MOUNT GERIZIM, West Bank — When Ben Yehuda Altif got engaged to his first cousin Mazal, there was no problem winning the blessing of their families or the Samaritan high priest, who leads their ...

Cultural roots in Samaria, in today's northern West Bank. Religious practices are similar to Judaism, though calendar is slightly different. In the 4th century, Samaritan population reached 1.2 ...

Wearing white overalls and red fez hats, dozens of Samaritan men slaughtered sheep for Passover on April 11 as prayers in ancient Hebrew echoed across Mount Gerizim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Members of the ancient Samaritan community pray during a pilgrimage marking the Sukkot holiday, known as the Feast of the Tabernacles, at the religion's holiest site on Mount Gerizim, near the West ...

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The Samaritans, arguably the people with the best press in the New Testament, have a big problem: Not only have they shrunk to a minuscule community, but their language is ...

It's good to have a Samaritan come to your aid if you're trying to travel through the Holy Land these days. Khader al-Samri, a member of the ancient community that traces its roots to the 10 lost ...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AFFAIRS: Early Hellenistic period dwelling opened to visitors • Samaritan community has mixed feelings about park on its holy mountain Rising some 886 meters above sea level, Mount ...