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The Telegraph’s Middle East correspondent James Rothwell inadvertently revealed the truth about what represents “provocations” at the Temple Mount.
The article (“Fears of ‘third intifada’ as extreme-Right Israeli minister ignites tensions over Jerusalem holy sites“, Jan. 9th) attempts to draw an analogy between the Temple Mount visit by Ariel Sharon in 2000 and last week’s visit to the Jewish holy site by Itamar Ben-Gvir.
First, Rothwell acknowledges that “Jews and non-Muslims can visit [the Temple Mount] as long as they do not pray there”, but then adds that “Palestinians say that visits from Israeli politicians are an attempt to upend that delicate status quo”.
But, if politicians visiting the site do NOT, by his own account, violate the status quo, then why do Palestinians insist that such visits, nonetheless, represents “an attempt to upend the delicate status quo”?
Then, citing Palestinian residents he spoke to in Jerusalem about the minister’s visit, Rothwell writes:
Further down the street, another Old City merchant said Mr Ben-Gvir’s visit triggered flashbacks of September 28 2000, the day when Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon paid his own fateful journey to the al-Aqsa mosque compound. His presence was deemed so provocativethat it prompted a spree of protests and riots which evolved into the Second Intifada…
As we’ve noted in other posts, Sharon’s visit was merely a cynical pretext used by Palestinian terrorists and PA leaders opposed to a two-state solution to launch what turned out to be a five-year campaign of savage terror attacks primarily targeting innocent Israeli civilians – including children.
But, leaving that aside, note that neither Sharon in 2000, nor Ben-Gvir last week, prayed at the site or did anything in violation of the status quo agreement.  So, why was the presence of either Israeli deemed “provocative” by Palestinians?
Rothwell doesn’t say.
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Delwara Temple in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, INDIA
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Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives by Frederic Edwin Church
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Nestled within the picturesque landscapes of Nara Prefecture, Muro Temple becomes a canvas of vibrant hues during the enchanting autumn season. As the leaves undergo a breathtaking transformation, the temple grounds come alive with a symphony of gold, crimson, and amber. The ancient architecture, adorned with ivy and moss, provides a timeless backdrop to nature's ephemeral spectacle.
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“ 高野山 金剛峯寺 “ // wasabitool
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Very Rare Half-Shekel Coin From Year Three of the Great Revolt Discovered
Recent excavations by archaeologists from the Hebrew University in the Ophel area south of the Temple Mount uncovered the remains of a monumental public building from the Second Temple period that was destroyed in 70 CE.
Numerous Jewish coins, the majority of which were bronze, from the Great Revolt (66-70 CE) were discovered in the destruction layer. This collection also contained a particularly uncommon and rare discovery: a silver coin with a half-shekel denomination that dates to around 69/70 CE.
The Great Revolt was the first of several uprisings against the Roman Empire by the Jewish population of Judea.
The revolt was in response to the Romans’ increasing religious tensions and high taxation, which resulted in the looting of the Second Temple and the arrest of senior Jewish political and religious figures. A large-scale rebellion overran the Roman garrison in Judea, forcing the pro-Roman King Herod Agrippa II to abandon Jerusalem.
A coin discovered in the ruins of a Second Temple-era building was most likely used to pay an annual tax for worship at the site; most coins of this type are bronze.
The dig was carried out by a team from the Hebrew University, led by Prof. Uzi Leibner of the Institute of Archaeology, in partnership with the Herbert W. Armstrong College in Edmond, Oklahoma, and with the support of the East Jerusalem Development Company, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The rare coin was cleaned at the conservation laboratory of the Institute of Archaeology and identified by Dr. Yoav Farhi, the team’s numismatic expert and curator of the Kadman Numismatic Pavilion at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.
“This is the third coin of this type found in excavations in Jerusalem, and one of the few ever found in archeological excavations,” said the researchers.
During the Great Revolt against Rome, the Jews in Jerusalem minted bronze and silver coins. Most of the silver coins featured a goblet on one side, with ancient Hebrew script above it noting the year of the Revolt. Depending on its denomination, the coins also included an inscription around the border noting either, “Israel Shekel,” “Half-Shekel,” or “Quarter-Shekel.” The other side of these coins showcased a branch with three pomegranates, surrounded by an inscription in ancient Hebrew script, “Holy Jerusalem.”
