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Fast Forward Pope Francis Leaves ‘Lord’s Prayer’ at Western Wall
Pope Francis wrote the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish on a note he left in the Western Wall. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation released the contents of the note placed between the stones of the Kotel during the pope’s visit on Monday. The note, signed “Francis,” was written on papal letterhead. The Lord’s Prayer, also known…
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Opinion ‘Go to Hell, Leftist’ and Other Jerusalem Day Slogans
The crowd enters Jerusalem’s Old City singing racist chants / A. Daniel Roth Photography As I made my way out of the Muslim Quarter, the dark alleyways suddenly seemed too quiet. Just moments before, crowds of ultranationalist Jewish celebrants had marched through this same space shouting “Death to Arabs.” Children had banged against shuttered Palestinian…
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Opinion Why Jerusalem Day Is One Big Lie
(Haaretz) — Jerusalem Day, we’re told, celebrates the reunification of Israel’s eternal capital, symbolizing “the continued historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem.” It’s a moment to remember that, as Prime Minister Netanyahu once said, “Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart.” So we’re told, and so the vast majority of…
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The Schmooze Justin Timberlake Prays at Western Wall
Justin Timberlake landed in Israel and went straight to the Western Wall a day before his scheduled Tel Aviv concert. Timberlake avoided most of the paparazzi, landing at 3 a.m. on Tuesday and heading straight to the wall with his wife, actress Jessica Biel, and his parents. He posted a photo of himself at the…
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Fast Forward Israel Minister Calls for One-State Solution on Jerusalem Day
An Israeli minister marked Jerusalem Day by calling for a one-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians — as the Temple Mount was closed following clashes between Muslim worshippers and police. Four Palestinians and an Israeli police officer were reported injured in the Wednesday morning clashes. Masked Palestinians threw rocks and firecrackers at Jewish…
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Fast Forward 26 Jewish Extremists Busted at Jerusalem Last Supper SIte in Protest of Pope Francis
Police said they arrested 26 people at a protest by Jewish nationalists on Sunday at the Cenacle in Jerusalem, the traditional site of Jesus’s Last Supper, where Pope Francis is due to hold a Mass on Monday. Some Jews believe the Tomb of King David is in a lower room in the same building. Jewish…
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Life ‘Preeminent’ Jerusalem Educator Deborah Kallen
Forward Association Deborah “Devora” Kallen was Jerusalem’s preeminent progressive educator. Raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts with seven siblings (including her brother, philosopher Horace Kallen) Kallen chose to reside in Palestine in 1920 with the goal of establishing the Parents Educational Association School there. Arriving at the onset of Third Aliyah wave…
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Fast Forward Knesset Bill Would Allow Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
Two MKs from Likud and Labor have collaborated to propose a law that would allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. Written by Likud MK Miri Regev and Labor MK Hilik Bar, the law would reverse the current ban on Jewish prayer on the mount, considered Judaism’s holiest site. The current ban was instituted…
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