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August 28, 2026 Breaking

Israel uncovers trafficking network

Israeli authorities have investigated and prosecuted international human trafficking networks involving the recruitment of women from Brazil for sexual exploitation in Israel. Reported ca...

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August 18, 2026 Breaking

Ben-Gvir unveils execution facility

Israel

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage on August 18, 2026, showing construction of a facility intended to carry out executions by hanging. The footage showed...

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April 21, 2026 Breaking

Miami rabbi Shaya Lunger arrest

Miami-Dade · Florida · USA

Rabbi and counselor Shaya Lunger was released on bond on April 21, 2026, following a second arrest connected to separate allegations involving two teenage girls. Authorities stated that t...

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April 4, 2026 Politics

Hartmut Ebbing faces abuse allegations

Berlin · Germany

Hartmut Ebbing, a former member of the German Bundestag representing the Free Democratic Party and a former treasurer of the German-Israeli Society, is facing legal proceedings in Germany...

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March 30, 2026 Politics

Trump Timeline Shows Marriages, Allegations, Legal Cases

United States

Donald Trump has been married three times, first to Ivana Trump in 1977, then to Marla Maples in 1993, and finally to Melania Knauss in 2005. His marriages and relationships have been acc...

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March 25, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Report Examines Lack of Settler Prosecutions

Gaza · Palestine

An analysis published on March 25, 2026, reported that no Israeli citizens have been prosecuted for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since 2020. The findings were b...

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March 20, 2026 Politics

AI Program Assists Judges in Rulings

An artificial intelligence pilot program in Los Angeles County courts is being introduced to assist judges in drafting rulings in certain cases, according to officials familiar with the i...

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March 19, 2026 Breaking

Kevin Spacey resolves UK assault cases out of court

United Kingdom

Actor Kevin Spacey has settled multiple sexual assault claims in the United Kingdom out of court, according to reports issued on March 19, 2026. The settlements involve civil actions that...

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March 4, 2026 Breaking

Nancy Mace and Congress

District of Columbia · Washington · United States

On March 4, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 357 to 65, with one member voting present and nine members not voting, on a motion to refer H. Res. 1100 to the House Committee o...

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February 19, 2026 Politics

U.S. ambassador urges belgium to halt prosecution of mohels in antwerp

Antwerp · Flanders · Belgium

U.S. ambassador urges belgium to halt prosecution of mohels in antwerp On February 18, 2026, the United States ambassador to Belgium publicly called on Belgian authorities to discontinue...

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February 16, 2026 Politics

Fox News viewers revolt after jokes about Epstein on “The Five”

Fox News Studios · New York City · New York · United States

Fox News viewers revolt after jokes about Epstein on “The Five” On February 14–15, 2026, co-hosts of the U.S. cable news show “The Five” on Fox News made jokes about Jeffrey Epstein duri...

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February 14, 2026 Breaking

Trump Pardons Former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced Amid Controversy

United States District Court · San Juan · Puerto Rico · United States

On February 14, 2026, former US President Donald Trump issued a presidential pardon to Wanda Vázquez Garced, former Governor of Puerto Rico. The pardon absolves Vázquez Garced of legal pe...

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February 12, 2026 Politics

Epstein Email Shows He Invited Bill Gates After Trump’s 2016 Victory

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On February 12, 2026, newly released U.S. Department of Justice documents revealed an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Microsoft co‑founder Bill Gates dated December 20, 2016 — just over one...

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February 12, 2026 Breaking

Karen Mulder, Early Epstein Whistleblower, Faces Career and Personal Challenges

Amsterdam · North Holland · Netherlands

Karen Mulder, the former Dutch supermodel, was among the earliest individuals to publicly speak out about her allegations of sexual abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Mul...

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February 12, 2026 Politics

Mark Carney Mentioned in Epstein Files

Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

In early 2026, the United States Department of Justice released a tranche of documents connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s federal cases. The release, which consists of mill...