Throughout the Roman era the authority to produce silver coins was reserved solely for the emperor. During the Revolt, the minting of coins, especially those made of silver, was a political statement and an expression of national liberation from Roman rule by the Jewish rebels. Indeed, throughout the Roman period leading up to the Great Revolt, no silver coins were minted by Jews, not even during the rule of King Herod the Great.
According to the researchers, half-shekel coins (which had an average weight of 7 grams) were also used to pay the “half-shekel” tax to the Temple, contributed annually by every Jewish adult male to help cover the costs of worship.
Dr. Farhi explained, “Until the revolt, it was customary to pay the half-shekel tax using good-quality silver coins minted in Tyre in Lebanon, known as ‘Tyrean shekels’ or ‘Tyrean half-shekels.’ These coins held the image of Herakles-Melqart, the principal deity of Tyre, and on the reverse they featured an eagle surrounded by a Greek inscription, ‘Tyre the holy and city of refuge.’ Thus, the silver coins produced by the rebels were intended to also serve as a replacement for the Tyrean coins, by using more appropriate inscriptions and replacing images (forbidden by the Second Commandment) with symbols. The silver coins from the Great Revolt were the first and the last in ancient times to bear the title ‘shekel.’ The next time this name was used was in 1980, on Israeli Shekel coins produced by the Bank of Israel.”
The precious silver coins are thought to have been minted inside the Temple complex, according to a Monday statement from the Armstrong Institute.
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linghxr · 8 months
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If you have not seen this character before, how would you pronounce it?
A bit embarrassed to admit that I was calling this singer Xǔ Gāo for about a year. Then one day I tried to type 嵩, but nothing came up when I input “gao.” Turns out it is actually pronounced Xǔ Sōng. Literally never would have guessed that.
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Anyway, 嵩山 Mount Song is a pretty famous mountain in China by 少林寺 Shaolin Temple, which makes my blunder more embarrassing because I have been to Shaolin Temple 🙃 I guess someone was not paying enough attention.
Stay humble, everyone.
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milesfingers · 6 months
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No but I have this theory according which Miles and Blake would hate each other.
Like imagine this scene where Blake tries to vent all of his frustration and traumas to Miles and Waylon and Miles at some point yells “STOP FUCKING CRYING BITCH” because he thinks that just because he had two fingers cut off he’s the one who had it worst.
My boy should learn how to be sensitive 😭
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Literally undermining Al Aqsa & now blocking Muslims from accessing the mosque during Ramadan, refusing Christians and Catholics access to church for Palm Sunday (and likely Easter as well) and no one makes a peep. The smallest of the 3 religions that hold Jerusalem sacred are in control by military force and no one sees a problem? I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone sometimes.
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A week ago, a woman visited Islam's holiest spot, the Kabaa in Mecca, and unfurled a Palestinian flag while smiling for a camera. 
Saudi security quickly came to tell her to put the flag away, which she did. 
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That was the entire incident. But video of it caused an uproar on social media,where people claimed she was "arrested" (she wasn't.) and that she had every right to display the flag.
Haaretz reports that Saudi officials have responded:
Speaking with Al-Ekhbariya TV, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais stressed that the holy site is a place of worship where only religious slogans and chants should be heard. Al-Sudais, one of the nine imams of the Grand Mosque, said that visitors come to the site to pray and worship, not to express political views. He urged worshippers not to let their emotions distract them from their prayers, suggesting that they pray to God (Allah) for salvation over their concerns rather than expressing demands at the holy site.
This is a policy. Whether one agrees or not, the Saudis have a policy for their holy sites and are trying to enforce it.
Compare this to what regularly happens on the Temple Mount with the full permission of the Waqf:
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But they do prohibit the Israeli flag from being shown.
Meaning the only consistent policy shown by the Waqf is antisemitism. 
I'm still waiting to hear from any human rights group that Jews should have equal rights to worship on their holiest site. 
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Ganluyan Temple located on mount Beigu, Jingkou District of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, CHINA
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Templars by Anton Solovianchyk
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Nestled within the picturesque landscapes of Nara Prefecture, Muro Temple becomes a canvas of vibrant hues during the enchanting autumn season. As the leaves undergo a breathtaking transformation, the temple grounds come alive with a symphony of gold, crimson, and amber. The ancient architecture, adorned with ivy and moss, provides a timeless backdrop to nature's ephemeral spectacle.
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On the right, a Jewish Israeli policewoman. On the left, Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian activist who's advocated for the slaughter of Jews.
Next time someone tells you Jews are European you're welcome to show them this photo and remind them over half the Jews in Israel are Middle Eastern or North African.
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