by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Steve Bramer, Breaking Israel News— The Middle East would require a bold American leader to jumpstart peace negotiations in Jerusalem, if such a process is even possible. Since the mid-1970s, many presidents have tried but all have failed. The only way to...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
BY Dudi Caspi, Israel Hayom— As part of the celebrations marking the 50th year of the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War, the city of Los Angeles held an event led by former Foreign Ministry Director General Dr. Dore Gold. Hosting a “Jerusalem...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
By David Suissa, Jewish Journal— In a nutshell, Gold made a compelling and visual case for the deep, uninterrupted, 3,000-year Jewish connection to Jerusalem. Using artifacts from biblical times, ancient scrolls, recent archeology discoveries, legal documents...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom— A thorough examination of the track record of the Palestinian Authority, the PLO, Fatah (all three headed by Mahmoud Abbas) and Hamas is a prerequisite for a realistic assessment of the nature of the proposed...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Only in Israel and nowhere else is the injunction to remember felt as a religious imperative to an entire people.”—Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Marc LiVecche, Providence Mag— On the third day of the 6 Day War, from atop the Mount of Olives overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, Colonel Mordechai (Motta) Gur, commander of the 55th Paratroopers Brigade, gives a historic order over the Israeli Defense...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
By: Orly Gibson, Breaking Israel News– This week marks the 50th anniversary of the reunification of the Holy city of Jerusalem as a result of the miraculous victory of the Israeli army during 1967’s Six Day War. There is no mistaking the fact that this victory...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Sarah Stern, EMET— Exactly 50 years ago today, in an attempt to annihilate Israel and to create a “pan-Arabist movement,” Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser closed the Gulf of Aqaba and began amassing thousands of troops into the Sinai Peninsula. The...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jun 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— British Prime Minister Theresa May‘s decision to call for early decision backfired, as the results of Thursday’s election meant no party could win the necessary 326 seat majority of the 650 seat parliament, paving the way for...
