Ancient DNA and archaeology studies zero in on a population living 6,000 years ago between the Caucasus and the lower Volga River as origin of the family of languages now spoken from Europe to India
LEBANON: Report: Lebanon agreed for IDF to delay withdrawal; Lebanese president denies claim ■ ISRAEL: Three hostages' families say received signs of life ■ GAZA: Palestinian media report one killed, nine wounded in Rafah, IDF confirms attack ■ EGYPT: Report: Five Arab states to discuss Egypt's Gaza proposal, set to be published next week; Egypt and Jordan call to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians ■ SYRIA: Russia invites Syrian FM to Moscow; IDF reportedly sets up checkpoint in south ■ WEST BANK: One militant killed, one soldier wounded in Tul Karm, army says
I fear the problem doesn't stem from the difficulty of pronouncing their names, but from our basic difficulty with recognizing migrants – whether legal or illegal – as human beings
The U.S. gives billions of dollars in aid to the two Arab states, putting them in a delicate situation if they refuse to accept Palestinian refugees. However, a possible economic safety net from the Arab world could relieve pressure
The cacophony triggered by his proposal to 'take over' Gaza obscured the fact that U.S. President Donald Trump has, for now, thwarted a key policy pushed by Israel's PM. For decades, Netanyahu's strategic, and personal, obsession has been Iran – but Trump is in no hurry to approve a military strike
Though the Jordanian King was firm in his rejection of Trump's plan to transfer Gaza's population elsewhere, the president pressed that Palestinians will 'end up having a great home and won't get mugged and killed and beat up by Hamas and everyone else'
If Netanyahu decides to resume the fighting, he is dooming the hostages to continued suffering and perhaps death. Their families deserve to have their prime minister look them in the eye as he does it
Netanyahu said after a lengthy security cabinet meeting that if Hamas doesn't return hostages by Saturday at noon, the fighting in Gaza will resume. Trump said if Hamas fails to deliver al hostages by the Saturday deadline, 'all bets are off'
A new order signed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas requires families of prisoners who have been imprisoned, killed or wounded to be subject to the same welfare criteria as other families
Donald Trump's call for all of the hostages to be released by noon on Saturday could yet pave the way for the war's end – but it could also prove incredibly irresponsible and dangerous