Tag Archives: Jerusalem

This Year’s Hanukah Gift to Israel, More Evidence of Jerusalem’s Jewish Pedigree

ISRAEL HAYOM Indigenous in Jerusalem by David M. Weinberg December 4, 2015 The discovery of Hezekiah’s royal seal impression in the Ophel excavations “vividly brings to life the biblical narratives about King Hezekiah, and the activity conducted during his lifetime … Continue reading

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Hanukkah parallels between Maccabees and the modern miracle of Israel

WALL STREET JOURNAL Lighting Candles for Liberty by Ruth R. Wisse December 4, 2015 …The [Hanukkah] festival commemorates the recapture and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem almost 22 centuries ago, initiating eight decades of Jewish sovereignty in the land … Continue reading

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The ‘closest we can get’ to Jewish monarch from 3,000 years ago. Despite Palestinian denials, yet more evidence of the Jewish connection [VIDEO]

TIME OF ISRAEL Seal bearing name of Judean king found in Jerusalem by Ilan Ben Zion December 2, 2015 Archaeologists deciphered a seal impression bearing the name of the 8th century BCE biblical King Hezekiah recently found during excavations next … Continue reading

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West Bank’s Area C not changing for now

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu: We will not hand over even ‘one meter’ of land by Tovah Lazaroff November 29, 2015 Israel is not planning to unilaterally hand over portions of Area C in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, Prime … Continue reading

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Why does our president avoid acknowledging dead Jewish-Americans?

OBSERVER The Obama Administration and the Anonymity of Jewish Death by Abraham H. Miller November 24, 2015 …I had not thought of the anonymity of death in years, perhaps decades, and then I read about the tragic, wanton murder of … Continue reading

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Moshe Safdie-designed Alrov Mamilla Quarter rose on site of destroyed Jewish neighborhood

TIMES OF ISRAEL Mamilla, the Jerusalem border neighborhood that rose from the rubble by Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am November 21, 2015 …Mamilla was a tiny neighborhood located on the seam that connects Old and New Jerusalem. Its incredible story of … Continue reading

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Terror in Paris and hashtags pour forth; Terror in Israel and the world yawns

JERUSALEM POST Israeli father, son killed in shooting near Hebron laid to rest by Daniel K. Eisenbud November 15, 2015 Rabbi Ya’akov Litman, 40, and his son Netanel, 18, who were shot to death by Palestinian terrorists outside Otniel south … Continue reading

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NPR gets it right in interview with Jerusalem terror victim

CAMERA BLOG NPR’s Emily Harris Interviews Jerusalem Stabbing Victims in Powerful Segment by Dexter Van Zile October 22, 2015 Emily Harris, NPR’s International Correspondent in Jerusalem, interviewed the survivor of a recent knife attack that took place in Jerusalem. The … Continue reading

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Fleisher: The Jewish fighting spirit is back

ISRAEL HAYOM ‎10 things about the latest wave of jihad by Yishai Fleisher October 23, 2015 …A few good things have come out of the recent wave of terror in the streets of ‎Israel. The first is that the facade … Continue reading

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Did Muslim medical staff ignore Jews stabbed outside their door ?

FRONT PAGE MAG Muslim Medical Staff Didn’t Save Rabbi Stabbed to Death Next to Clinic by Daniel Greenfield October 17, 2015 …Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) ordered an investigation on Friday to check suspicions that Arab medical staff … Continue reading

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