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Steve Kramer: Cooling it in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer: Cooling it in Jerusalem I have a down coat from LL Bean hanging in my closet. It just hangs there, waiting for an opportunity for me to wear it. Such an occasion occurred recently when we experienced the first (and probably last) cold day of

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They Just Keep Digging: CBS Instructed Staff Not to Refer to Jerusalem as Being in Israel

 We're having a hard time determining who has had the worst week: Kamala Harris or CBS News.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Torah scroll dedicated to Oct. 7 families installed at Western Wall

Thousands of people filled in individual letters in the parchment.

This is a touching story.

News | The UN

The Democracies Betray Israel at the UN

The most recent UN General Assembly resolution on Israel and the Palestinians is a radical strike at Israel and would push Jews out of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Bites like this prove that the U.N. is inherently antisemitic, and is always willing to invest reality to serve its leftist overlords.

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Thousands rally in Jerusalem demanding victory over Hamas

Protesters urge swift action to free the captives, back the government proposal to free them in a single-phase release.

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UN General Assembly passes resolution calling for Jerusalem Old City to be Jew-free

The Palestinian-fronted resolution passed by wide margin, demanding that the Israeli army and Jewish residents evacuate to pre-1949 line within a year.

Disgusting. As usual.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Record number of Jews visit the Temple Mount

At least 51,672 have made the ascent since last Rosh Hashanah, a 14% rise over the previous year.

History | Archeology

Archaeology is a big problem for the Palestinian cause 

The stone seal that was just discovered doesn’t refer to any indigenous Palestinian holidays, nor does it bear any ancient Palestinian symbols—because none of those things exist.

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There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount

Unlike many others who fear backlash from Muslim countries, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and many other Israeli Jews, believe the time has come to assert full sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

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Steve Kramer: Cooling it in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer: Cooling it in Jerusalem Israelis are sweating out the expected rocket offensive from either Iran or Hezbollah – or both – while going about their business, vacationing in Israel or elsewhere, or cooling off in their air-condition

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Jews Still Cry Over the Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem

Why continue mourning over the destruction of a building that happened so long ago?

History | Archeology

Archeological Echoes of David in Jerusalem - Part 3

In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we followed in the footsteps of young David before he became king and while he was on the run from King Saul. In this article, we will follow David to Jerusalem, future site of the Holy Temples and eternal capital of the Jewish people.

History | Archeology

Huge quarry from Second Temple period uncovered in Jerusalem

A huge Second Temple period quarry, one of the largest ever found in Jerusalem, is uncovered during an excavation in the Har Hotzvim industrial area.

News | The UN

The UN’s illegal occupation of Jerusalem

I call upon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restore our dignity and self-respect by ejecting the U.N. from Government House. Op-ed.

Politics | Media Bias

Revealed: The Laughable Excuses Given by BBC & CNN for Israel Capital City Mistake

There’s chutzpah, and then there’s the BBC’s explanation for why it should be allowed to incorrectly describe Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital — an

Politics | Debunking Lies

It’s high time to quash the Palestinian lies about Jerusalem

  Now, on Jerusalem Day, marking the 57th anniversary of the reunification of the holy city, the unforgivable trivialization of

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Jerusalem Day flag march to pass through Damascus Gate

Over 3,000 police officers and border guards will secure the march and other events.

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Arab protesters at Hebrew U. call to 'expel the occupier'

"It is inconceivable that the Hebrew University allows a disgraceful demonstration of terror supporters," said Knesset member Avigdor Liberman.

Expel every single one of these people, and every other Arab lowlife who is a threat to Israel.

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Three Israelis injured in car-ramming attack in Jerusalem

The assailants were arrested in a nearby furniture store.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Where Is the Ark of the Covenant Today?

The Ark of the Covenant is the holiest item in Judaism. What happened to it?

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - More photos of weeds on the Temple Mount, 1872

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

History | Archeology

Rare First Temple clay seal unearthed in Jerusalem

  A rare and exciting archaeological find has been unearthed in Jerusalem, providing a unique glimpse into the ancient past.

