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On Joseph´s tomb and the Temple Mount The government has still said and done nothing about the desecration of Joseph's Tomb in Shechem - and the army is not happy about it. Senior IDF officials say that the government's apathy is costing Israel a price in both the religious and security spheres. Lt.-Col. Rabbi Avi Ronsky told Arutz-7 that he has first-hand knowledge of the contacts between the army and the government in this area, and "the decision to do something about it is solely in the hands of the Prime Minister." Lt.-Col. Ronsky says that the PA interprets...

Silence about Joseph´s Tomb Desecration The government has still said and done nothing about the desecration of Joseph's Tomb in Shechem - and the army is not happy about it. Senior IDF officials say that the government's apathy is costing Israel a price in both the religious and security spheres. They feel that the PA interprets it as a weakness of the Israeli military. Their recommendation is to repair the damage and to ensure permanent Israeli presence - if not of civilians, then at least of IDF forces. IDF officers showed Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz photos of the damage, which...

In the current conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, the Temple Mount is dangerous property. CBN.com – JERUSALEM — Officials in Jerusalem say Israel may soon allow Jews and Christians to return to the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. Security forces closed the Temple Mount to Christians and Jews after Palestinian riots at the site launched the current Intifada more than 20 months ago. This latest move to reopen it is bound to be controversial. For Jews, the Temple Mount is the place where their forefathers built a house for the Lord, and where Abraham had prepared to sacrifice...

Palestinian youth: 'I couldn't stay any longer'By Greg Myre During the first chilly nights Abed Abu Surour spent inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, he huddled with 30 young men in the tiny stone grotto revered as the spot where Jesus was born. And on his final full day at the church, the hungry 16-year-old Muslim youth slipped into a church garden to pick green beans, only to be chased off by Israeli army fire. Abu Surour, a lively, talkative kid, was among nine youths to emerge from the church on Thursday. On April 2, the day the...