Understanding How To Stop The Next Old City Attack
On August 14th a lone gun man shot 8 pedestrians just outside of Jerusalem’s Old City and then fled into the Shiloach neighborhood (aka Silwan) of Jerusalem. This neighborhood sits opposite of the City of David on the Eastern side of the Kidron Valley. While at one time Shiloach was a majority Jewish neighborhood, the […]
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The Latest Fatwa: Don’t Visit Jerusalem
An Emirati political scientist has publicly come out in support of the Jerusalem Mufti’s Fatwa against muslims visiting Jerusalem through Israel. “A sane Emirati tourist does not visit stolen Palestinian land to expose himself to degrading situations, even on the pretext of visiting Jerusalem,” Dr. Abdul Khaliq Abdullah said. Abdullah has long held antagonistic views […]
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Remembering Jerusalem : From Sadness to Joy
To Be Read After Tisha B’Av We are told by the great Sages, that we – the Jewish People, have potential toconvert the days of tragedy and sadness to days of celebration and joy. Itdepends on our actions, our desire to get close to Hashem and to ourwillingness to reverse the ‘sins of old’ which […]
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Living in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
by Mordechai Tzion I heard from Ha-Rav Aviv Tzuberi, Rosh Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim, that when Ha-Rav Yosef Zilberman decided to move to the Old City and live on Ma’alot Ha-Midrasha Street, his brothers-in-law, who were important Torah scholars, brought him to a Din Torah before Ha-Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, for endangering their sister and nieces […]
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Wagon wheels of “the Redemption and the Settler movement” are always moving forward
There is a good reason why it says in our prayers – from Chapter 92 in Tehillim (Psalms): “5 How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!. 6 Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand. 7 that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.” Let’s take for example the return of the indigenous […]
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The Three Weeks – The Three Actions
We are all familiar with the current “semi-mourning” period of the Three Weeks, from the minor fast day of the 17th Tammuz (Breaking G-d given holy tablets, Jerusalem walls breached, sacrifices stopped…etc) till the 9th of Av or Tisha B’Av. (Spies return and punishment of 40 yrs, Destruction of Temples and State of Israel on 2 occasions by Babylonians and Romans, […]
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BUILDING JERUSALEM: Refuting The Naysayers
In the battle over Jerusalem – especially when it comes to the Old City and the surrounding “Holy Basin,” the Israeli left have become some of the greatest vocal opponents to the reestablishment of Jewish Shiloach (aka Silwan) and the Old Jewish Quarter (aka Muslim Quarter). Take Nir Hasson of Haaretz for example. Hasson, a […]
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Is Foreign Money Illegally Funding A Far Left Organization In Jerusalem?
One of the best known organizations committed to keeping Jews from lawfully purchasing land in Jerusalem is Ir Amim. Founded in 2000, the organization seeks to divide Jerusalem, hand away Jewish or Israeli sovereignty, stop Jews from living in any neighborhood of Jerusalem, and paint the work of Ateret Cohanim as racist. Ir Amim has […]
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Biden’s Trip, New Elections, and the Fight Over Jerusalem
The Jewish State has now entered a chaotic process towards to new elections. Unless Bibi Netanyahu can form a coalition in the current Knesset, left of center Yair Lapid will be ushered in as Israel’s new Prime Minister – serving in a caretaker role. This is happening just as President Joe Biden is set to […]
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Violence In The Shiloach – The Never Ending Intifada
I first arrived in Israel 21 years ago – in the middle of the Intifada. The violence was horrific, but it eventually returned to normal. As we all know, terror in Israel is said to come in waves. While this is true, there are neighborhoods where the Intifada is as fresh now as it was […]
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