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American embassy in Jerusalem to expand
INN ^ | 08/03/18 04:35 | Ben Ariel

Posted on 08/02/2018 9:31:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A subcommittee of the Jerusalem Municipality has approved plans to expand the U.S. embassy in the city, Hadashot TV reported on Thursday.

According to the report, the expansion plan includes the addition of office space and the addition of service areas, among other things, and in effect includes changes that will expand the work area and activity of the embassy and thus allow more employees to operate from Jerusalem.

The permit includes an expansion of 700 square meters, including 350 square meters in the existing structure and an additional 350 square meters underground.

Mayor Nir Barkat said that “this is another stage in establishing the status of the embassy in the capital of Israel, which will strengthen the connection between Israel and the U.S. and, in particular, provide a tailwind to President Trump’s historic decision.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: capitalofisrael; embassy; jerusalem; trump

1 posted on 08/02/2018 9:31:53 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I wonder if any European country will ever move their embassy. I would expect Eastern European countries to make the first move.


2 posted on 08/02/2018 10:23:03 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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The last paragraph of the article mentioned the Czech Republic and Moldova as planning to do so.


3 posted on 08/02/2018 11:09:16 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

I see you’ve added conversion for the numbers via mouseover, but a rough rule of thumb is that a square meter is about 10 sq. ft.

So the expansion is about the size of a couple of nice sized suburban homes.


4 posted on 08/03/2018 5:24:02 AM PDT by PAR35
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It’s not a bad estimate, although the literal conversion factor is 10 square feet and 110 square inches.

Still no Western European countries following this example. The EU has basically declared war on the USA and Israel.


5 posted on 08/03/2018 6:48:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Tzaphon; Phinneous
Mayor Nir Barkat said that “this is another stage in establishing the status of the embassy in the capital of Israel, which will strengthen the connection between Israel and the U.S. and, in particular, provide a tailwind to President Trump’s historic decision.” …

Sounds important, so

I looked up "tailwind":

רוּחַ גַּבִּית

A "back" wind.

Google Translate repeated back (Hebrew to English) the same. Then I tossed the Hebrew into Bing translator:

"spirit of recollection"

Ah, love the literal treasure troves these 'dumb' translators can toss back. As in [support] coming from the back, to "back up", so there's the connection to recollection/memory.

Here it is. Gotta love that page name (number). Fits right in!

https://www.pealim.com/dict/288-legabot/

Which is interesting that I saw that page first. The related verb for collecting [dues, taxes] is one short, as it is page 287.

Another dictionary translates "tailwind" as ruach achorit (רוח אחורית). Has a distinct "אחרית הימים" vibe (spirit) to it.

In any case, here's the other "spark" (= 441, אמת):

- ספארק

something that sets off a sudden force

Simple meaning.·

6 posted on 08/03/2018 7:34:26 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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Well, the word for “spirit” and “wind” is the same in Hebrew (ruach), isn’t it?


7 posted on 08/03/2018 8:10:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Yes.


8 posted on 08/03/2018 9:07:27 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Ezekiel
,,,in particular, provide a tailwind to President Trump’s historic decision.

TRUMP -THE HUNDRED YEARS PLAN IN BIBLE CODE GLAZERSON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwQJobM6Pe0

The Trump Plan: Ancient Jerusalem under International Control (UN)
Limited Sovernenty for Palestinians

Revelation 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Oops...

9 posted on 08/07/2018 6:23:41 PM PDT by Tzaphon (EL CHIIM)
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