Ultra-Orthodox on the front lines: The pros and cons - opinion
"Dina d’malchuta dina (“the law of the land is the law”) requires Jews to obey the statutes of a legally constituted ...
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I Maccabees
1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books ... At the time of 1 Macc, the land of Israel was caught in the crossfire of the ancient Greek empires. 1 Macc begins with the death of Alexander ...
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The Murky History Of The Ark Of The Covenant, The Most Sacred Relic Of The Ancient Israelites
In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from ...
The Catholic Register5d
Getting the Holy Land narrative right
The Dalai Lama reminds us, “The very nature (of war) is one of tragedy and suffering.” This is true for both active combatants and civilians. The loss of one life is too many. This is certainly where ...
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The Apocrypha?
The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees - plus sections of Esther and Daniel which are absent from the Protestant OT. Protestant Christians do ...
The New York Times3d
Sweeping Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms for Israel and Egypt
And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. By Edward Wong Reporting from Washington A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does ...
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Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
An Israeli official told CNN Saturday that Israel asked the Trump administration to push on Hamas to abide by the terms of the deal and free Yehud. The message was sent to Trump’s Middle East ...
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Israel orders thousands of Lebanese not to return to border area
Israel extends military presence in south Lebanon beyond deadline Lebanese army accuses Israel of withdrawal procrastination Hezbollah lawmaker: Lebanese government must explore the most effective ...
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Israel says it won’t withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday deadline
Israel was expected to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the deal but the Israeli government said some its forces would remain in southern Lebanon, blaming Lebanon for ...
The New York Times3d
Israel Releases 200 Palestinian Prisoners
By Fatima AbdulKarim and Aaron Boxerman Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in exchange for four soldiers who were being held hostage by Hamas. Dozens of the prisoners had been ...
Arutz Sheva6d
Israel demanding that Arbel Yehud be released this Saturday
Israel demanded on Wednesday that Hamas release Arbel Yehud (28), who was abducted on October 7th, 2023, from Nir Oz, this coming Saturday. On Friday, Israel is expected to officially receive the ...