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Fast Forward New Evidence Of Babylonian Conquest Of Jerusalem Discovered
New evidence unearthed in the City of David further verifies the biblical account of an actual Babylonian conquest of First Temple-period Jerusalem, according to the Times of Israel. Led by Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Dr. Joe Uziel, the excavation team discovered a row of 2,600-year-old rooms, all of which were covered with layers of…
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Fast Forward Knesset Votes To Make It More Difficult To Give Parts Of Jerusalem To Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Wednesday passed the first of three votes needed to enact legislation that would set an extra-high threshold for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. The proposed amendment to the Jerusalem Basic Law – defining the city’s legal status – could pass into law later…
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Fast Forward Israel Police: New Temple Mount Security Cameras Will Respect Public, Privacy
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Police said the new security cameras they plan to install at the Temple Mount will retain “full respect for the public and its privacy.” The police released the statement Tuesday after rumors gained traction that the police had plans to install X-ray cameras at the entrances for Muslim worshippers at…
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Fast Forward Muslim Worshippers Shun Temple Mount Despite Removal Of Metal Detectors
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Metal detectors and security cameras installed at entrances to the Temple Mount for Muslim worshippers were removed hours after the announcement of a Security Cabinet decision to do so. By Tuesday morning the security measures that had been put in place less than two weeks ago were completely removed. The Security Cabinet…
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Fast Forward Israel To Replace Temple Mount Metal Detectors With Less Obtrusive Surveillance
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet voted to remove the metal detector gates after a meeting lasting several hours convening for…
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Fast Forward UN Official Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Escalation Of Temple Mount Crisis
United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned on Monday that a solution was needed by Friday to the Jerusalem mosque crisis, which threatens to have “potential catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the Old City.” “It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday,” he told reporters…
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Fast Forward Clashes Continue Over Temple Mount Metal Detectors
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least one Palestinian man was killed in clashes in Jerusalem between Israeli security forces and Muslims demonstrating against metal detectors installed at the Temple Mount. The most serious clashes on Saturday took place in the evening after Muslim worshippers held a prayer service outside the gates of the Temple Mount, which…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Calls For ‘Moderation And Dialogue’ After Temple Mount Violence
ROME (JTA) – Expressing trepidation and urging prayers for peace, Pope Francis appealed for “moderation and dialogue” in the wake of recent violence in Jerusalem centering on the Temple Mount. Addressing crowds who braved fierce heat to gather for his Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said he was “following with trepidation the grave…
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