Palestinian beekeepers make Jerusalem sweeter
Well in the Bronx, honeybee keepers have tasted notes of pollution. In Jerusalem will the sweet bees offer a taste of holiness?
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Ancient aqueduct of Jerusalem uncovered
Learn from the Holy Land how ancient people engineered water.
Real life genie lamp found in Jerusalem
Disney makes genies sound like fun and games but genies, or jinns, in the Middle East are serious business. Especially if one has moved into your house and won't leave the couch.
Chronic constipation linked to Parkinson’s
Had Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox been able to go back to the future he might have discovered that constipation is an early sign for Parkinson's Disease. The new observation means catching it earlier and treating it faster.
When biopsies were so 2021
Invasive biopsies can determine if a tumor is cancerous, when blood tests won't do. But going in and cutting up a cancer tumor, with a skin like an orange often spreads the cancer. A new test might eliminate biopsies forever.
A $100 million USD fund unites Arab Gulf and Israel
A new fund is launched to create peace and hopefully cleantech investments between the Gulf and Israel.
Jerusalem cyclists protest lack of bike lanes
Jerusalem. Not a dream city for cycling. It’s many hills, random intersections, cobbled roads, virtually inaccessible Old City, I tried. I really did. I cheated on Tel Aviv and lived in Jerusalem for 2 years. But I could never get around by bike. Despite its difficulty, there are plenty of people who do like to […]
King David tolerated cults in Jerusalem? Archeology reveals religious diversity
Cult worship was largely practiced and even sanctioned in the Holy Land while Jerusalem's Temple stood.
Vertical Cemeteries are a Modern Catacomb in Jerusalem
Jerusalem's new subterranean cemetery is providing a solution to the problem of where to bury people nowadays.
Jerash, Jerusalem and Disney World waste Watts illuminating the sun
What does Walt Disney World have in common with the ancient Middle Eastern cities of Jerash and Jerusalem? In each of these places we’ve found glaring examples of wasted energy in the form of high wattage outdoor lights switched on during the brightest hours of sunny days. The radio program “This American Life” once aired […]
Jerusalem’s on fire, but these “enemies” put faith in ecology
Jerusalem’s been boiling over with violent and deadly conflicts over the last half a year. But faith leaders intent on ecological ideals as a peace bridge have met again at the the Faith and Ecology conference in Jerusalem last week. Green Prophet has attended meetings in the past (see our coverage from 2011) and a […]
A museum for the History of Medicine in the Holy Land
The blue and white painted ceramic jars stretch up to the ceiling. Marked with the traditional symbol of five crosses, each jar held a medicine ranging from honey to myrrh to the famous Jerusalem balsan. The jars came from the first pharmacy in Jerusalem founded by a Franciscan month in the 17th century. “When the […]
Jerusalem’s water contamination scare hits both Arabs and Jews
Residents of Jerusalem were told yesterday to boil their water for two minutes until further notice. High levels of treated sewage water had leaked into the main drinking water system. The neighborhoods affected include Arab and Jewish regions alike: Baka, Abu Tor, Talpiot, Tsur Baher, Silwan, Ras el-Amud, the Old City, Mamilla and Musrara.
Pesticide poisoning kills two kids in Jerusalem
This is just one reason why I don’t allow pesticides to come near my home and children: two children have died, and two more are in critical condition after a Jerusalem exterminator applied the pesticide aluminum phosphide in a Jerusalem apartment.
Faith and science leaders unite to save our planet – on Indiegogo!
I founded Green Prophet because I truly believe that the people of the prophets – the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam can see eye to eye in the Middle East when we talk about shared environmental problems and solutions.