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Archaeologists: Ancient Wall in Jerusalem Supports Biblical Account

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In a groundbreaking revelation, a team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence suggesting that a stretch of wall in ancient Jerusalem, previously attributed to King Hezekiah, was actually built by his great-grandfather, King Uzziah. This discovery, made after nearly a decade of research, challenges long-held beliefs and provides further support for the historical accuracy of the Bible.

The wall, located in the City of David, the historic core of Jerusalem according to biblical accounts, has been a subject of scholarly debate for years. While it was commonly thought to have been constructed by King Hezekiah to fortify the city against Assyrian invaders, new findings indicate that it dates back to the era of King Uzziah, who ruled during the eighth century BC.

Joe Uziel of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained, “For decades, it was assumed that this wall was built by Hezekiah, King of Judah. But it is now becoming clear that it dates back to the days of King Uzziah, as hinted at in the Bible.”

The study, conducted in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, employed carbon-14 dating to determine the age of the ancient wall. This technique, which measures the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon, provided researchers with unprecedented accuracy in dating the structure.

Elisabetta Boaretto of the Weizmann Institute highlighted the significance of this advancement, stating, “With the work we’ve done in the City of David, we succeeded to reach a resolution less than 10 years, which is really something very very new and dramatic.”

By analyzing organic artifacts found at excavation sites within the City of David, including grape seeds, date pits, and bat skeletons, researchers were able to ascertain the true age of the wall. The precision of the carbon-14 dating method not only confirmed the wall’s origins but also shed light on the expansion of the ancient city.

Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University noted that the study’s findings have pushed back the westward expansion of Jerusalem by five generations, further enriching our understanding of the city’s historical development.

Experts Baffled by Unique, Mysterious Jerusalem Structure From First Temple Era (VIDEO)

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Archaeologists recently unearthed two unique structures used for an unclear purpose during the First Temple period 2,800 years ago in Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

The installations, dating to around the 9th century BCE and found at the City of David archaeological site, were likely an important part of the economy, due to their proximity to the royal palace and temple, the IAA stated.

Researchers have struggled to pinpoint their precise use since no site of its kind has ever been found in Israel.

“The excavators found the first installation at the northeastern end of the Givati Parking Lot excavation, which includes a series of at least nine channels that were smoothed. On top of the rock cliff that encloses the installation to the south can be found seven drain pipes, which carried liquid from the top of the cliff, which served as an activity area, to the channel installation,” the IAA said in its description of the site. (Read more from “Experts Baffled by Unique, Mysterious Jerusalem Structure From First Temple Era (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Catholic Abbot Told to Cover Cross at Western Wall

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The abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, Nikodemus Schnabel, was asked by workers at the Western Wall to cover the cross he was wearing around his neck on Wednesday morning, according to a video shared by Der Spiegel reporter Christopher Schult.

The video shared by Schult on Twitter showed a worker at the Western Wall telling the abbot that the cross was “really big and inappropriate for this place. It’s a Jewish place, you need to respect that.”

Schnabel responded that the request was “very harsh,” with the worker insisting that she respected that he is religious and asking people nearby to stop filming the incident.

“This is not a provocation. I’m an abbot. This is my dress,” said Schnabel. “The cross is part of my dress code, I’m a Roman Catholic abbot. You want me to not dress as my faith tells me I should dress.”

Schult tweeted that the worker told the abbot that the requirement to remove the cross “is a new regulation.” (Read more from “Catholic Abbot Told to Cover Cross at Western Wall” HERE)

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Biden Struggles Through Speech in Jerusalem: Coughing Fit, Leaves Stage Confused; Biden Pledges $100 Million to Palestinian Hospitals(VIDEO)

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By Breitbart. President Joe Biden appeared to lose his way after delivering a speech Friday at a hospital in eastern Jerusalem.

The president grew emotional as he began recounting his time in hospitals, recalling when his first wife was killed in a car crash, when he underwent two surgeries for brain aneurysms, and also suffered an embolism.

As he told the story, the president grew hoarse began coughing, and reached for his water. . .

Biden shifted to speaking about his deceased son Beau Biden. . .

