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A panel of American journalists, writers, and scientists has chosen the Old City of Jerusalem as one of the seven wonders of modern times. The panel chose the city for its central place in religious history and struggle for tolerance. Among the sites said to have elevated Jerusalem to this status are the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and the Dome of the Rock, along with the walls and gates of the city.
Continue Reading »“When I hear the comments of the President of Iran, I do not think such comments would be tolerated in respect of any other country in the world, and they should not be tolerated in respect of Israel.”
—Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, May 15, 2006
{image_1}It always amazes me what beauty man can create out of almost anything, but when you think of painting, you think of a brush, oils, and watercolors. However, in India, they “paint” with colored rice powder or sand, drawing a new “rug” outside the entrance of their home every morning as a “welcome mat” for their gods. But much of the ancient world used a different medium for “painting”—stone. I have seen many “stone paintings,” or mosaics, here in Israel. Each time, I was amazed at the workmanship and thought what a painstaking job it must have been.
Continue Reading »During the recent construction of the Holyland Park Project near Jerusalem’s Malcha shopping mall, archaeologists identified several graves from the Intermediate Bronze Age (2200–2000 BC). Each of the 40 “shaft graves,” typical of the period, extended about 2 meters (6.5 feet) down and opened into individual burial chambers. Pottery found inside the graves indicates that they were reused by later inhabitants of the area during the Middle Bronze IIB period (1750–1550 BC). Since the graves were determined not to be Jewish in origin, they will be carefully documented, the finds removed for further study, and the bodies reinterred before construction resumes.
Continue Reading »I enjoy seeing the look on people’s faces when I tell them that the first time I ever went snow skiing was in Israel, and only one day after Hizbullah fired a couple of rockets at the mountain.
Continue Reading »The word hanukkah means “dedication.” After the Jewish revolt in 165 BC against Syrian-Greek forces, the Temple in Jerusalem was left desolate, having been desecrated when juice from cooked pigs was poured over its altar. The book of 1 Maccabees describes the extent of the damage: “They saw the Temple laid desolate and the altar profaned and the gates burned and the courtyards overgrown with plants as ‘in a thicket’ or like ‘one of the mountains’ and the chambers laid in ruins.”
Continue Reading »A new bike trail will allow bicyclists to ride across the Jewish state. The first 30 kilometers [18 miles] was opened during the holiday of Sukkot [Feast of Tabernacles]. The trail is being built by Derech Eretz, the operator of the Trans-Israel Route 6 Highway, Israel’s first toll road. Bicyclists were just one of the many groups opposed to the construction of the highway, which covered many of their favorite trails with asphalt. Now, the company intends to return some of what was taken.
Continue Reading »An Al-Qaeda video released in September called on Americans and the rest of the Christian world to “repent” and convert to Islam. “This is the invitation that precedes the attack. ”
Continue Reading »A defiant, belligerent Prime Minister Fourad Siniora vowed that he would not hold “direct or indirect contacts” with Israel. He said, “Lebanon will be the last Arab country to sign a peace agreement with Israel after 300 million Arabs citizens sign up. There will be no agreement with Israel before there is a global peace deal that is just and lasting.”
Continue Reading »When I heard there was a Bridges for Peace trip planned for Hezekiah’s Tunnel, I packed my backpack full with the necessary gear: a flashlight, camera, an extra pair of shoes and shorts, and a water bottle. When the day arrived, I was the first to arrive at our designated meeting point just inside the Dung Gate of the Old City, the exit from the Western Wall plaza. The majority of the participants were in what I call the “Silver Years Club,” all with a spirit of adventure.
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