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Jerusalem Under Siege

December 11, 2013 Ever since Israel was miraculously reborn as an independent state in 1948, she has been center-stage on the world scene. That position became even more evident when Jerusalem was united in 1967 after the Six Day War. Against all odds, Israel prevailed when the Arab world once again mounted superior forces against this tiny nation.

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Arab MKs Disrupt Temple Mount Committee Session

November 13, 2013 A recent debate on a bill that would guarantee Jews access to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, as well as equal prayer rights there, sparked an angry response from Arab-Israeli MKs (members of parliament). During the debate MK Miri Regev stressed that no attempt is being made to bar Muslims from praying at the Al Aqsa Mosque, Islam's third holiest site.

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Fast of Tammuz: Is the Temple Mount Holy?

June 24, 2013 Tzom Tammuz (Fast of Tammuz / 17th of Tammuz) memorializes the breaching of Jerusalem's walls by Nebuchadnezzar after a long siege that brought starvation to those inside Jerusalem’s walls. On this day, the priests in the First Temple stopped offering the Tamid (Perpetual Offering) because the walls were breached, and they had run out of lambs for the offerings. Within weeks, the First Temple was destroyed and all the houses burned. The majority of the Jewish people were taken captive.

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Tisha B’Av: Amazing Facts That Defy Coincidence

July 24, 2012 According to some rabbis, this day of fasting is as significant to the Jewish People as Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), which is considered the holiest day of the Jewish year. Tisha B’Av, the saddest day in Jewish history, primarily commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples.

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