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Not the same Vikings: Genetic study reveals surprising differences between Iceland and Faroe Island

Discovery challenges assumptions about the uniformity of Viking settlements in the North Atlantic.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A viking woman.
Pilot whales.

Cruise ship witnesses slaughter of dozens of pilot whales

Passengers aboard a cruise ship that had docked in the Faroe Islands were shocked and horrified to bear witness to the mass slaughter of pilot whales.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
WHILE NOT exactly the result it had hoped for, Israel secured a third-place finish in Group F of World Cup qualifying with a 3-2 victory over the Faroe Islands on Monday night in Netanya.

Israel beats Faroe Islands in final qualifier

While missing out on the World Cup playoff, blue-and-white finishes just above Austria in 3rd place of Group F.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL NATIONAL TEAM coach Willi Ruttensteiner is hopeful of a good week ahead, with World Cup qualifiers at the Faroe Islands tonight and against Austria at home on Saturday before visiting Denmark on Tuesday.

Israel resumes World Cup qualifying with duel at Faroe Islands

Ruttensteiner’s National Team has three contests in a row, with Austria and Denmark clashes also on tap.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Faroe Islands will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

“The Faroe Islands love Israel,” Faroese Foreign Minister Jenis av Rana told Politiken.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019
ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
The Arab East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud is seen in front of the Dome of the Rock