I love that it’s going on display in the mayor of Jerusalem’s office before continued scientific analysis.

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Biden Admin Won’t Say if West Bank Sanctions Apply to Jews Living in Jerusalem

The Biden administration will not say if its decision to impose sanctions on Israelis it accuses of committing human rights abuses in the West Bank will apply to those living in Jerusalem, leaving open the possibility that Jews living in Israel's capital

Politics | American Politics

Senator asks Biden to clarify if US sees Jerusalem as part of ‘West Bank’

"It’s a simple question that I hope the administration can answer clearly and promptly," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote.

Of course, it was a Republican.

News | The Temple Mount

Elder Of Ziyon - What happened last year on the Temple Mount in Ramadan, and why restrictions on Muslims are necessary for peace this year

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Security forces foil terror attack on outskirts of Jerusalem

The Palestinian terrorist was shot dead after trying to stab Border Police officers.

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Arabs say Jewish challah covers were a factor that forced them to murder Jews in 1929. This is the "logic" of today's terrorist defenders.

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Opinion

Elder Of Ziyon - On tolerance and arrogance

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

12 Facts Every Jew Should Know About the Western Wall - Chabad

The Temple Mount's sole remaining structure, visited by millions worldwide for prayer and inspiration.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Muslims quoting Quran to predict Israel's demise - but meanwhile they prove the Jewish claim to the Temple Mount!

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Edy Cohen : How the Mufti of Jerusalem Created the Permanent Problem of Palestinian Violence

Edy Cohen : How the Mufti of Jerusalem Created the Permanent Problem of Palestinian Violence   By Edy Cohen  Re-print  The Tower Chairman, Kedem Forum for Middle East Studies; author, The Mufti and the Jews Hitler’s closest Middle East ally worked ha

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United Hatzalah: Seven people injured in rocket barrage towards Jerusalem area

United Hatzalah: Seven people injured in rocket barrage towards Jerusalem area Following the rocket barrage towards the Jerusalem region, seven people were injured at the scene of three direct hits in several towns in the periphery of Jerusalem. In a town

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Steve Kramer – Succot Adventure in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer – Succot Adventure in Jerusalem Michal and I rarely travel during the holidays of Succot and Passover because of overcrowding on the roads and at tourist destinations. This year we made an exception and had a wonderful day trip in Jerus

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UNPACKED: Watch – Yirmiyahu Eats His Way Through Jerusalem’s Shuk

UNPACKED: Watch – Yirmiyahu Eats His Way Through Jerusalem’s Shuk Yirmiyahu takes a walk through Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda open air market (AKA “the shuk”) with tour guide and Jewish food researcher Joel Haber. Together they explore (and

News | The UN

Elder Of Ziyon - The UN's selective reporting on the Temple Mount and Old City

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News | The Temple Mount

Muslims Irate after Jews Blow Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah

All of which stands to show you that the Arabs already know the Jews are coming. Now, someone must tell the Jews.

Any Jew who blows a shofar on the Temple Mount, on Rosh HsShanah, is a hero.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinians calling for "resistance" to Jews celebrating Jewish holidays in Jerusalem

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History | Archeology

Archaeologists find 'mystery' ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics

The channels may have been used to prepare a commodity "connected to the economy of the temple or palace", said archaeologist Yuval Gadot in the statement.

Still waiting to find a "Palestinian" artifact that predates 1967,

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Steve Kramer – Escaping Humidity in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer – Escaping Humidity in Jerusalem It’s summer in Israel and that means hot, sunny, and no chance of rain. So you can be sure that you won’t be caught in a rain shower – but you’ll be hot. What’s “hot” in the Sharon area

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Historic Tiferet Yisrael synagogue in Jerusalem rebuilt, set to open in 2024

Established in 1872, it dominated the skyline of the Old City’s Jewish Quarter until its destruction after the Jordanian Army captured the Old City during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.

This is very cool!

News | The Temple Mount

Elder Of Ziyon - What is the Waqf doing on the Temple Mount? The Israel Antiquities Authority says it is "classified.”

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

The Israeli government can’t protect Jewish lives or Jewish history. They are pathetic.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

The Mystery Convert of Jerusalem

The Rabbinic Controversy of Warder Cresson's Circumcision.

News | The Temple Mount

Elder Of Ziyon - So is it US policy that some Jews must be banned from the Temple Mount?

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Ben Gvir Ascends Temple Mount on 9 B’Av to Show Who’s in Charge

“It is not a crime to pray, bow, or bring religious texts to our sacred site.”

Hero. The left and all of the other enemies of the Jewish people, will whine incessantly about this, because they hate Jews doing Jewish things, on Jewish holidays, at Judaism’s most sacred site.

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Steve Kramer – Summertime films in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer – Summertime Films in Jerusalem   Michal and I recently returned from a mini-vacation in Jerusalem, which featured the annual Jerusalem Film Festival. While much of Europe and the US is sweltering, Israel is “enjoying” its usua

News | The Temple Mount

Video of Jews performing Priestly Blessing on Temple Mount sparks Palestinian outrage

While Jewish prayer has been conducted quietly on the Temple Mount since 2019, the video showed relatively public prayer.

If the Arabs can’t stand Jews doing Jewish thing at Judaism’s holiest site, where the Jewish presence predates Islam by over 2,000 years, it’s too bad.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Elder Of Ziyon - Jerusalem's policy for securing summer camps tells you a great deal about the tragic and heroic everyday life in Israel

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News | The Temple Mount

Abbas’ risible Temple denial Is no laughing matter

The specious claim that the Temple Mount is exclusively a Muslim holy site and the spurious denial that the Jewish Temple stood there is yet another example of Jew-hatred by the PA and Hamas. Op-ed.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Largest Birthright Group Breaks Record at Kotel

Mayanot Israel see largest group, 800, to arrive in single day; largest group from abroad at Kotel with 1,127

News | The Temple Mount

Will Israel Retake the Temple Mount? | Jerusalem Day Special

Purchase the “75 Hebrew Words You Should Know” book here: https://cutt.ly/W6uq8UG\Watch the moment when one of the Israeli soldiers who fought for Jerusalem ...

B”H one day soon we will control the entire thing.

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Torat HaRav Kook In Honor of Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day

Torat HaRav Kook In Honor of Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day Torat HaRav Kook In Honor of Yom Yerushalayim/Jerusalem Day “Yerushalayim, and Zion in particular, is a teaching about the return of humankind to its highest status -to the point that all the n

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Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinian preacher at Al Aqsa: "Palestinians Have No Historical Right to Palestine"

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News | The Temple Mount

Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinians claim Israel will open a synagogue on the Temple Mount "Bab al Rahma" hall. (I wish!)

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

They really need to build a synagogue here.

Politics | Debunking Lies

Elder Of Ziyon - Today's fake news: "Israel trying to drive Jerusalem Arab shops out of business"

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Israeli police thwart Jerusalem terrorist attack during Passover

The suspect, a cook, planned a stabbing using a knife from his place of work, investigators say.

Palestinians are animals. Only idiots, ignorant people, antisemites, and leftists (who are always a combination of all three) still believe that, somehow, “both sides” are to blame for the relentless violence. I am sick of it.

History | History

Jerusalem or Louisiana, the Matter of Title Has Long Been Resolved

From the blog of Leonard Grunstein at Jewish Standard

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Elder Of Ziyon - Jordan's Foreign Ministry reiterates that the Temple Mount - and the Kotel - must be Judenrein

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Israel on the Brink: Rockets Fired From Gaza and Lebanon, Riots on Temple Mount & Israeli Sisters Murdered in Terror Attack

As Passover celebrations began in the Holy Land, a crisis was brewing as Palestinian leaders encouraged rioting on the Temple Mount under the pretense of

The animals who murdered those two innocent girls and injured mother are typical of the Palestinian death obsession. I wish Israel was courageous enough to WIPE OUT every enemy of the Jewish people.

