More Temple Mount Hijinks

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, October 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Bradley Burston, the Ha'aretz columnist, as well as the newly-appointed vice-president for ritual affairs at my one-man island synagogue, forwarded me some dispiriting news. Apparently, a religious genius of some sort has decided that what the Jews need now more than anything is the ability to deliver prayer notes to the top of the Temple Mount, where God will presumably read them, when He's not busy making plans to destroy the Dome of the Rock. According to the website for this new service, the scheme is entirely kosher:

Israeli Products

Submitted by: mvgreco, October 20th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - During these difficult times, when we can give less to help others, the Israeli organizations that rely on U.S. donations are struggling like never before.

Hardly any respite

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - While some calm has returned to the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslim holy site is still under grave threat, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem

Speaking out against anti-Semitism is a risky business

Submitted by: Levi, October 6th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - CONSPIRACY THEORIES are rampant in the Middle East. Many people are made to believe that America and Israel are running the whole world and are behind every problem in their countries - from defective chewing gum to Farouk Hosny's failure to head UNESCO.

Clashes at mosque revered by both Jews and Muslims

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 29th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Michael Jansen was in the Old City of Jerusalem during clashes at a sacred site between Israeli activists and Palestinians Muslim worshippers

Jewish “Women of the Wall” Defy Law to Pray

Submitted by: Messianicmiriam, September 26th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - “A woman at the Wall is like a pig at the Wall.” This was the statement made by Yehuda Getz, the late Chief Rabbi of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, following one of the most shocking demonstrations of violence at one of Judaism’s holiest shrines—the Kotel (Western Wall)—on a bleak December morning in 1988. 

Facebook lets users decide who has the Golan Heights

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, September 21st, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - As Facebook ramps up its growth abroad, it will have to contend with more highly-charged political conflicts. One of them is how to manage disputed territories like the Golan Heights, a mountainous region connecting Israel to Syria that was captured by Israel in 1967.

Sweden rejects Israeli anti-Semitism claims

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, August 20th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums -

STOCKHOLM – Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has rejected Israeli calls for official condemnation of a Swedish newspaper article about organ harvesting, saying freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy.

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Israel rejects call for Palestinian state deadline

Submitted by: Honeyleft, July 12th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Monday rejected a European Union call for the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state by a certain deadline even if Israel and Palestinians fail to agree on a peace deal...

Missionaries Admit to Below-Board Entry to Israel

Submitted by: MarilynLeff, July 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - (IsraelNN.com) Missionaries Roy and Mary Kendall boast on their email newsletter of having crept into the Jewish State by not altogether honest means.
 

'Ark of the Covenant' about to be unveiled?

Submitted by: Tzidkenu, June 24th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums -

Ethiopian patriarch tells pope he will show artifact to world

 Posted: June 24, 2009
9:35 pm Eastern

© 2009 WorldNetDaily

 

Ark of the Covenant as depicted in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (Paramount Pictures)

The patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia says he will announce to the world Friday the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, perhaps the world's most prized archaeological and spiritual artifact, which he says has been hidden away in a church in his country for millennia, according to the Italian news agency Adnkronos.

 

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Thoughts on Obama's Cairo Speech?

Submitted by: Ahava, June 4th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - As many Muslims see hope in American President Obama's speech in Cairo, some feel he didn't make enough concrete promised or plans to improve the Muslim situation in the Middle East. On the flip, many Israeli's are not comforted by his direct opposition to natural development of settlements... 1 comment

Pope Offers Support of a 2-State Solution

Submitted by: josiah, May 14th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Pope Benedict XVI joined the nations of the world in calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state during a speech in Bethlehem on Wednesday. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the Pope to Bethlehem on day three of his five-day visit to Israel...

Israeli President Refused to Apologize for Gaza War

Submitted by: MissEmma88, May 11th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums - Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday called a U.N. investigation accusing Israel of recklessness during the war in Gaza "outrageous" and said the Jewish state will not apologize for defending its citizens against Hamas missile attacks.He conceded that the Israeli military made some mistakes — as all armies do during war... 1 comment