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After long absence, Galilee festival returns to celebrate local Jewish, Druze, Arab communities • May 17, 2025, 8:00 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
IDF intercepts Yemen missile triggering sirens in Galilee, Carmel areas • May 2, 2025, 7:18 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Palestine during the time of Herod the Great and his sons
Herod Antipas
ruler of Galilee
St. Thomas, stained-glass window
St. Thomas
Christian Apostle
Reginald of Châtillon
Reginald of Châtillon
prince of Antioch
Saint James
apostle, the Lord’s brother

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