In spite of the truth that Jerusalem belongs to the Jews and is the capital of Israel, the chief of staff for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Rafiq Al Husseini, lied today and threatened that Jerusalem and the Temple Mount belong to the Muslims and any Israeli action that “offends” the Mount will be answered by 1.5 billion Muslims. This is yet another example of how...
Jerusalem Day: Monday, June 2, 2008
Monday, June 2 is Yom Yerushalayim, also known as Jerusalem Day – the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem where Jews were denied access to their Holiest city from 1948-1967. Yom Yerushalayim is a holiday celebrating the reunification of the Jewish Holy City of Jerusalem in the hands of its rightful owners, the Jewish people. In 1948, no Palestinian state was invaded or destroyed...
Israel’s Historic Achievement
From Israel’s Historic Achievement: To think of Israel as 60 years old may be wrong when its enemies seek to portray it as an alien usurper. In fact, the Jews have lived in the Land of Israel for over 3,300 years, since 1312 BCE. They had lived there at least 1,800 years before the Arab conquest of 635 CE, which lasted only 22 years. Jerusalem was the Jewish capital for over 3,300 years and...
PM: No chance Israel will cede east Jerusalem areas like Har Homa
Olmert shows defiance, but it is no substitute for crushing military force. Via Haaretz Service and News Agencies: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel would keep expanding a neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem. The premier was speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In one of the highlights of Merkel’s three-day visit marking the 60th...
2500-year-old First Temple Seal Found in Jerusalem
Originally posted on JPost: Jan 17, 2008 Via JPost: A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archaeological excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David, a prominent Israeli archaeologist said Wednesday. The 2,500-year-old black stone seal, which has the...
Catholic Leader Rejects Israel’s Jewish Identity
From Catholic Leader Rejects Israel’s Jewish Identity: Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, an Arab from Nazareth and the Roman Catholic Church’s top cleric in the Holy Land, said Israel should not be designated a Jewish state. “If it’s Jewish, it’s not Muslim or Christian,” he said. Sabbah had no word on whether a future Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza...
Together we can win the fight to maintain a united Jerusalem
From the all-new One Jerusalem Blog: ● VIDEO :: Labor Party Member of Kenesset Defends United Jerusalem: Speaking to the thousands who attended One Jerusalem’s Chanukah celebration in Jerusalem, Labor Party MK Yoram Marziano concluded his powerful remarks by declaring:”Jerusalem will remain united for ever and ever.” Listen to this brief and important speech by Marziano...
Jerusalem, Earthly and Heavenly
From Jerusalem, Earthly and Heavenly, via Daily Alert: Jerusalem does not rely upon natural wonders, outstanding weather or unusual surroundings for its attraction. It is holy, mysterious, the soul of Jewish history and longing. To see Jerusalem as a piece of real estate, a place on the map, is not to see it at all, let alone appreciate its role in Judaism and Jewish life and thought. The driving...
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