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Haaretz reports: A fantastically preserved seal impression made by the biblical Governor of Jerusalem during the First Temple era has been found by archaeologists where it fell 2,700 years ago. Many dozens of seal impressions and seals themselves have been found in ancient Jerusalem, including in this area by the Temple Mount. Also, several seal impressions of the Jerusalem governor ("sar ha'ir"), who was the highest-ranking officer in  the city, have been making the rounds in the black market, Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah told Haaretz. But this lump of baked clay, all of 1.3 by 1.5 centimeters in size and just over two millimeters thick, is unique in being of unquestionable provenance. "Ours is special because this was the first time the seal of the Governor of the City of Jerusalem itself was found in the right place," Weksler-Bdolah says.

Jerusalem, Israel at the Tower of David  Israel and Jerusalem are obviously very much in the news these days. Many do not know Israeli history and the following post gives a timeline. Readers may not change their current opinions regarding the Arab/Israeli conflict, and the the author may appear to some to be biased one way or another. However, the facts presented are indisputable and easily researched.  No matter what one's views on Israel or Trump's decision regarding Jerusalem may be, historical truths needs to be known. As usual, readers must make their own decisions. Concise & Factual 4000 Years of Israeli History by Freedoms Disciple · December 12, 2017 “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. This is a famous quote that perfectly sums up our world right now but also the Middle East. Our world changed this week when President Trump announced a wonderful decision to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem which is the rea...

Satire with more than a grain of truth: by Jon Rappoport: “The men behind the curtain and their front men aren’t just lying and hiding vital information. They’re inventing Reality wholesale, like a continuously running movie, for the whole planet. And they’re betting you won’t invent your own.” (The Underground, Jon Rappoport) Suppose Obama tired of hearing his critics assail him on his foreign policy. Suppose President Obama took time out from his busy schedule ramming through executive orders , in his last year in office, and gave the following speech about Syria—because he wanted credit for being smart and crafty, not naïve, not weak, not misinformed: “Hi everybody, it’s high time I told you what I’ve been doing in Syria. The truth. I am not a doofus. Let’s get that straight. I’m not blind. “First of all, I was never in doubt about who the rebels were in Syria. I wasn’t shocked when the ‘moderate’ rebels morphed into various terrorist groups, like ISIS. This was no error. This...