US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Amman Jordan yesterday to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss ongoing violence in and around Jerusalem. Over the past several weeks dozens of terrorist attacks have been carried out by Palestinians as tensions have mounted. Conflicts have become commonplace at holy …
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Palestinians, The Wall, and the Secretary General
While tensions continue to rise in Israel, several interesting developments are taking shape. First, Palestinians are now laying claim to the Western Wall, the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and Rachel's Tomb...none of which are mentioned in any historical Muslim or Arab writing indicating any sort of significance. Yet, the Palestinians have officially proposed to the …
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Recent Outbreaks of Israeli Violence
Disturbing news of violent outbreaks by Israelis is sobering, and a reminder that, regardless of mistreatment from others and even our stand on moral issues, it is critical that we respond appropriately. We are used to hearing about conflict on Temple Mount, as Muslim shrines and mosques stand on the place considered most sacred by Jews. …
Tishah B’Av and the Destruction of Jerusalem
We focused on Tishah B'Av a couple days ago, but I want to shed a bit more light on the remembrance of that infamous day. Tishah B'Av is the ninth day of the Hebrew month, Av, and is a day of tragedy in Jewish history. (See Tishah B'Av: Remembering the Loss of Zion) In 135 …
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