Cache of objects found in 1996 near Eilat receives new scrutiny; researchers posit they were used for spells of protection during arduous pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca and Medina

Letter is from passenger on US Navy ship that moored in Jaffa in 1834; when told he couldn't visit J'lem: 'Like Moses, we are only permitted to see Promised Land but not enter it'

Historical structures around the capital have been restored and repurposed for public use, bringing art, culture, education and color to the city