Israel
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A look at the historical facts for anyone questioning Jewish indigeneity to Israel and Jerusalem. The Siege of Jerusalem, 587 BC The Siege of Jerusalem in 587 BC was one of the decisive events in the history of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. It marked the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian Empire under King…
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(Repost from 09 August 2024) Today, I had the privilege to interview Aziz Abu Sarah. Aziz Abu Sarah is a peace builder, cultural educator, entrepreneur, author, and international speaker. He is a Palestinian peace activist, journalist, and tourism entrepreneur who founded MEJDI Tours and is a resident of East Jerusalem. When Aziz was nine years…
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Love’s gone, the sky went blackThe hate that started long ago is backI hear the silence in the airSpeak up no one dares Like shattered hearts that won’t repairWe count the names, we say the prayersThe world moved on, or so it seemsNow we’re caught inside the hateful screams Wake me up when October ends…
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אנחנו נרקוד שוב Wir werden wieder tanzen. Beidh muid ag damhsa arís Vi vil danse igen We zullen weer dansen. Nous danserons à nouveau mir veln nakhamal tantsn Ons sal weer dans Við munum dansa aftur เราจะเต้นรำกันอีกครั้ง 我們將再次起舞 Ми знову будемо танцювати
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Eighty-four years ago today, Edie (Elias) van Biene and Sara (Sonja) Rood were married in The Hague. Just a few days ago, I celebrated my own 31st wedding anniversary. It was a hot day, and I still vividly remember our first dance, the kiss, and our first night of passionate sex as a married couple—each…
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Martin Haas was born Martijn Haas, at the end of 1936 in Breda, a small city in the south of the Netherlands. Just before the war started, about two hundred Jews lived in Breda. Martin survived because his parents kept him safe in hiding. His parents and 2 of his siblings did not survive. His…
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The fall of Masada in 79 AD (some sources give another date)stands as one of the most symbolically charged episodes of the ancient world, marking the dramatic conclusion of the First Jewish–Roman War. Perched atop a rugged plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, Masada was not merely a fortress—it was a final refuge, a political statement,…
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This post exposes the hypocrisy of several Irish left-wing political parties — including Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, the Social Democrats, and the Labour Party — as well as President Catherine Connolly. Although Connolly claims she wants to be a president for all Irish citizens, she has nevertheless aligned herself with individuals associated with groups…
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I know that in the current political environment, there is a popular belief among some that the name Israel did not exist until 1948. Ironically, some of these same people will be celebrating the birth of a Jewish man, born in Bethlehem, a city in Israel, more than 2000 years ago. I can appreciate that…
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Mosab Hassan Yousef is a Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, from 1997 to 2007. e was born in Ramallah, a city 10 kilometres north of Jerusalem. His father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, is a Hamas co-founder. The title is taken from a speech he gave at the UN. I have…
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