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It also states that within the cloud were the Hebrew letters Yod and He (the first two letters of YHWH), which moved about ceaselessly above the camp, only coming to a standstill on the Sabbath. [21] Another Jewish legend claims that as the cloud travelled ahead of the Israelites, it would flatten hills and raise up valleys, creating a level ...
However, since then, there have been some proposals for a second Jewish state, in addition to Israel: State of Judea – many Israeli settlers in the West Bank have mulled declaring independence as the State of Judea should Israel ever withdraw from the West Bank. In January 1989, several hundred activists met and announced their intention to ...
On 18 September 1970, Syrian tanks invaded Jordan, intending to aid the PLO. At the request of the US, Israel moved troops to the border and threatened Syria, causing the Syrians to withdraw. The centre of PLO activity then shifted to Lebanon, where the 1969 Cairo agreement gave the Palestinians autonomy within the south of the country.
These are among the South Floridians who found themselves in Israel or the West Bank when Hamas militants launched a full-scale attack Saturday from the Gaza Strip into Israel, killing more than ...
1833 Benjamin Disraeli, then 28 years old, writes The Wondrous Tale of Alroy about David Alroy's messianic mission to Jerusalem 1837 Lord Lindsay travels to Palestine. In 1838 he wrote Letters on Egypt, Edom and the Holy Land [9] in which he stated "Many I believe entertain the idea that an actual curse rests on the soil of Palestine, and may be startled therefore at the testimony I have borne ...
On December 6, 2017, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel. [1] American president Donald Trump, who signed the presidential proclamation, also ordered the relocation of the American diplomatic mission to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, constituting what is now the Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem, which was established on the ...
Both Blumenthal and Husseini were enraged that Israel’s war in Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, which has lasted 15 months and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, hadn’t ended sooner.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Israel's move was "deeply negative" for US–Israeli relations. [92] East Jerusalem is widely considered by the international community to be occupied territory, while Israel disputes this, as it annexed the territory in 1980. [91] Obama was reported to be "livid" over the announcement. [93]