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It concluded the “Awake Jerusalem” event, a three-day gathering where hundreds of Christians from more than 10 nations assembled at key sites in the city for worship, teaching and prayer.
Included in the collection are a Talmud from the Middle Ages, a 10th-century Mishnah, and early copies of the New Testament and Koran.
This year marks the seventh annual event, which will wind through 18 Druze villages.
“This is our way of saying you are not alone, we are behind you,” says philanthropist Arjen Lont, who donated the funds for the creation of the giant menorah in 2013.
Israeli authorities notified the group before they departed that travel to Syria was illegal; the arrests came after months of investigation.
The Council on American Islamic Relations and its national network of chapters will work with local Islamic centers to ensure community-wide awareness of the 2020 Census and gather a more accurate count of the diverse backgrounds that comprise the American Muslim community.
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry issues a formal letter of complaint to Jerusalem after Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says there is “injustice in the status quo” on the Temple Mount.
Condemnation poured in from across the Arab and Islamic world after violence erupted at the sensitive site during overlapping Muslim and Jewish holidays.
Police initially closed the site to non-Muslims before opening it for short periods later in the day, enabling a record 1,700 Jews to visit.
An interview with Rabbi David Rosen, international director of interreligious affairs at the American Jewish Committee.
The tomb, on Mount Harun near Petra, is believed by many to be site where biblical High Priest Aaron, brother of Moses, is buried.
In Washington for the annual summit by Christians United for Israel, he took some time to talk about the Jewish state and what it means to him.
