization Btselem, which receives hundreds of thousands of dollars from its sponsor The New Israel Fund, posted on its official website the testimony...

Abbreviated Edition "The PD community really is a welcoming and supportive bunch." --Academic James Pamment; image from “epiphenomenal” --How some academics define public Diplomacy QUOTATIONS Quotations on Diplomacy and the Foreign...

Every year, the BAS Dig Scholarship program provides students and aspiring archaeologists with the ability to volunteer at ancient sites in Israel and Jordan. In 2013, BAS awarded more than 20 scholarships. Read anecdotes and view photographs submitted...