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Israeli police arrested an Arab on suspicion of violating the order, throwing stones and defecating last week on the roof of the mosque on the Temple Mount Orly Harari, 9 Sivan 5782 - 08.06.22 The Israel Police managed to get their hands on an Arab who rioted on Jerusalem Day on the Temple Mount. The suspect was documented throwing his water on the roof of the mosque and despising the place. The suspect (22) was arrested this morning at his home in Ein Rafa by detectives from the Harel station in the Jerusalem district, and he was taken for questioning...

The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news website, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported on Wednesday that Palestinian Arab terrorist groups have informed Israel, through mediators, that they will not remain silent and respond militarily to Israel's attempts to establish new facts in Jerusalem and in particular in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinian Arab sources in Gaza told the website that Israel sent a message through the mediators that the Flag March, scheduled for this Sunday in Jerusalem, would take place along the same route that has been customary in recent years. The message also stated that the Israel Police will limit the number...

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, has issued a threat to Israeli in advance of Jerusalem Day, when a flag dance is planned. Speaking to mark the anniversary of the IDF's withdrawal from south Lebanon, Nasrallah said that each and every breach of the sanctity of the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock will cause the region to "explode." "In a few days' time, certain events are to be held in Jerusalem that will bring about an explosion," Nasrallah said. "This is a provocation of the entire Arab..."

John shares some of his experiences and observations on his recent trip to Israel during this week's update.

The Jewish People will begin celebrating the Jubilee of Jerusalem's liberation and reunification next month, marking the 50th year after the Six Day War – but pro-war Israelis and other Jews plan to take advantage of the yearlong festivities to call worldwide for a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. Previous unilateral withdrawals in favor of the Palestinian Authority have led to many Israeli deaths at the hands of Palestinian terrorists. This includes the disengagement/expulsion from Gaza. The government decided last year to appoint a steering committee to set the tone of Jerusalem's Jubilee festivities. Its conclusions...

Sunday, May 17, 2015 Liberating Our Jerusalem Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog When Jordan's Arab Legion seized half of Jerusalem, ethnically cleansed its Jewish population and annexed the city-- the only entity to recognize the annexation was the United Kingdom which had provided the officers and the training that made the conquest possible. Officers like Colonel Bill Newman, Major Geoffrey Lockett and Major Bob Slade, under Glubb Pasha, better known as General John Bagot Glubb, whose son later converted to Islam, invaded Jerusalem and used the Muslim forces under their command to make the partition and...

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A senior Palestinian Authority has praised the use of violence against Israel, asserting that if the PA had the military wherewithal to rise up against the Jewish state, it would not hesitate to do so. "I swear that if we had a nuke, we'd have used it this very morning," vowed Jibril Rajoub during an interview with the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV channel, as reported by the Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Jibril Rajoub is the Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee and Chairman of the PA Olympic Committee. The interview was also published on Rajoub's Facebook page on May 2,...

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair of interviews that years of government neglect have kept the Jewish and Arab sectors irreparably divided. The comments, made as Israel marked the 45th anniversary of capturing east Jerusalem, were nearly unprecedented for a mainstream Israeli leader and put Olmert at odds with his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu. Celebrating Israel's control of Jerusalem, Netanyahu declared his government was committed to keeping the entire city Israel's undivided capital. "No Israeli government since 1967 has done...

Land of Israel activist Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed far-left activists on Wednesday after clashes in the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood of Jerusalem. The leftist demonstrators were in the neighborhood to protest the presence of Jewish families there, and to protest Jerusalem Day celebrations. “The anarchists are responsible for the trouble in Jerusalem, and it's a shame the police give them a free hand,” Ben-Gvir said. “They broke into the courtyard of a Jewish home in Shimon Hatzaddik, incited, provoked, waved terrorist flags, and now they're whining.”

Video: "Esam Omeish, Jerusalem Day Rally, 12-22-2000, Full Speech" Video Description: InvestigativeProject September 28, 2007 Dr. Omeish's full speech Category: News & Politics

The Midrash states "There are seventy names for Jerusalem." Seventy names, each reflecting a different aspect of this city and its residents, today and throughout history. Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel, a center and symbol and the heart of the Jewish nation for 3,000 years. Jerusalem has been the object of reverence, hope and prayer of the Jewish people for thousands of years, and is a holy city to millions of believers of the three largest monotheistic religions. Jerusalem is one of the most diverse and interesting cities of the world. Jerusalem is Israel's largest city,...

Tonight and tomorrow, the 28th of the month of Iyar, mark the 37th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War. Many events are being and will be held in the capital to commemorate the event, including the following: * The traditional Yom Yerushalayim celebration at Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav Kook, beginning with a prayer service and a festive meal, and ending around 1 AM with a mass march to the Old City. Participating will be leading rabbis, politicians and army officers: Rabbis Shapira, Eliyahu, Amar, Ariel, Druckman, Melamed and more, Ministers Eitam, Elon, Orlev, and possibly Landau;...

May. 29, 2003 Jerusalem Day marked with march to old walled city By ETGAR LEFKOVITS Thousands were expected to turn out for a traditional flag-waving Jerusalem Day march on Thursday from a park downtown through the old walled city, to the Western Wall. The parade was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. local time. Later on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to address a gathering at the site of the worst battle of the Six-Day War, on Ammunition Hill, where 38 soldiers died capturing the area from the Jordanian army, and dozens more were wounded. Jerusalem Day marks the...