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Sam Bankman‑Fried Files Motion for New Trial in FTX Fraud Case

Manhattan Federal Court · New York City · New York · United States

On February 10, 2026, former cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman‑Fried filed a legal motion seeking a new trial in his long‑running fraud case tied to the collapse of the cryptocurrency ...

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February 10, 2026 Breaking

Justin Trudeau Mentioned in Epstein Files

Toronto · Ontario · Canada

In early 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice continued releasing millions of pages of documents related to its investigation of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. The...

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February 8, 2026 Breaking

New Developments in Roman Polanski Allegations

Los Angeles · California · United States

New Developments in Roman Polanski Allegations Roman Polanski, the French-Polish film director, has faced renewed attention in 2026 regarding historical allegations of sexual assault. Mu...

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February 6, 2026 Breaking

US raises alarm over Israeli spying activities

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

US raises alarm over Israeli spying activities On February 5, 2026, senior U.S. officials publicly described espionage activities linked to Israel as reaching “alarming, even t...

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February 6, 2026 Breaking

International Criminal Court faces funding constraints amid expanded caseload

International Criminal Court · The Hague · South Holland · Netherlands

International Criminal Court faces funding constraints amid expanded caseload On February 24, 2026, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reported that it is facing significan...

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February 5, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran

Beit Shemesh · Jerusalem District · Israel

Beit Shemesh Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Spying for Iran On February 5, 2026, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced Elimelech Stern, a 22-year-old resident of Beit Shemesh, t...

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February 4, 2026 Breaking

Measles Cases Surge Across the Americas Prompting PAHO Alert

Pan American Health Organization Headquarters · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Measles Cases Surge Across the Americas Prompting PAHO Alert On February 4, 2026, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a new epidemiological alert regarding an in...

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February 2, 2026 Breaking

Overview of Criminal Allegations and Legal Proceedings Involving Frank Stronach

Toronto · Ontario · Canada

Frank Stronach, an Austrian-Canadian billionaire businessman and founder of auto parts giant Magna International, is facing criminal charges in Ontario related to historical sexual assaul...

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Humanitarian Reports Highlight Critical Conditions of Children in Palestine

Humanitarian Reports Highlight Critical Conditions of Children in Palestine Humanitarian organisations and United Nations agencies have reported that many children in Palestini...

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Isr...

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January 30, 2026 Politics

Massive Release of Epstein Files by U.S. Justice Department

U.S. Department of Justice · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Massive Release of Epstein Files by U.S. Justice Department On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than 3.5 million internal documents and files rela...

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January 24, 2026 Breaking

Notable presence of ex-IDF Israelis in Sri Lanka’s tourism hotspots

Since 2022, Sri Lanka has seen a growing influx of Israeli tourists, particularly in surf towns like Arugam Bay, with reporting indicating that a significant portion are former Israeli De...

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January 21, 2026 Politics

Nigeria enacts new anti-corruption oversight council

National Assembly Complex · Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria

The Nigerian government has established a new national anti-corruption oversight council aimed at increasing transparency in federal procurement and reducing systemic graft. The council w...

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January 15, 2026 Breaking

Israeli espionage operations in the United States reported

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Israeli espionage operations in the United States reported On January 15, 2026, U.S. intelligence officials disclosed that multiple espionage operations attributed to Israeli a...

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January 4, 2026 Breaking

Beersheba District Court President Benny Sagi dies in motorcycle crash

Beersheba District Court · Beersheba · Southern District · Israel

On January 4, 2026, Judge Benny Sagi, president of the Beersheba District Court in southern Israel, died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 6. Police reported that an off‑road vehicle veere...

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November 28, 2025 Breaking

Israel’s actions against ICC officials exposed after years of surveillance and cyber

The Hague · South Holland · Netherlands

Israel’s actions against ICC officials exposed after years of surveillance and cyber operations On November 28, 2025, reports revealed that Israel conducted a sustained campaig...