“He should be the man standing here talking to you as president, not me,” he said. (Read more from “Biden Struggles Through Speech in Jerusalem: Coughing Fit, Leaves Stage Confused” HERE)

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Biden Announces $100 Million for Palestinian Hospitals in East Jerusalem

By The Times of Israel. US President Joe Biden says during a visit to Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem that Palestinians and Israelis “deserve equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and dignity, and access to health care when you need it is essential to living a life of dignity for all of us.”

In the president’s speech, he praises nurses and other healthcare workers for providing care and hope to the sick, and announces a commitment of $100 million by the US to Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem.

“The US will continue to work with the Palestinian leadership and the government of Israel and all our international partners to ensure that East Jerusalem’s hospital network remains sustainable and available, and is able to provide high-quality care the Palestinian people deserve,” says Biden. (Read more from “Biden Announces $100 Million for Palestinian Hospitals in East Jerusalem” HERE)

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Terrorist Group Launches Rockets at Jerusalem on National Holiday (VIDEO)

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The city of Jerusalem, Israel was attacked Monday by the militant Palestinian group Hamas on the day of Yom Yerushalayim — a holiday celebrating the reunification of Israel after the Six-Day War of 1967.

Hamas, a radical Islamist group, launched dozens of rockets from Gaza to Jerusalem and Central Israel. Footage shows children and parents scrambling as rocket sirens go off.

A fire started on the Temple Mount next to Al Aqsa Mosque. The mosque is in the same area as the Dome of the Rock — an ancient shrine in Old City.

A Palestinian Authority election was recently canceled in Israel. The election was scheduled for May 22 but PA President Mahmoud Abbas was likely to lose to Hamas and decided to blame Israel in the postponement decision. “We have decided to postpone the election until the participation of our people in Jerusalem is guaranteed,” Abbas said. (Read more from “Terrorist Group Launches Rockets at Jerusalem on National Holiday (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration Sparks Talk of 3rd Temple

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While Muslims jeer, Israelis cheer President Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, prompting Jewish religious activists to suggest building the Third Temple is closer to reality than ever before.

“What he did … was an enormous step in bringing the Temple,” said Asaf Fried, official spokesman for the United Temple Movement, an association of organizations working towards making the Third Temple a reality . . .

Fried sees Trump’s role similar to the one played by Cyrus, the Persian king who ended the Babylonian exile and helped build the Second Jewish Temple.

“There have been amazing advances towards bringing the Temple this year. It was clear that Trump was part of that process, guided by Hashem (God),” Fried declared . . .

“One year ago, the Sanhedrin called on Trump to build the Temple as Cyrus did 2,000 years ago,” [Rabbi Hillel Weiss] said. “He has clearly moved in this direction but there is still a long way to go and many pitfalls that could prevent that from happening. Trump is facing enormous political pressures. The borders of Jerusalem are still open to negotiation. The Temple Mount is still not a settled issue and the United Nations is working hard at trying to convince the world the Jews have no place there. If Trump is to succeed, the Jews have to come together in unity in order for him to remain strong.” (Read more from “Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration Sparks Talk of 3rd Temple” HERE)

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Saudis Lurking Behind Trump’s Jerusalem Plan

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President Donald Trump is getting ready to do something big and risky in the Middle East – something no other president has dared to do.

So big, and so risky, that it could either spark a new Palestinian uprising, or lead to the long coveted but elusive peace pact that every president since Jimmy Carter has tried to broker.

According to published reports, Trump is planning to announce Wednesday the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel and move the American Embassy there from Tel Aviv within six months.

He reportedly has the backing of Saudi Arabia, home base of Islam’s prophet and most holy mosque, to make this move. That in itself, gives pause to some Christian leaders who would otherwise be jubilant about finally recognizing Israel’s right to Jerusalem.

Trump on Tuesday told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah that he plans to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Trump also reportedly called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi and Saudi King Salman to inform them of his decision. (Read more from “Saudis Lurking Behind Trump’s Jerusalem Plan” HERE)

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Report: Trump to Declare Jerusalem the Capital of Israel

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Two sources with direct knowledge claim President Donald Trump will give a speech next Wednesday declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, Jonathan Swan reports for Axios.

