Judean hills

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

The study shows that leaves can take in minerals, including iron and phosphorus, from airborne dust, challenging the long-held understanding that plants depend solely on soil for nutrients.

APRIL 29, 2026|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and the author.

An open letter to PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Make this Israel's last war with Iran - opinion

Every war we have ever fought has led to this moment. Every sacrifice, every grave, every torn family - it was all prologue to what is happening right now.

MARCH 13, 2026|ByJUDA HONICKMAN

Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert.

Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region

The site is linked historically with Saint Sabbas, one of the founders of Judean Desert monasticism, whose legacy shaped monastic practices for centuries.

DECEMBER 26, 2025|BySHIR PERETS

Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.

Hiking the Holy Land: The land that wakes the soul

Back in Israel, walking once again through its dry hills, I turned to our tradition for insight. Was this feeling something real, or just post-vacation sentiment?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025|BySUSANNAH SCHILD

Norman Golb, pioneering Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, dies at 92

Golb also headed a movement in the 1990s to allow increased scholarship of the scrolls, which had been restricted for decades.

JANUARY 22, 2021ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA

A facsimile of the Isaiah Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, is displayed inside the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem September 26, 2011. Developed in partnership with Google, the Israel Museum on Monday launched its Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, allowing users to explore t

Tu Bishvat: Trees in Jerusalem & the Judean Hills

A census of Jerusalem trees undertaken seven years ago by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel reported that some 4,900 trees in the city that are at least a half-century old.

JANUARY 21, 2021ByDAVID GEFFEN

THE ANCIENT olive tree in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane.

Chemical ‘time-machine’ to tie Israel’s ancient people with modern land

“Israel has many archaeological sites which are really important for understanding human evolution."

AUGUST 22, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN

In Hasmonean times, lamps and burials became a symbol of Jewish identity

Archaeological findings indicate a concentration of the phenomena in the region of Jerusalem and the Judean hills.

AUGUST 9, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN

Star-spotting in the desert

Any season is a great time to get over to the desert.

JULY 18, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS

‘Mayor’ shows the West Bank as we rarely see it

As the film shows, Hadid travels the world promoting his city – this month Ramallah became the twin city of Oxford, England – and calling for an end to what he calls Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

MARCH 16, 2020ByMARY MCNAMARA/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS