Small democracies facing big threats.

After vanishing for over a millennium.

Frankincense, myrrh, and balsam.

Bringing back indigenous viticulture.

Before life gave the Near East lemons, it gave it citrons.

No balm in Gilead, but you can now find some near Jericho.

How to Cook in Palestine.

Water shortages there are now a thing of the past.

Nine years after the Gaza disengagement, about a third of the Jews forced to leave Gush Katif are still living nearby, often in temporary housing.. . .