Tisha b'Av commemorates dramatic national catastrophes, in an attempt to benefit from history by learning from – rather than repeating - critical moral and strategic missteps.
PA leader Mahmoud Abbas is being mocked by a number of bloggers and journalists for his latest gift to the Saudi king in his ongoing attempt to distort history.
Archaeologists exposed the only Roman military camp of its kind uncovered in the eastern half of the Roman Empire, dating back to the reign of Emperor Hadrian.