Ancient history
Israel, Gaza rebels trade fire, accusations as Egypt works for cease fire
Israel last week launched an attack in Gaza to kill the leaders of some of the local rebel cells. In retaliation, Gaza-based terrorists have launched a series of attacks on Israel. But Monday evening, Egyptian diplomats said they’d reached a cease fire deal to be implemented over night.
Rediscovering Ancient Farming Technology
High in the Bolivian Andes, twenty thousand farmers barely survive on land that, over a thousand years ago, supported a powerful empire with a quarter of a million people. An American anthropologist believes he’s uncovered the secrets to the ancient Indians’ success, and has begun to reintroduce the old farming method. Bruce Gellerman reports that […]
Life and work at the Gaza border — a doctor’s tale
Dr. Ron Lobel is medical director of a hospital about 17 kilometers from the Gaza border. His hospital treated both Israelis and Palestinians alike until the borders closed. He tells the story of two embattled rivals and patients who can’t return home.