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Tag Archives: Temple Mount
The Corona Chronicles – Gerusalemme Liberata
Fifty five years ago come Sunday, in the midst of the Six Day War, all Israel was electrified by the announcement of Motta Gur, Commander of the 55th Paratroop Brigade, which liberated the Old City of Jerusalem from the Jordanians: … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Liberation Day, Shireen Abu-Akleh, Temple Mount
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The Corona Chronicles – Business As Usual
Yesterday was Jerusalem Day, the 54th anniversary of the liberation of the eternal Jewish capital from the illegal Jordanian occupation, and of the city’s return to Jewish sovereignty for the first time in two thousand years. It should have been … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, News, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged El Aqsa, Gaza rockets, Israel, Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah, Temple Mount
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Lamentations
Today is Tisha b’Av, the 9th of Av – the day on which Jews mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temples, the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Second Temple by the Romans, … Continue reading
The Things That You’re Liable To Read In The Bible
Just opposite the old Jerusalem Railway Station (now turned into a restaurant and cultural complex) is a hill known as the Bible Hill. Traditionally, this hill marks the spot from which “on the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged bible, City of David, Jebusites, Jerusalem, King David, Temple Mount, Temple of Solomon, Tribe of Benjamin, Tribe of Judah
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Things That Made Me Sad, Things That Made Me Mad and Things That Made Me Glad
It’s going to be a mixed bag of goods this week. Since my last post, a three-month-old Jewish baby, Haya Ziessel Braun, has been murdered in Jerusalem by a “Palestinian” terrorist, who deliberately rammed his vehicle into a crowd of … Continue reading
Status Quo
A few days ago, I participated in an extremely interesting walking tour in the Old City of Jerusalem, sponsored by the Jerusalem District Committee of the Israel Bar Association. This was a tour with a difference – focusing on the … Continue reading
The Temple Mount Is In Our Hands?
Forty-six years ago today, the 28th day of Iyyar according to the Jewish calendar, Israeli forces liberated the Old City of Jerusalem from the illegal Jordanian occupation. The days were the days of the Six Day War, which broke out … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Jerusalem Day, Kotel Ma'aravi, Six Day War, Temple Mount, Western Wall, Yom Yerushalayim
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If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem
Tomorrow, Sunday, marks Jerusalem Liberation Day – the 45th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem from the illegal Jordanian occupation, by the Israel Defence Forces in the Six Day War. Amongst other things, it will be celebrated with the traditional … Continue reading
THE VIEW FROM THE PALACE 