In Israel, there’s a saying that if you spit, you’ll hit an archaeological discovery. According to the Christian Gospels, this is what happened in the northern Israeli village of Migdal on the Sea of Galilee, the birthplace of Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus Christ. The Israeli government intended to widen a major route, but officials had to make sure that no archaeologically significant sites were paved over beforehand
A community of 11,000 Bnei Menashe, Hebrew for “Children of Menashe,” just arrived in Israel from northeastern India. They have kept Jewish practises for 2,700 years and are said to be descendants of one of Israel’s lost tribes