News from Jerusalem

September 13, 2011, shall go down as a momentous day. That is the day representatives of 193 countries came together on the east side of Manhattan for the opening of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
 
Of the 168 items on their agenda, one towers above the rest, guaranteed to dominate the 15-day event: Item #36 – “The question of Palestine.”

Western Wall area to be turned
into Arab housing neighborhood -
Jewish presence in Jerusalem
will be erased from history

Official Palestinian Authority TV broadcast a documentary which stated that the PA plans to build an Arab residential area in place of the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem, "when they [Israelis] disappear from the picture, like a forgotten chapter in the pages of our city's history."

A sword in a scabbard that belonged to a Roman soldier and an engraving of the Temple’s menorah on a stone object were discovered during work the Israel Antiquities Authority conducted in the 2,000 year old drainage channel between the City of David and the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden.

The channel served as a hiding refuge for the residents of Jerusalem from the Romans during the destruction of the Second Temple. 

Incidents in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt underlie concerns for Jews
Anti-Jewish verbal incitement is a growing problem
Current upheaval echoes 1948 Arab violence, expulsion of Jews

In the aftermath of long-time President Zine el Abidine ben Ali’s overthrow in mid-January, Tunisian Jews were greeted with a harsh reminder of their delicate situation:  "Jews wait, the army of Mohammed is coming back!” scores of Muslim demonstrators chanted in front of Tunis’ main synagogue on Feb. 11.

This video, of Tunisians protesting outside the Great Synagogue of Tunis, appears to have been taken within the past two weeks. I had not read about it in any media.

Jews in Tunisia cannot be feeling too secure.

In a shocking, horrible video (here) posted to facebook, hordes of Western, modern-looking Muslims attack the Great Synagogue of Tunis to the chants of "Allahua Akbar!" and the genocial Islamic death chant:

JERUSALEM – In partnership with a government fund initiated by Barack Obama, philanthropist and billionaire activist George Soros is investing in a private equity company that just launched in the Palestinian territories.

The company, Siraj Fund Management Company, says it was created "for the sole purpose of managing investment funds in Palestine."

David Ben Gurion – Israel's first prime minister, had a dream that one day the country would make the Negev desert bloom. Now it looks as though that dream is becoming a reality.

With the opening of Route 6 and a new railroad to the Negev's capital city, Beersheva, the route into the desert has never been easier. Today Beersheva boasts more than 200,000 residents while the standard of living at nearby cities, Dimona and Yeruham, once poor, development towns, is rising rapidly.

Back in July 2007, Iranian intelligence services detained fourteen squirrels on grounds of carrying out espionage for the West, alleging that the perfidious rodents were equipped with “spy gear of foreign agencies.”

Before we dismiss this disturbing revelation as an instance of mental instability, we should note that no less a figure than Iranian police commander, Esmaili Ahmadi-Moqadam, confirmed the report, which surely inspires confidence. Although Israel is not mentioned by name, there can be no question that the Mossad is the primary suspect.