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After 200 years in ruin: Greece unveils complete restoration of Parthenon's western pediment

The external scaffolding hiding the Parthenon’s western face was removed in early June following the completion of the monument’s back wall.

JULY 2, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

The restored western face of the Parthenon, Greece, July 2, 2026.

Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

Israel’s recognition of the genocide has been decades in the making. It's been a strange aspect of Israel’s history that, for many years, the Armenian genocide was downplayed in official circles.

JUNE 29, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends an honorary session at Paraguay's bicameral Congress in Asuncion on November 24, 2025, as part of his official visit to the country.

Sa'ar to bring Armenian Genocide recognition to vote, cites Israel's 'moral, historical duty'

As of 2026, 32 UN member states, including the United States, Canada, Russia, and Germany, have formally recognized the genocide.

JUNE 26, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023.

Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries

Greece and Turkey argue that Lord Elgin had no firman permissing him to remove the artifacts, while the UK claims Elgin had all necessary documents and brought the Statues to Britian legally.

MAY 26, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Personal photos capture Holy Land stories of British World War I soldiers

World War I represented the first time that British soldiers could carry a personal camera with them into a military expedition.

DECEMBER 19, 2017ByEYTAN HALON

British soldiers pictured in the Middle East during World War I

Was the Russian Revolution Jewish?

A hundred years after the Bolsheviks swept to power, historians and contemporaries still struggle to understand the prominent role played by Jews.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

A BOLSHEVIK poster from 1920 shows Lenin sweeping away monarchs, clergy and capitalists. The Russian translates as ‘Lenin cleans the dirt from the Earth.

Comment: Balfour’s real victory came at Beersheba

Historians have recorded how General Allenby had given each of his soldiers a Bible, and he was often found on his knees looking for direction from above.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT