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Tower of David in Jerusalem is also an ancient fortress, telling stories of the Hasmonean Kingdom, Byzantine period, and early Islamic period of the Middle Ages

I24NEWS Tower of David Museum to reopen as Jerusalem’s official museum Erica Jackson May 29, 2023 After over ten years of planning and three years of construction, the famous Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem is reopening to the public … Continue reading

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Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount raised Israeli flags and sang “Hatikva” at the site

JERUSALEM POST WATCH: 50,000 join Jerusalem Day flag march, scuffles erupt in Old City Tzvi Joffre May 18, 2023 About 50,000 Israelis gathered in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Day flag march on Thursday, with police working throughout the day to break … Continue reading

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In advance of Jerusalem Day, marking 56 years since the city’s unification, the Magazine brings you a tapestry of 10 of Jerusalem’s iconic places and people

JERUSALEM POST Jerusalem Day: 10 iconic must-see spots in Israel’s capital Peggy Cidor May 13, 2023 Jerusalem is not only the eternal capital of Israel and the Jewish people, but it is also a center of three religions, with the … Continue reading

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When the Israeli police moved to evict the agitators, Israel found itself under attack from a number of countries, as well as many in the Western mainstream media, for “assaulting peaceful worshippers” and sending its troops to “storm” one of Islam’s holiest sites

GATESTONE What Is Really Happening at Jerusalem’s Holy Sites? Bassam Tawil April 13, 2023 Since the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on March 22, Israeli authorities have taken a series of measures to enable free access for … Continue reading

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Why is Israel under threat from a terrorist group for allowing Jews to pray at Judaism’s holiest site? Why is it okay for everyone else to pray there and not for Jews? And why do these Palestinian groups get away with making such threats?

COMMENTARY Moshe Dayan’s Tragic Blunder Meir Y. Soloveichik February 2023 …The current contretemps, like all others concerning the Temple Mount, reveals that [Moshe] Dayan’s original decision was a terrible mistake, the worst in Israel’s history. Rather than pacifying Jewish–Muslim relations, … Continue reading

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Netanyahu: ‘I call on citizens not to take the law into their own hands – for that we have an army and police’

JERUSALEM POST Seven killed, three injured in Jerusalem synagogue massacre Gadi Zaig, Yonah Jeremy Bob January 27, 2023 In the worst murderous rampage Israel has known in years, seven people were killed in a shooting attack outside a synagogue in … Continue reading

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This perverse behavior by Western liberals, aided by Israeli leftists, hugely incentivizes further Palestinian rejectionism and violence

JNS The Israeli canary in the West’s cultural coal mine Melanie Phillips January 5, 2022 Those scratching their heads over the way Western liberals have lost all connection with reason over issues of race, gender and Western “colonialism” might usefully … Continue reading

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The FBI announced that it will be investigating the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but was silent when an American was injured in a bombing.

JPOST The FBI should investigate the attack on US citizen in Jerusalem bombing Stephen M. Flatow November 27, 2022 The Biden administration’s Justice Department recently announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the accidental death of an Arab-American … Continue reading

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Police suspect remotely detonated devices were packed with nails; 22 hurt; security forces hunt for suspects; no claim of responsibility; Hamas hails attack

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli teen killed as terror bombings target 2 bus stops at entrances to Jerusalem Emanuel Fabian November 24, 2022 Two explosions at two bus stops near entrances to Jerusalem on Wednesday morning killed one person and left … Continue reading

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Oops, Israel forgot to ask Australia’s permission to make Jerusalem its capital

MEDIALINE Australia’s Decision To Stop Recognizing West Jerusalem as Israeli Capital Won’t Impact Relations, Expert Says Mohammad Al-Kassim October 18, 2022 Israel blasted Australia for reversing its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, with Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday … Continue reading

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