Bethsaida (Khirbet et-Tel) is an ancient city 2 km north side of the Sea of Galilee in the fertile delta of the upper Jordan river, where it enters to the sea of ...

Parallel to the awakening Zionist movement and Jewish immigration (Aliyah) to the Holy Land, the world powers:- England, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and America – each endeavoured to expand their ...

Christ Church Christ Church was consecrated on 21 January 1849, originally named the Apostolic Anglican Church, in a small compound just inside the Jaffa Gate opposite the Tower of David. Soon ...

Russian Colonization in Ottoman Palestine –  Russian Pilgrims (1858-1917) Towards the end of the Ottoman period, the European powers sought to strengthen their hold on Palestine. Among them and not the ...

Historic Migdal – Magdala The ancient city of Migdala Nunia was a prosperous fishing village on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The name Magdala Nunia means “fish tower” and probably ...

The Eretz Israel Museum Bar Kokhba Exhibit has chosen to present the controversial Shimon Bar Kokhba in all the manners in which he was perceived in Jewish tradition. The Tannaim (Rabbinic sages) were ...

Beit Yigal Alon Museum The Beit Yigal Alon Museum is located on the grounds of Kibbutz Ginnosar, by the Sea of the Galilee. The Museum is named after Yigal Alon ...

Maqam Abu Ibrahim – Druze Holy Place In the western part (the oldest part) of the Druze village of Daliat El-Carmel is Maqam Abu Ibrahim Shrine, a beautiful stone structure with a red dome. The ...

Chinese Tourism to Israel Israel has approved a speedy application procedure for Chinese tourists, who had already been granted visas by the United States or the European Union, looking to ...

Museum of the Good Samaritan The Museum of the Good Samaritan, one of the world’s largest archaeological mosaic museums, features an open-air display of mosaics and archaeological findings from both Jewish ...