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In Israel, ICL is the largest supplier of fertilizers and chemicals, as well as one of Israel's largest companies. [citation needed] 60% of ICL's raw products (minerals) are excavated in Israel. ICL also owns and operates underground mines in Spain, United Kingdom (North Yorkshire), China, the United States and South America.
The copper mines at Timna were considered by most archaeologists to be earlier than the Solomonic period until an archaeological excavation led by Erez Ben-Yosef of Tel Aviv University found evidence indicating that this area was being mined by Edomites, a group who the Bible says were frequently at war with Israel. [8] [13]
Three unsuccessful attempts to offer a legal solution to the land mine problem were proposed in the early 2000s. [6] [7] [8] In 2009, Jerry White, an American who survived a mine incident in the Golan Heights, together with the newly formed Mine-Free Israel coalition, led by activist Dhyan Or, [9] drafted a call to action and a legal framework for humanitarian demining in Israel.
Gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 47% under 18 years old. Thousands more Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7 than in conflicts with Israel over the last ...
Part of the 'Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba' World Heritage Site [34] Beth Alpha: Bet Alpha, Bet Alfa [35] Beit Guvrin: Bayt Jibrin, Eleutheropolis [36] Part of the 'Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves' World Heritage Site [37] Beit She'arim (Roman-era Jewish village)
Biblical archaeology today: Twenty-first century biblical archaeology is often conducted by international teams sponsored by universities and government institutions such as the Israel Antiquities Authority. Volunteers are recruited to participate in excavations conducted by a staff of professionals.
Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Judges 14 and in connection with Samson.Modern archaeologists identify the ancient site with a tell lying on a flat, alluvial plain, located in the Sorek Valley ca. 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of Beit Shemesh, near moshav Tal Shahar in Israel, known in Hebrew as Tel Batash (תל בטש) or Teluliot ...
The reparations became a decisive part of Israel's income, comprising as high as 87.5% of Israel's income in 1956. [28] In 1950, the Israeli government launched Israel Bonds for American and Canadian Jews to buy. In 1951, the final results of the bonds program exceeded $52 million.