JERUSALEM (AP) -- Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.
Israel will grant citizenship to some of the hundreds of Muslim refugees from Sudan's violence-ridden Darfur region who have already arrived, Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said Wednesday.
Israel and New Breed, "A Deeper Level" (Integrity Records): Israel and New Breed's cutting-edge praise music won hearts by uniting gospel and contemporary Christian elements to produce a new sound that spurred faithful from both traditions to new "levels" of worship. However, their fourth album, "A Deeper Level," may erect divisive walls by taking hard-line social stances that can be alienating.
Israel and Jordan are revisiting a plan to divert water from the Red Sea into the ailing Dead Sea.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel will grant citizenship to some of the estimated 300 refugees from Sudan's violence-ridden Darfur region who have already arrived here, Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said Wednesday.
It will work with the United Nations on a quota only for the asylum-seekers from the Darfur region who are among 1,700 Sudanese who have crossed into Israel via Egypt.
Israel's basketball team sent Serbia to a nearly unprecedented early exit from the European Championship with an 87-83 win on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened his top ministers on Wednesday to discuss Israel's response to the latest wave of Palestinian rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, as public pressure for retaliation grew after an attack that nearly hit a crowded nursery school.
Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said this week that hundreds of Darfur refugees seeking asylum in Israel will soon be granted citizenship.
England are planning to take the aerial route to victory over Israel in Saturday's must-win Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley.