Articles tagged with "Jerusalem"

    Thai tourist visiting boyfriend expelled

    Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 16th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

    When Thai citizen Sirirat Charoenrat planned her trip to Israel to visit her boyfriend, she had no idea of the sort of welcome she would receive. Upon landing at Ben-Gurion Airport on November 5, after an 11-hour flight from Bangkok, instead of being greeted with flowers, she encountered the blank stare of an immigration official who told her she could not enter the country.

    Israelis arrest Web Bank settler in attack

    Submitted by: MarilynLeff, November 1st, 2009 Topic: Messianic Believers

    JERUSALEM - Israeli police said Sunday that they had arrested a 37-year-old American immigrant, a West Bank settler, and charged him in an array of killings and terrorist attacks over the last 12 years, including the murders of two Palestinians, the bombing of a leftist Israeli professor's home and the maiming of a 15-year-old boy who belongs to a community of Jews who believe in Jesus. 

     

    Hardly any respite

    Submitted by: MarilynLeff, October 18th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

    While some calm has returned to the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslim holy site is still under grave threat, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem

    Website Dedicated to Peace in Jerusalem Recently Launched

    Submitted by: MarilynLeff, August 13th, 2009 Topic: Community Forums

    Pray for the peace of Jerusalem is the theme of a recently launched website dedicated to promoting peace in Jerusalem through prayer, fellowship, and the establishment of a residence where intercessors may live while visiting holy places in Jerusalem. 

    Vatican to Stop Missioning to Jewish People

    Submitted by: Ahava, May 12th, 2009 Topic: Messianic Forums

    In his welcoming address Tuesday to Pope Benedict XVI at Jerusalem's Heichal Shlomo, adjacent to the capital's Great Synagogue, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger said that the pontiff had agreed that the Catholic Church would cease all missionary activity among Jews, and thanked him for the gesture... 10 comments

    Tel Aviv Turns 100 Years

    Submitted by: Ahava, April 14th, 2009 Topic: Israel Forums

    Tel Aviv kicked off its centennial celebrations last Saturday night with a huge concert in Rabin Square attended by over 200,000 people. The city has only just begun celebrating its 100th birthday with art shows, outdoor concerts, a marathon and the inevitable all-night street party...

    The Shuk Marketplace

    Submitted by: TMC, April 27th, 2008 Topic: Travel Videos

    A brief tour through the Shuk Marketplace in downtown Jerusalem, Israel.
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    al-Qaida Promises to Attack Jews Everywhere

    Submitted by: Ahava, April 3rd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums

    Al-Qaida's second in command, Zawahri, posted an audio tape on the internet that included an English transcript where he vowed to his fellow Muslims to attack and harm Jews in Israel and around the world.

    The Ark of the Covenant

    Submitted by: josiah, April 2nd, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums

    The Ark of the Covenant was designed by God and created by Moses, and served as a direct connection between God and the Israelites. After the invasion of the Jewish Temple in 586 B.C., the Ark of the Covenant disappeared in history. Where is it now?

    Israel During the Summit

    Submitted by: TMC, February 5th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums

    Just this past fall, I was in Israel for almost two weeks around my college Thanksgiving break, visiting the sites and enjoying the people and foods.

    Snow Storm in Jerusalem

    Submitted by: TMC, January 30th, 2008 Topic: Israel Forums

    A snow storm has blanketed Jerusalem on Wednesday and is expected to continue through Thursday.