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Good News Friday
Once more a Good News Friday post appears after some tragic news. But just as the celebrations of Independence Day directly follow on from the solemnity of Memorial Day, so Israelis feel the necessity in general to recover quickly from … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Arts, Defence and Military, Israel news
Tagged bronze medal, cable car, Dolphin-class, Germany, good news Friday, Israeli Navy, Jerusalem, Judo, Kotel, Old City, sports, submarine, Tommy Arshansky, Western Wall
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Good News Friday – Pesach edition
Welcome to this week’s special chametz-free Good News Friday Pesach edition. We start with the wonderful news that over Pesach the number of Jews living in Israel crossed the 6 million mark, making Israel the largest population centre of Jews … Continue reading
Destroying Jewish history
In the middle of the Six Day War in 1967, Motta Gur may famously have announced “The Temple Mount is in our hands“, but the truth is that this is far from evident today. The ongoing destruction at the hands … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged archaeology, Bet Hamikdash, destruction, First Temple, Har Habayit, Jerusalem, Judaism, Muslims, Old City, Second Temple, Temple Mount, Waqf
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Good News Friday
Here is today’s Good News Friday installment, a special Sukkot edition in honour of Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed. The first item of good news for this week is that the workers at Dimona’s nuclear reactor will finally get their own shul … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged Dimona, Jerusalem, Kotel, Old City, reactor, Shabbat, shul, Sukkot, synagogue, Western Wall
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Judaising Jerusalem? You betcha!
One of the most ridiculous charges against Israel by both extremist Muslims and the anti-Israel hard left is that of “Judaising” Jerusalem. Every time I hear that phrase it almost makes me giggle. Firstly, it just sounds ridiculous – such … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Slice of Israeli life
Tagged archaeology, Archeological Park, Davidson Center, Jerusalem, Kotel, Old City
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Bibi’s pathetic capitulation on the Mughrabi Bridge
The sad saga of the Mughrabi Bridge continues – and this time it is to the detriment of the Israeli and Jewish public. As I posted earlier, Jerusalem’s City Council, on the advice of health and safety officials, decided that … Continue reading
Posted in Israel news
Tagged Bibi, Jerusalem, Kotel, Mughrabi Bridge, Netanyahu, Old City, Temple Mount, Western Wall
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