Coins, pottery, and ritual baths recently uncovered revealed a Hasmonean-era Jewish town at the Susya in Mount Hevron. The findings are surprising in light of historical reports about Hasmonean activity to convert the Edomites who lived in the region, in year 112 BCE. The discovery a settlement site from the time of the Hasmonean Kingdom […]
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Jewish History, Middle EastTwenty-two leaders in the Islamic world are due to gather in Istanbul Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The meeting comes as unrest in the Middle East continues, along with growing criticism over the Jerusalem move. The gathering is under the auspices of the
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International, Middle East, USAPalestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman said Wednesday, echoing calls at an Islamic summit in Istanbul from which he had stayed away. “The kingdom has called for a political solution to resolve regional crises, foremost of which is the Palestinian issue and the restoration of the Palestinian
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International, Middle East, USASufganiyot for Soldiers on the Golan GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel (Press Release) – Hundreds of Israeli soldiers are enjoying Hanukkah celebrations on their army base in the Golan Heights thanks to support from the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Western Region. FIDF’s ambassadors in Israel on Tuesday brought messages of hope and light –
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Early on in his new book about Yossi Beilin and the failed peace process (English title: The Left-Wing’s Sorrow), Avi Shilon, the historian of modern Israel, makes the point that you cannot remove the religious dimension in seeking to make peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Even if you have
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAAbbas is hostile toward the United States NEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his expressed hostility towards the United States. “Threatening the U.S. is not a strategy for advancing the prospects of peace,” said AJC CEO David Harris. Addressing the Organization of Islamic
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International, Middle East, USAIn their third meeting in a month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Ankara. The talks primarily focused on Syria, but Putin’s visit coincides with U.S.-Turkish relations, reeling from a crisis sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “Regarding Jerusalem, I have observed that
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International, Middle East, USADisgraced prime minister questions Trump’s Jerusalem plan Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, on right, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem on Nov. 17, 2008. Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images Ehud Olmert, on left, with Daniel Kurtzer at NJPAC. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Ehud Olmert, Israel’s 12th prime minister, had a question for President
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Middle EastAn Israeli Arab Knesset member mocked the Israeli flag, Israeli national anthem, and other national symbols of the Jewish state Tuesday, saying that he identified as a “Palestinian” while deriding Israel as an “occupier” since its establishment in 1948. Jamal Zahalka, a five-term veteran MK from the Arab ultra-nationalist Balad party, which became a faction
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Middle EastShortly after Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 104, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin marked the passing of the late rabbi in a statement, lauding Rabbi Shteinman”s wisdom and humility, saying that he “gave direction to thousands”. “Our teacher, the brilliant Rabbi Shteiman, was a leader who bore the
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsAn Israeli man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for an arson attack at the church built where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of loaves and fishes. The Israeli district court in the Galilee city of Nazareth had earlier found Yinon Reuveni guilty of “aggravated arson” and two counts of criminal conspiracy
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Middle EastThe Reform Center for Religion and State, together with the Coalition Against Racism is demanding that the Nahal Sorek Regional Council not participate in a conference aimed at curbing intermarriage between Jews and Arabs. The conference will take place on Tuesday in Yad Binyamin, and is aimed at women educators. The event was organized by
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By Juliet Moses AUCKLAND, New Zealand — I am a Zionist. If I announced that, on walking into a party in New Zealand, I would quite likely get a worse reaction than if I declared that I am a P-addicted ISIS sympathising prostitute. It’s not the kind of thing that one can state in polite
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Anti-Semitism has emerged in forms both subtle and overt at anti-Israel rallies taking place globally in response to President Trump’s announcement on Jerusalem last week, according to a new analysis by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ADL experts are monitoring incidents globally and in the United States. While there have been
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