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November 7, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Explosive devices disguised as toys

Lebanon

Reports and warnings from humanitarian organizations, demining teams, and local authorities have highlighted the danger posed by explosive devices and unexploded ordnance found in conflic...

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October 24, 2025 Breaking

Israeli sexual crime statistics in 2024 and report findings

Israeli sexual crime statistics in 2024 and report findings In 2023 the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) received 17,484 new complaints of sexual offences, including ...

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October 17, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Gaza Officials Accuse Israel of Organ Theft from Palestinian Bodies

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodi...

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June 1, 2025 Breaking

Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist

Gaza · Palestine

The United Nations Secretary-General’s annual report on conflict-related sexual violence included Israel in its annex listing parties identified as having credible information indicating ...

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April 27, 2025 Breaking

Rosanna Arquette questions Virginia Giuffre death

On April 27, 2025, actress Rosanna Arquette posted messages on social media raising questions about the reported death of Virginia Giuffre. Arquette wrote that the circumstances surroundi...

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January 2, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

Rights Group Says Fate of Palestinian Children Removed from Gaza Remains Unknown

Rights Group Says Fate of Palestinian Children Removed from Gaza Remains Unknown The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported that Israeli forces have removed Palestinian childre...

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September 3, 2023 Breaking

Ayia Napa Sexual Assault Allegation

On September 3, 2023, a 20-year-old British tourist reported to Cypriot authorities that she was sexually assaulted during a party in the resort town of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. She alleged tha...

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July 13, 2023 Breaking

John of God, Oprah’s Former Spiritual Healer, Sentenced to Additional 99 Years in Prison

Abadiânia · Goiás · Brazil

João Teixeira de Faria, a Brazilian self-described spiritual healer also known as “John of God,” received an additional 99-year prison sentence in July 2023 after being found guilty of mu...

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June 14, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler

Jenin Area · Jenin · West Bank · Palestine

Criticism Follows Israeli Military Probe Into Death of Palestinian Toddler Anger and criticism were expressed by Palestinian officials and human rights organisations following ...

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January 23, 2023 Breaking

Ukraine corruption investigations lead to senior dismissals under Zelensky

In January 2023, Ukrainian authorities announced a series of corruption investigations and dismissals involving senior government and military officials during the presidency of Volodymyr...

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November 20, 2022 Breaking

Iraqi fraud money scandal

Baghdad · Iraq

In late 2022, Iraqi authorities intensified investigations into one of the country's largest alleged corruption cases, involving the disappearance of billions of dollars from tax authorit...

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June 24, 2022 Breaking

Jewish Perspectives on Abortion and Religious Rights

Jewish Perspectives on Abortion and Religious Rights Jewish texts and legal traditions have multiple views on abortion, often rooted in the interpretation of Torah and rabbinic...

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October 15, 2020 Breaking

Amir Bramly Conviction

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Amir Bramly is an Israeli businessman who operated multiple investment funds that later collapsed amid allegations of financial misconduct. Investigations by Israeli authorities revealed ...

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July 2, 2020 Breaking

Arrest and Conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell

Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse · New York City · New York · United States

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested on July 2, 2020, by the FBI in Bradford, New Hampshire, for her role in recruiting and groomin...

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February 6, 2020 Breaking

Corey Feldman Releases Documentary Alleging Abuse Network in Hollywood

Hollywood · Los Angeles · California · United States

On February 6, 2020, actor Corey Feldman premiered his self-produced documentary, “(My) Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys,” in which he alleged that he and late actor Corey Haim were victims of...

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December 1, 2019 Breaking

COVID-19 Pandemic

Huanan Seafood Market · Wuhan · Hubei · China

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified on December 31, ...

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November 21, 2019 Politics

Benjamin Netanyahu Accusations And Corruption Trial

Jerusalem District Court · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been the subject of several high‑profile legal accusations and an ongoing corruption trial. In November 2019, he was indicted on charges of b...

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October 10, 2017 Breaking

Arrest and Conviction of Harvey Weinstein

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center · Los Angeles · California · United States

Harvey Weinstein, an American film producer and co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, was arrested on October 10, 2017, in New York following numerous allegations of sexual har...

