History Thread for “hebrew”

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February 25, 2026 Breaking

Birthplace of John the Baptist in Ein Karem vandalized by Jewish Settlers

Ein Karem · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

The birthplace of John the Baptist in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, was vandalized by extremist settlers, authorities and local sources reported. Settler extremists spray-painted messages in Heb...

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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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October 2, 2025 Breaking

Manchester synagogue attacker

Manchester · United Kingdom

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on police bail following an earlier arrest on suspicion of rape when he carried out a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester...

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September 30, 2025 Breaking

Dovid Akiva Shenkman case

Chicago · Illinois · United States

Dovid Akiva Shenkman, a former Chicago resident, pleaded guilty to federal charges involving possession and transportation of child pornography and was sentenced in September 2025 to near...

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July 28, 2025 Breaking

Attacks on Christian Village of Taybeh — Vehicle Arson and Graffiti

Taybeh Village · Taybeh · West Bank · Palestine

In the early hours of July 28, 2025, a group of Israeli settlers entered the predominantly Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the central West Bank and carried out a violent attac...

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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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July 15, 2001 Politics

Benjamin Netanyahu Recorded Saying “America Is A Thing You Can Move Very Easily”

Prime Minister’s Office · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

Netanyahu Comments On United States Influence In 2001 Recording In mid-2001, Benjamin Netanyahu was recorded speaking with a group of Israeli settlers in the West Bank settleme...

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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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October 5, 1937 Politics

David Ben-Gurion Controversial Statements Record

Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

David Ben-Gurion Controversial Statements Record On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion wrote a letter to his son Amos following the Peel Commission’s proposal to partition Mandatory Pales...

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October 5, 1937 Politics

David Ben-Gurion 1937 Letter Controversy

Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

David Ben-Gurion 1937 Letter Controversy On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion, then head of the Jewish Agency Executive, wrote a letter to his son Amos during the period following the Br...

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January 1, 965 Breaking

The Khazarian Empire: History, Territory, and Conversion to Judaism

Khazar Fortress Site · Itil (historic site) · Astrakhan Region · Russia

The Khazarian Empire: History, Territory, and Conversion to Judaism The Khazar Empire was a Turkic polity that emerged in the mid-seventh century and became a major regional po...

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January 1, 200 Breaking

Talmud gender categories

Judea · Israel

Rabbinic literature from the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods (approximately 1st–6th centuries CE) includes legal discussions that describe several categories relating to sex and physical de...

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April 3, 33 Breaking

Titulus Above Jesus on the Cross

Church of the Holy Sepulchre · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel / Palestine

Titulus Above Jesus on the Cross According to the New Testament, Pontius Pilate ordered a sign to be placed above Jesus during his crucifixion. The Gospels report that the insc...

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October 1, 750 BC Breaking

Star of Remphan

Levant · Israel

The “Star of Remphan” is a phrase found in the New Testament in the Book of Acts (Acts 7:43), where Stephen references Israelite idolatry while quoting from earlier Hebrew scripture tradi...

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