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Archaeologists discover rare 2,600-year-old stele of Assyrian king in Iraq's Nineveh

The stele has since been moved to the Inspectorate’s headquarters to undergo initial restoration work so that it can be studied in depth.

A fragment of an ancient stele dating to the reign of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal found in Iraq's Nineveh province, July 17, 2026.
Jane Yolen and her most famous book, "The Devil's Arithmetic."

Jane Yolen, whose The Devil’s Arithmetic became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87

Attendees gather for a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine along McKeldin Mall in the heart of the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.

Student group holds 'political education' events for terrorist's writings at Madison public library

The new library at the Levinsky–Wingate Campus

A new library at the Levinsky–Wingate Campus: Colorful, innovative, and bold


Pro-Palestine activists occupy NY Public Library to protest Gaza 'Scholasticide'

"We gather today in one of New York's most iconic libraries to remind the world that all libraries in Gaza have been destroyed," said one of the protesters.

 "Study-in for Gaza" protest at New York Public Library on December 21

National Library of Israel rolls out a bookmobile

The National Library of Israel's bookmobile, featuring pictures of Ir-Meow-hu the Library Cat, has been visiting evacuee centers throughout Israel.

 The National Library of Israel’s bookmobile.

No, New York libraries aren’t closing because of funding for Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists have previously tied society’s woes to Israel and targeted New York institutions with only tenuous connections to the Jewish state.

THE NEW YORK Public Library

Unveiling the new National Library of Israel's building

About a month after the postponement of the official opening date, most of the people who used to spend hours in the old building are going to National Library of Israel in its new building

 The National Library of Israel

Changing the National Library's logo does not mean Zionism is declining - opinion

A victory for the Zionist spirit over postmodernism

 SHAI NITZAN, rector of the National Library of Israel, stands in the library’s new building, in Jerusalem, with the logo which shows an open white book with blue edges.

Long overdue: Library book returned after nearly a century

By the time it was handed back to the library, it had passed 96 years of due dates.

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Salman Rushdie warns of threat to freedom of expression in West

Rushdie has long faced death threats linked to his fourth novel, 'The Satanic Verses,' which was banned in countries with large Muslim populations upon its 1988 publication.

 The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark June 2, 2018.

National Library of Argentina showcases Borges’ love for Israel and Judaism

German Alvarez, Investigator of the Borgean funds recovery program, Prof. Ruth Fain, head of the department Latin American studies, the HebreU, Eyal Sela, Ambassador of Israel to Argentina, Laura Rosarto, Investigator of the Borgean funds recovery program, Amital Perry, head of public diplomacy

Israel Prison System offers new research-based digital library system

This new research database will provide information for people interested in learning about many topics affecting people inside and outside of prison.

View of the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley.

Texas school district orders removal of Anne Frank’s diary from shelves

It was the latest in a string of book removals being implemented at schools at the behest of conservative activist parents and school board members

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