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March 15, 2017 Breaking

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen Conviction

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen, an Israeli‑American businessman born in Jerusalem, was involved in multiple investment schemes targeting individual and institutional investors in the United States....

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February 1, 2017 Politics

Cases of Fabricated or Complicating Antisemitic Vandalism

Other Hoax Reports: Cases of Fabricated or Complicating Antisemitic Vandalism Several reported antisemitic vandalism incidents involving swastikas and hate graffiti have later ...

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August 1, 2016 Breaking

Israeli soldiers bicycle incident Hebron

Hebron · Palestine

A video documented by the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem shows an incident in which Israeli Border Police officers interact with a Palestinian child’s bicycle in Hebron, in th...

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June 25, 2015 Breaking

Simon Leviev Convictions

Tel Aviv District Court · Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

Simon Leviev, an Israeli national, became internationally known as the “Tinder Swindler” for defrauding multiple women he met through dating apps and social networks. He used false identi...

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December 1, 2010 Breaking

Mossad Passport Misuse and the Dubai 2010 Assassination

Al Bustan Rotana Hotel · Dubai · United Arab Emirates

One of the clearest documented cases of Israeli intelligence activity that damaged relations with allies involves the use of forged or cloned passports belonging to citizens of friendly c...

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August 27, 2008 Breaking

Former student brings case against Orthodox yeshiva in New York for historical misconduct

Brooklyn · New York City · New York · United States

Former student brings case against Orthodox yeshiva in New York for historical misconduct On March 12, 2026, a former student of a Williamsburg, Brooklyn Orthodox yeshiva filed a civil l...

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August 27, 2008 Breaking

Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn

Brooklyn · New York City · New York · United States

Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn On August 27, 2008, Joel Engelman, then 23 years old and residing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, filed a civil la...

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February 1, 2005 Breaking

Operation Bid Rig investigation

New Jersey · Monmouth County · United States

Operation Bid Rig was a federal investigation into public corruption and related criminal activity in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Ser...

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January 1, 2005 Breaking

Samuel Little and media visibility

United States

Media coverage and public recognition of serial homicide have been examined by criminologists and researchers studying race, victim demographics, offender characteristics, and news report...

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November 20, 2000 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian children in detention crisis

Palestine

Palestinian children are regularly arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, primarily for security-related offenses, but there is no separate prison exclusively for them. They are he...

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February 4, 1982 Politics

Discovery Of Thousands Of Stored Fetal Remains In Los Angeles

Los Angeles · California · United States

On February 4, 1982, authorities in Los Angeles County discovered thousands of preserved human fetuses inside a repossessed storage container connected to a defunct pathology laboratory. ...

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June 17, 1972 Politics

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions

Watergate Complex · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate compl...

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January 1, 1948 Breaking

Yemenite Children Affair: Disappearances and Controversy in Early Israel

The Yemenite Children Affair refers to a long-running controversy in Israel between 1948 and 1954, involving the disappearance of mainly Yemenite Jewish infants and toddlers shortly after...

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February 28, 1941 Politics

Publication of Germany Must Perish! by Theodore Kaufman

New York City · New York · United States

Publication of *Germany Must Perish!* by Theodore Kaufman On February 28, 1941, American author Theodore N. Kaufman self‑published a book titled *Germany Must Perish!* through ...

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June 7, 1940 Breaking

Samuel Little murder investigation

Reynolds · Georgia · United States

Samuel Little, born Samuel McDowell on June 7, 1940, in Reynolds, Georgia, was an American serial killer who was convicted of multiple murders and later confessed to dozens of additional ...

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August 21, 1895 Breaking

Alexander Orlov's crimes in Spain

Bobruisk · Belarus

Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several aliases, including Le...

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April 3, 33 Breaking

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Golgotha · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Palestine

Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under Roman governor Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, during the period of Roman occupation of Judea. The event is documented in the canonical Go...

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