A spokesman for the White House declined to confirm the report, saying, “The President has always said it is a matter of when, not if. The President is still considering options and we have nothing to announce.”

Trump could soon decide whether he keeps his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy to Israel’s declared capital of Jerusalem, from Tel Aviv.

Speaking in favor of the Jerusalem Embassy Act, Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently said: “Israel remains the only nation in the world where an American embassy is not located in its chosen capital city.” (For more from the author of “Report: Trump to Declare Jerusalem the Capital of Israel” please click HERE)

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U.S. ‘Discouraging’ Greater Jerusalem Bill, Official Says

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The Trump administration is “discouraging” any further action on a controversial Israeli bill regarding the status of greater Jerusalem, fearing it would harm its peace effort toward a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian settlement, a senior administration official told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

“It’s fair to say that the US is discouraging actions that it believes will unduly distract the principals from focusing on the advancement of peace negotiations,” the official said. “The Jerusalem expansion bill was considered by the Administration to be one of those actions.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed an initial vote planned for Sunday on the measure, which would have annexed 19 Israeli settlements around the capital city.

US President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, is in the region to discuss the peace process with leaders there. His meeting with Netanyahu was a “general check-in on peace conversations,” the official said. (Read more from “U.S. ‘Discouraging’ Greater Jerusalem Bill, Official Says” HERE)

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Trump Admin: No State Has Sovereignty Over the City of Jerusalem

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After days of noncommittal statements about the status of Israel’s capital city, the Trump administration has finally come clean about its position on Jerusalem. An administration official told Conservative Review Wednesday that the Trump-led government rejects Israel’s claims to sovereignty over the entirety of its historic capital of Jerusalem.

Conservative Review reached out to the State Department after U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, a high-ranking administration official, called for the administration to move its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

“I believe that the capital should be Jerusalem and the embassy should be moved to Jerusalem because if you look at all their government is in Jerusalem,” Haley told CBN Tuesday.

Although her comments were received as encouraging by the pro-Israel community, Haley appeared to contradict statements made Tuesday by national security adviser H.R. McMaster and press secretary Sean Spicer. Both officials refused to answer whether the Western Wall (a Jewish holy site that is in Jerusalem and claimed by Israel) is part of Israel. Spicer, for his part, stated that the Western Wall “is in Jerusalem.”

A U.S. official clarified to Conservative Review that the official Trump administration position on Jerusalem is the same as the Obama administration’s. Israel’s claims over Jerusalem are not recognized and should be solved through negotiations with the Palestinians, the official explained.

“The Western Wall is located in Jerusalem. While we certainly recognize the strong connection between the Jewish people and the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, our position on Jerusalem is unchanged,” the administration official tells Conservative Review.

“Since 1948, every administration has taken the official position that no state has sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem. The status of Jerusalem is an issue that should be resolved in final status negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians,” the official added.

By proclaiming that “no state has sovereignty” over Jerusalem, the Trump administration finds itself in a position that is wholly rejected by a bipartisan consensus of congressional leaders.

The Jerusalem Embassy Act, which was originally passed in 1995 by an almost unanimous consensus in Congress, calls for the United States to move its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Past presidents have put off moving the embassy or even recognizing Israel’s capital, for fear that doing so would incite Muslim nations throughout the region.

Conservative leaders such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Freedom Caucus chair Mark Meadows, R-N.C., both released statements yesterday supporting Israel’s claims to Jerusalem. Even Democrat Senator Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called the refusal to include the Western Wall as part of Israel “shocking and offensive.”

On the campaign trail, President Trump pledged to move the “American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.” Since becoming president, his advisers have dramatically walked back that position. Some reports indicate that the president is now using the Jerusalem sovereignty issue as a bargaining chip with an eye toward Israel’s negotiations with the Palestinians.

President Trump will arrive in Israel on May 22 and will visit the Western Wall. (For more from the author of “Trump Admin: No State Has Sovereignty Over the City of Jerusalem” please click HERE)

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