23 Dec, 2024
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Portland, Maine, City Council unanimously votes to divest from companies that do business with Israel

Jewish Telegraphic AgencyBY ANDREW LAPIN SEPTEMBER 5, 2024  Mark Dion, mayor of Portland, Maine, votes in support of a city council resolution to divest fromcompanies doing business with Israel, Sept. 4, 2024. The resolution passed unanimously over theobjections of the local Jewish federation.The city council of Portland, Maine voted unanimously Wednesday evening to divest from companiesthat do […]

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ARCHAEOLOGYRESEARCH SHOWS ROMAN SIEGE LIKELY LASTED JUST A FEW WEEKS

ARCHAEOLOGYRESEARCH SHOWS ROMAN SIEGE LIKELY LASTED JUST A FEW WEEKSHTTPS://WWW.TIMESOFISRAEL.COM/MASADA-LEGEND-UPENDED-THE-ROMANS-CAME-SAW-AND-CONQUERED-QUICKLY-AND-BRUTALLY/6 SEPTEMBER 2024 Masada legend upended: ‘The Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally’The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby EinGedi and disrupted production of balsam, a precious commodity, TAU prof saysBy GAVRIEL FISKE The main details of the famous […]