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Cocolo: the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door in Jerusalem — I.guim.co.uk

Cocolo: the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door in Jerusalem

I was four when a donkey called Cocolo accidentally became part of our family while we were living in Jerusalem for a year while my dad was doing some work there. The arrival was inadvertent: my mum had told the doorman at the American Colony hotel that she’d always

Israel seizes UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem and demolishes some structures — Static01.nyt.com

Israel seizes UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem and demolishes some structures

Flanked by bulldozers, Israeli officials seized the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday and oversaw the demolition of some structures in its compound. The move furthers what Israeli officials described as a crackdown on UNRWA after the government passed sweeping

Gabriel Barkay, archaeologist who found early biblical texts, dies at 81 — Static01.nyt.com

Gabriel Barkay, archaeologist who found early biblical texts, dies at 81

Gabriel Barkay, one of Israel’s leading biblical archaeologists, died on Sunday in Jerusalem at 81, his daughter Naama Barkay said. She said he died in a care facility from complications of an autoimmune disease. Dr. Barkay spent more than 50 years leading digs in and around Jerusalem and earned