Daily Archives: May 20, 2013

Nazi flag flies south of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, TempleBy The Jerusalem Connection May 20, 2013 2 Comments

By ISRAEL TODAY— Residents of the Arab town of Beit Omar between Jerusalem and Hebron strung up a large Nazi flag adjacent to their local mosque on Monday in a clear message to the Jews living nearby. A resident of the nearby Jewish communities of the Etzion Bloc said the incident was very jarring. “I…

Russia's Brinkmanship with US Clashes with Israel's Security

Iran, Syria and LebanonBy The Jerusalem Connection May 20, 2013 Leave a comment

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, GATESTONE— Russia is aggressively squaring off with an indecisive and rather meek West about Syria, and in the process, is also threatening to undermine Israeli efforts to ensure that Iran and Syria do not ship strategic weapons to Hezbollah. The Syrian civil war has become a dangerous and complex battle of multiple…