Topic: Sea of Galilee
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Golan Heights: Five keys to understanding the dispute
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Olive Press A goat farmer, lured by the green Galilee
Avi Yankelevitch, who runs an eco-tourist goat farm in the Galilee, comes from an archetypal Israeli pioneer family – European Jews, enchanted by the land they feel called on to work.
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A witness in Galilee
The author hikes the 'Jesus Trail' and finds insight and resolve.
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23 years after $500 million art heist, a breakthrough
FBI says it knows who pulled off the 1990 art heist at Boston's Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. The stolen Rembrandt, Manet, and other art works were taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia after the heist.
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Republicans urge Akin to leave Senate race (+video)
Following comments U.S. Representative Todd Akin made over the weekend about rape, the GOP is encouraging him to give up his nomination in a Senate race in Missouri. Akin has lost Republican financial backing, but he has so far resisted stepping down.
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The power of silence
A Christian Science perspective.
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Christian tourism: walking where Jesus walked
The Israeli government invested millions in Christian tourism this year, including a 39-mile Gospel Trail.
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Why one-fifth of US representatives went to Israel this summer
The record delegation of 81 congressmen, whose expenses were paid by an AIPAC affiliate, is seen as a circling of the wagons just weeks ahead of a UN vote on Palestinian statehood.
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Stealing Rembrandts, by Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg
The stranger-than-fiction truth about how and why the works of Rembrandt are so frequently stolen
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Golan Heights: Five keys to understanding the dispute
Weekend clashes along the Israeli-Syrian border between Israeli forces and pro-Palestinian protesters put the spotlight on the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory that Israel has controversially occupied for more than four decades. Here are five keys to understanding the dispute.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/24
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Party like it's 10000 BC: new archaeological find in Israel
The remains and artifacts found in an Israeli cave may be the earliest evidence of feasting, according to a published report this week. During the time period in question, people were shifting from hunter-gatherer societies to sedentary communities centered on agriculture.
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Bringing foot traffic to Israel's 'Jesus Trail'
Israeli Jew Maoz Inon saw a wealth of unrealized potential for Christian travelers in the lush Galilean hills, where Jesus once walked. He opened an inn and published an English guidebook, attracting Christian travelers to the 'Jesus Trail.'
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Flashpoint village that straddles Lebanon-Israel conflict seeks peace
The Israeli-controlled village of Ghajar is one of several flashpoints between two neighbors jittery about a fresh war. It may be on the cusp of a solution.
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Restoring the Earth after disasters
A Christian Science perspective.
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Waiting for Armageddon: movie review
‘Waiting for Armageddon’ documentary examines the beliefs of the 50-million strong evangelical community who believe the biblical prophecy is imminent.
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Palestinians accuse Israel settlements of diverting water
Israel settlements use more than four times as much water as Palestinians and the absence of a peace agreement is stalling negotiations to improve the situation.
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Life in balance and under control
A Christian Science perspective.
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Yearning for the Golan Heights: why Syria wants it back
The disputed territory is key to the broader US goal of Arab-Israeli peace. On Monday, Washington hosted the first high-ranking Syrian official in five years.
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Another paradigm for commerce
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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To succeed Olmert, Israel's Mofaz opts for macho politics
But the ruling Kadima Party, which votes on a new leader Wednesday, may not buy into the former army chief's security policy.
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France gives boost to Israeli-Syrian talks
French President Sarkozy, in Damascus this week, was also thought to be seeking Syria's help in dealing with Iran's nuclear program.
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Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with Syria
The two countries, after an eight-year hiatus, are talking about an Israeli withdrawal in exchange for peace.
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Don't give up the Golan Heights
Surrendering it to Syria could imperil Israel and the US.
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