Witnessing a row of women weeping openly at the Western Wall, Deirdre Reynolds couldn’t help but wish she had some of their faith on a trip the Holy Land.

An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, at a compound on a hill south of the city, the Hebrew University announced late tonight.

Israel’s prime minister Ariel Sharon has launched a furious attack on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, accusing him of failing to contain violence, following the stoning to death of two Jewish teenagers.

The bodies of two 14-year-old Israeli boys believed to have been stoned to death by Palestinians were found today in a cave near Bethlehem.