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Palestinians Chant in Support of Hamas at Temple Mount

i24 News - Palestinian worshippers chanted slogans in praise of "martyrs" and in support of Hamas chief Mohammad Deif at the end of morning prayers on Friday at Jerusalem's Temple Mount. A video circulating on social media showed an imam calling on the cr

Because they’re a bunch of animals. There is no other explanation. These people love violence.

Politics | "Apartheid" State?

Elder Of Ziyon - More Muslims visit Al Aqsa under Israeli rule - EVERY WEEK - than EVER did under 1000 years of Muslim rule

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History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - According to Arab interpretations of international law in 1930, Jews have the sole right to the Temple Mount today!

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Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinians are Philistines, Canaanites, Jebusites, Arabs, and now Philistines again!

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Jonathan Feldstein – Praying for the Rain in Jerusalem

Jonathan Feldstein – Praying for the Rain in Jerusalem Israel is more used to giving names to military operations than storms, but this week, Israel is welcoming Barbara, a winter storm expected to bring heavy rain and even snow much of the week. Ba

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Jenin, Jerusalem and intentional false equivalence

American Islamists and media figures are whitewashing Palestinian terrorism and slandering Israel for defending itself.

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Watch: 1969 Stanley Goldfoot’s Open letter to the world from Jerusalem

Stanley Goldfoot “In 2006, at the age of 92, Stanley Goldfoot passed away. Stanley Goldfoot was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 1932, at the age of 18, he headed for Palestine where he joined a HaShomer HaTzair kibbutz. After the rebirth of the

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UNPACKED: Next Year in Jerusalem: Why Is This City So Important?

UNPACKED: Next Year in Jerusalem: Why Is This City So Important? Jerusalem has, is, and will continue to be, a central location of religious significance to Jews, Muslims and Christians. Through a deeper dive of Judaism’s four nicknames for the city, th

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Steve Kramer – An Overnight in Jerusalem

Steve Kramer – An Overnight in Jerusalem Michal and I had planned an overnight in Jerusalem with friends from New York. With the predictable hot weather (90 degrees and sunny every day) of the metro Tel Aviv area, a sojourn in Jerusalem is always a

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UNPACKED: Next Year in Jerusalem: Why Is This City So Important?

UNPACKED: Next Year in Jerusalem: Why Is This City So Important? Jerusalem has, is, and will continue to be, a central location of religious significance to Jews, Muslims and Christians. Through a deeper dive of Judaism’s four nicknames for the city, th

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Steve Kramer – Jerusalem – In Whose Hands Is It?

Steve Kramer – Jerusalem – In Whose Hands Is It? On Sunday, May 29, 2022, Israel commemorated Jerusalem Day, marking 55 years since the Israeli forces (IDF) liberated the Old City from the 19-year Jordanian occupation of 1948-1967. Jerusalem h

History | History

The Temple Mount: The Astonishing Israeli Concession of 1967

In a triumphant moment, Israel’s flag was hoisted over the newly conquered Temple Mount—then quickly taken down.

Moshe Dayan thought he was preventing bloodshed, and I am sure foremost on his mind was preventing Jewish bloodshed. But he made a mistake. You never surrender and inch of land to people who want to murder you. How much more so when you are talking about Judaism’s holiest place on earth? Ever since Israel relinquished control of the Temple Mount Arabs have used it as a propaganda tool. In fact their ability to do so has only expanded as they have conned large numbers of ignorant people into, against every bit of historical evidence, believing that Arabs in the region are a separate ethnic people called “Palestinian” who are the “real” indigenous people. Had the Israelis kept the Temple Mount, it would have sent the message to the world that ALL of Israel is Jewish, they aren’t afraid to proudly proclaim it, and that Arabs are welcome to live and pray anywhere in Israel, including the Dome of the Rock, ONLY if they accept the reality of the situation. Instead, now we have a “Jewish” state where Jews aren’t allowed to pray at the most revered place in our religion and in our history.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

As Palestinians Destroy Jewish Holy Sites, Media Focus On Fake ‘Attacks’ on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian rioters this week twice damaged Joseph's Tomb, a Jewish holy site under Palestinian Authority control.

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Shushan Purim - Why Jerusalem celebrates a day later

All cities that were walled at the time when the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, entered Canaan, observe Purim on the 15th. This results in the occasional unique phenomenon of a “triple” or three-day Purim.

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EoZ: Saudi-American academic couldn’t visit the Al Aqsa Mosque because of Palestinian hate

EoZ: Saudi-American academic couldn’t visit the Al Aqsa Mosque because of Palestinian hate Ederofziyon Najat Al-Saeed is a Saudi-American independent academic researcher who teaches in Dubai and writes for Israel Hayom. Earlier this month she tweete

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Steve Kramer – Undivided Jerusalem Must Remain So

Steve Kramer – Undivided Jerusalem Must Remain So Israel and the United States are at odds over the Israeli capital of Jerusalem. You may not remember that Congress passed – by more that a 10:1 margin – the ‘Jerusalem Embassy Act of 19

Politics | Politics

CNN Erases Jews from the Story of Jerusalem

CNN has a problem with Jerusalem’s history. The network apparently views the utter destruction of the city, including the Second Temple – a historic

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Mel Alexenberg – Digital Flights from Israel to Iowa and Abu Dhabi Reveal Isaiah’s Vision

Mel Alexenberg – Digital Flights from Israel to Iowa and Abu Dhabi Reveal Isaiah’s Vision As an American-Israeli artist, I launched cyberangels from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art to celebrate the Na

Travel | Israel

6 Arabs Arrested for Multi-Million Sheikh Jarrah Real Estate Forgery Scam

The suspects, using forged documents and inside information, allegedly stole millions of state-owned land in Eastern Jerusalem.

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EXCLUSIVE – Saving An Unconscious Man In The Old City of Jerusalem

EXCLUSIVE – Saving An Unconscious Man In The Old City of Jerusalem Jerusalem – On Tuesday evening, at 5:00 p.m. in Jerusalem, a 56-year-old man was taking a nap when his daughter came to check on him and found him blue-faced and unconscious wi

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Jerusalem During the War of Independence—Now in Color!

The blockade of Jerusalem began during the first few days of the War of Independence, spreading from the Old City's Jewish Quarter to the rest of Jerusalem. These color photos from 1948 show us what life was like in the city that was cut off from the rest

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The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute and the false claim of Israeli land discrimination

The claim that Israeli law permits Jews to reclaim ownership of lands they owned prior to 1948 but denies Palestinians such a right is false in every particular. 

Politics | Politics

The myth of the Al-Aqsa 'siege' continues to ignite Palestinian violence | TheHill

Hamas saw the need for a pretext to elevate its standing among Palestinians and proclaimed the Mosque to be under attack.

History | History

The pathology of evil; Almost Nothing You've Heard about Evictions in Jerusalem Is True; Israel showed US ‘smoking gun’ on Hamas in AP office tower

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David Lawrence-Young – Israel Scene May 2021 from Jerusalem

David Lawrence-Young – Israel Scene May 2021 from Jerusalem To paraphrase George Orwell, in 1941 he wrote: (1941): As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.*   Well, this isn’t exactly true, but while

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Shlomi Shabat – Famous Israeli Singer Perfectly Captured Jerusalem

Shlomi Shabat – Famous Israeli Singer Perfectly Captured Jerusalem In English and Hebrew H/T Israelbehindthenews Jerusalem is definitely not easy to describe. There’s a feeling that goes with it that only those who have been there can understand.

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Understanding the Sheikh Jarrah Property Dispute

The entrance to the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Photo: Tamar Hayardeni/Wikimedia. JNS.org – The current dispute in Jerusalem’s Sheikh …

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On the 54th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification

54 years ago, on the Jewish date of the 28th of Iyar 5727, (June 7, 1967 CE on the Gregorian calendar), Israeli forces smashed through Jordanian barriers illegally dividing the city of Jerusalem in the final days of the Six Day War.  As gun...