However, in order to understand the Israel of King David and King Solomon, ... the most expensive pigment of the time and a status symbol of the elites in ancient societies in southern Levant. ...

Star of David symbol at Congregation Agudet Achim on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) Lori Van Buren/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ...

A detained Moldovan couple's Russian phone conversation is being probed for a possible motive behind blue Star of David symbols that were spray-painted on buildings in Paris.