In a bitterly divided Congress, lawmakers still managed to come together to help Exxon Mobil pass major legislation that could … More
Category: Israel
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The Judean provisional government was a short-lived de facto governing entity of Judea, which was established in the year 66 by Judean rebel … More
Bonastruc ça Porta – “Mazel Tov near the Gate”
Moses ben Nahman (1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides, and also referred to by the acronym Ramban and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc … More
“The Steal of the Century” – Trump’s anti-peace plan
Trump has unveiled his vision for Middle East peace in a White House launch that gifted Israel a wishlist of its … More
‘Like A Prisoner Being Let Free’
The White House has invited Israeli leaders to visit next week to discuss the administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. … More
Trump is wrong about the Islamic State
President Donald Trump has made several incorrect or misleading statements about the five-year battle against the Islamic State group as … More
Hamas
Hamas [Islamic Resistance Movement]) is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist militant organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam … More
Fatah
Fatah, formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the second-largest … More
The Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also known as the Samaritan Torah (torah shomronit), is a text of the first five books of the Hebrew … More
Hasmonean dynasty
The Hasmonean dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during classical antiquity. Between c. 140 and c. 116 BCE the dynasty ruled Judea semi-autonomously from the Seleucids. From 110 BCE, … More
Why the Hatred Between the Jews and Samaritans?
I have been perplexed by the rift between the Samaritans and the Jews and their hatred mentioned in the New … More
Rawabi (“The Hills”) – the beginning of a Palestine
Rawabi (“The Hills”) is the first planned city built for and by Palestinians in the West Bank, and is hailed as a “flagship Palestinian enterprise.” Rawabi … More
Mezuzah (“doorpost”)
A mezuzah (“doorpost”) is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21). These verses … More
Jerusalem was renamed “Aelia Capitolina”
Aelia Capitolina was a Roman colony, built under the emperor Hadrian on the site of Jerusalem, which was in ruins following the siege of 70 … More
First Crusade (1095–1099)
The First Crusade (1095–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to recapture the Holy Land, called for by Pope Urban II at the Council … More
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب / ALA-LC: Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb; Kurdish: سەلاحەدینی ئەییووبی / ALA-LC: Selahedînê Eyûbî), … More
Adonizedek, the king of Jerusalem
Adonizedek, Adoni-Zedek, or Adoni-zedec was, according to the Book of Joshua, king of Jerusalem at the time of the Israelite invasion of Canaan. According to Cheyne and Black, the name originally … More
Russia Outs Israel in Syria-Iraq Border Strike
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Israel Wednesday of violating Jordanian airspace when Israeli aircrafts flew over the country on Monday … More
Netanyahu Charged With Bribery and Fraud
For the first time in Israel’s history, a sitting prime minister is accused of bribery: Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit announced … More
Trump throws away hope for two-state solution
Trump just killed off any hope for a peace process between Israeli and Palestinians — and undermined US interests in … More
