The Glory of Zion“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the arm. Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come. Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord. All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple. “Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests? Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your sons from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor. “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion. Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring you the wealth of the nations — their kings led in triumphal procession. For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined. Isaiah 60:1-12 (NIV) “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her." New International Version 1984 (NIV1984) “Here is what Adonai Elohim, says: ‘This is Yerushalayim! I have placed her in the middle of the nations; countries can be found all around her. Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) |
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The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. (Psalm 87:2)
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
Adonai loves the gates of Tziyon more than all the dwellings in Ya‘akov. (Psalm 87:2)
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Jerusalem, the centre of world attention! In the early 1800s Jerusalem was a small town in a rural district with a population numbering 8-10,000. It is now the focal point of international tension and conflict.
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
Adonai loves the gates of Tziyon more than all the dwellings in Ya‘akov. (Psalm 87:2)
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Jerusalem, the centre of world attention! In the early 1800s Jerusalem was a small town in a rural district with a population numbering 8-10,000. It is now the focal point of international tension and conflict.
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Jerusalem has been continuously inhabited by Jewish people for the past 3,000 years, in fact ever since King David conquered it in 1000 BC. It became the political and religious capital of the Jews and there was continuous Jewish occupation until its destruction by Rome in 70 AD. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any other nation, it has only ever been a capital of a sovereign Jewish state.
During the 20th Century when it was under the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the city was left to decay, it's inhabitants poor and treated as dhimmi.
The American author Mark Twain recorded the following description of the Old City of Jerusalem in 1869 in his book "The Innocents Abroad":
"Rags, wretchedness, poverty, and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of Moslem rule more surely than the crescent flag itself, abound. Lepers, cripples, the blind, and the idiotic assail you on every hand ... Jerusalem is mournful, and dreary, and lifeless. I would not desire to live here."
Under Jordanian rule from 1948 to 1967, it was divided, desecrated with its synagogues destroyed and its graves desecrated. During the nineteen years Jerusalem was ruled by Jordan, a road was built through the Mount of Olives cemetery and Jewish tombstones were used as building materials. The Tomb of Simon the Just, was used as a stable and the synagogues in the Old City were demolished or desecrated. When Jerusalem returned to Jewish control in June 1967 its careful restoration began resulting in the beautiful city we see today.
Here is a link to regarding the 'Palestinian' claims to Jerusalem:
https://palestineisraelconflict.wordpress.com/…/9000-photo…/
During the 20th Century when it was under the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the city was left to decay, it's inhabitants poor and treated as dhimmi.
The American author Mark Twain recorded the following description of the Old City of Jerusalem in 1869 in his book "The Innocents Abroad":
"Rags, wretchedness, poverty, and dirt, those signs and symbols that indicate the presence of Moslem rule more surely than the crescent flag itself, abound. Lepers, cripples, the blind, and the idiotic assail you on every hand ... Jerusalem is mournful, and dreary, and lifeless. I would not desire to live here."
Under Jordanian rule from 1948 to 1967, it was divided, desecrated with its synagogues destroyed and its graves desecrated. During the nineteen years Jerusalem was ruled by Jordan, a road was built through the Mount of Olives cemetery and Jewish tombstones were used as building materials. The Tomb of Simon the Just, was used as a stable and the synagogues in the Old City were demolished or desecrated. When Jerusalem returned to Jewish control in June 1967 its careful restoration began resulting in the beautiful city we see today.
Here is a link to regarding the 'Palestinian' claims to Jerusalem:
https://palestineisraelconflict.wordpress.com/…/9000-photo…/
The Battle for Jerusalem by Abraham Rabinovich (Goodreads Author)
"Prose that is as graphic as it is lucid. The Battle for Jerusalem is deservedly acclaimed as a classic of its genre." Prof. Howard M. Sachar, author of A History of Israel.
"Extraordinarily dramatic". Prof. Edward N. Luttwak, author of Stategy: The Logic of War and Peace
THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM: An Unintended Conquest
The battle for Jerusalem in June, 1967 was a milestone in the turbulent history of the modern Middle East and in Jewish history. Abraham Rabinovich arrived in Jerusalem five days before the war as an American reporter. He witnessed the beginning of the battle from Mayor Teddy Kollek’s office window. Two days later he was on the Temple Mount with the paratroopers who captured it.
The book he subsequently wrote, The Battle for Jerusalem, was based on interviews with 300 soldiers and civilians. The revised eBook edition adds a broad political context and an expanded examination of the Arab side of the story, civilian and military. This definitive account reveals the chance nature of events that led to the Israeli capture of Arab Jerusalem, something Israel had not planned and which many ministers opposed. Although the Israel Defense Forces had contingency plans for battle in many corners of the Middle East it had none for ancient Jerusalem on Israel's border, the object of Jewish prayers for thousands of years. Only as the tide of battle carried Israeli forces to the walls of the Old City did the political leadership come to view its capture as an historical dictate that the Jewish state could not avoid embracing. Its capture would be improvised on the run.
Updated: November 2012
ebook, 373 pages
Published November 1st 2012 by Abraham Rabinovich (first published 1967)
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"Prose that is as graphic as it is lucid. The Battle for Jerusalem is deservedly acclaimed as a classic of its genre." Prof. Howard M. Sachar, author of A History of Israel.
"Extraordinarily dramatic". Prof. Edward N. Luttwak, author of Stategy: The Logic of War and Peace
THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM: An Unintended Conquest
The battle for Jerusalem in June, 1967 was a milestone in the turbulent history of the modern Middle East and in Jewish history. Abraham Rabinovich arrived in Jerusalem five days before the war as an American reporter. He witnessed the beginning of the battle from Mayor Teddy Kollek’s office window. Two days later he was on the Temple Mount with the paratroopers who captured it.
The book he subsequently wrote, The Battle for Jerusalem, was based on interviews with 300 soldiers and civilians. The revised eBook edition adds a broad political context and an expanded examination of the Arab side of the story, civilian and military. This definitive account reveals the chance nature of events that led to the Israeli capture of Arab Jerusalem, something Israel had not planned and which many ministers opposed. Although the Israel Defense Forces had contingency plans for battle in many corners of the Middle East it had none for ancient Jerusalem on Israel's border, the object of Jewish prayers for thousands of years. Only as the tide of battle carried Israeli forces to the walls of the Old City did the political leadership come to view its capture as an historical dictate that the Jewish state could not avoid embracing. Its capture would be improvised on the run.
Updated: November 2012
ebook, 373 pages
Published November 1st 2012 by Abraham Rabinovich (first published 1967)
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The Story of the Six Day War in Hebrew with English subtitles
50 years ago today, after multiple attempts to attack Israel by its neighbors, the IDF launched Operation Focus, one of the most successful modern-day military operations. This is what happened.
The Story of the Six Day War in Hebrew with English subtitles
50 years ago today, after multiple attempts to attack Israel by its neighbors, the IDF launched Operation Focus, one of the most successful modern-day military operations. This is what happened.