6:24 pm Saturday: Missile launched from Syria explodes in the Israeli Golan Heights. No one wounded. No warning alarms.
5:32 pm Saturday: 3 Palestinians arrested for the murder of Alexander Levlovitch.
9:20 am Saturday: Palestinians continue clashing with IDF security forces around Shechem in rioting that began yesterday following the funeral of a terrorist who was killed as he attacked IDF soldiers.
1:12 pm Friday: Palestinian terrorists set fires in multiple locations in Gush Etzion.
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10:00 am Israel time, Saturday, September 26 2015
**The daily Palestinian terror report from yesterday . . .
A number of Palestinian “rock” and Molotov attacks occurred in the last 24 hours. One terrorist was killed by IDF troops as he threw a Molotov at Tekoa. Four more terrorists were hit by rubber bullets as they assaulted IDF troops in Samaria.
An IDF soldier was wounded when hit by a “rock” by terrorists in Beit Furik. An orthodox Jew was wounded when attacked by 5 Palestinians at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem; police subsequently captured the five terrorists.
The usual Friday riot carried out by Palestinians, Israeli leftists, and international lawbreakers took place in Bil’in. Similar riots took place in Shechem (Nablus), Bethlehem, Shuafat, and Qalandiya.
**The so-called “human rights” organization Amnesty International is at it again . . .
Yesterday, Amnesty declared that the Palestinian terrorist who was killed by IDF troops at a checkpoint in Hebron was the victim of an “extrajudicial execution.”
Nevermind that the terrorist attempted to kill an IDF soldier by stabbing him to death with a butcher knife, Amnesty said that “eyewitness testimonies show that the woman did not pose any threat to the soldiers.”
Unbelievable.
Amnesty International is all for everyone’s rights–except those of Jews to stay alive.
**TV talk show host Motti Kirschenbaum died yesterday . . .
. . . and all of the Israeli media world is in mourning the loss of a “giant” today. Kirschenbaum, along with Yaron London, hosted the rabidly left-wing talk program “London and Kirschenbaum” that has long been a fixture on rabidly left-wing Channel 10 at 6 pm in Israel.
Yaron London (left) and Motti Kirschenbaum: their television show spewed a never ending stream of anti-Israel venom.
Kirschenbaum tempered his views somewhat with his rotund “jolly” appearance and his nature documentaries, but his underlying ideology always showed through.
During the most recent election campaign back in March, he told this to a reporter: “I was born into Zionism . . . and the question of emigration has never been in my mind. However, when I look today at my grandchildren, I’m not sure that they will live here in Israel, and it hurts me a lot.”
One of the reasons they might choose to leave are programs like “London and Kirschenbaum” that denigrate Israel at every turn.
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As regular readers of israelstreet know, your humble servant regularly writes about what is happening on what we Israelis call the Har HaBeit (the Temple Mount) in Jerusalem. Today we begin a two part “Quiz”: Part 1 will test you on basic historical facts–Part 2 tomorrow will test you on the current facts on the ground. The answers to today’s questions will appear in tomorrow’s blog.
Here we go (be careful, there are a few trick questions):
1. According to archaeological findings, how long has the area on which the Temple Mount was built area been inhabited?
A. Since the 5th millenium BCE
B. Since the 4th millenium BCE
C. Since the 3rd millenium BCE
2. Following the Chalcolithic Period, what group next inhabited the area of the Mount during the Early Bronze Age?
A. Canaanites–Jebusites
B. Edomites–Akkadians
C. Philistines–Gaths
3. From whom did King David buy the area which became the Temple Mount, and how much did he pay?
A. Araunah (Jebusite): 50 shekels of silver
B. Melchidian (Akkadian): 15 shekels of gold
C. Golian (Gath): 10 shekels of silver, and 10 shekels of gold
4. Why did David buy the area for his altar to Yahweh and to house the Ark of the Covenant?
A. He was advised to do so by the prophet Gad because an angel sent by God to destroy Jerusalem by plague appeared at the site.
B. It commanded an encompassing view of the surrounding area and was easy to defend militarily.
C. David had a vision from God that told him to build the altar there.
5. What was the pre-existing name of the mountain on which the Temple Mount would eventually be built?
A. Mount Zion
B. Mount Moriah
C. the Mount of Olives
6. Why else was/is Mount Moriah of central and holy importance to Jews?
A. It was the place where Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac.
B. It is the home of the Foundation Stone, the spiritual junction between Heaven and Earth.
C. It was from the ground of Mount Moriah that God created Adam.
7. What is the elevation above sea level of the Mount at its highest point?
A. 126 m (413 ft)
B. 439 m (1440 ft)
C. 740 m (2,428 ft)
7. Who built the First Jewish temple and when?
A. King David in about 1025-1000 BCE
B. King Solomon in about 975-950 BCE
C. King Hezekiah in about 715-700 BCE
8. What was the shape of the First Jewish Temple?
A. Triangular.
B. Rectangular.
C. Pentagonal.
9. What was the total area of the Temple Mount at the time of the First Jewish Temple?
A. 150,000m2 (37 acres)
B. 300,000m2 (74 acres)
C. 450,000m2 (111 acres)
10. Who destroyed the First Temple and when?
A. Sargon II of Assyria in 712 BCE
B. Psamtik I of Egypt in 653 BCE
C. Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia in 586 BCE
11. On what day of the Jewish calendar was the First Jewish Temple destroyed?
A. The 15th of Kislev.
B. The 9th of Av.
C. The 2nd of Adar II.
12. How long did the First Jewish Temple stand on the Temple Mount?
A. 212 years
B. 273 years
C. 371 years
13. What happened to the remains of the First Jewish Temple after it was destroyed?
A. The rubble remained on the Mount, and the Ark of the Covenant disappeared.
B. The rubble was cleared away by the conquerors who also took the Ark of the Covenant.
C. The rubble was used to build houses in Jerusalem, and the Ark of the Covenant was destroyed.
14. When was the Second Jewish Temple built, and under the supervision of what king was the construction begun?
A. 621 CE-609 BCE: Psamtik II of Egypt
B. 538 CE–516 BCE: Cyrus the Great of Persia
C. 331 CE–321 BCE: Alexander the Great of Macedonia
15. Who doubled the Temple Mount in size?
A. The Roman general Vespasian.
B. King Herod the Great.
C. Judah Maccabee.
16. When was the Second Jewish Temple destroyed and by whom?
A. 196 BCE by Antiochus II.
B. 70 CE by Titus.
C. 135 CE by Hadrian.
17. On what day was the Second Jewish Temple destroyed?
A. The 15th of Kislev.
B. The 2nd of Adar II.
C. The 9th of Av.
16. How long did the Second Jewish Temple stand?
A. 586 years.
B. 431 years.
C. 117 years.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.