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Sunday, July 24, marked the beginning of The Three Weeks, one of the most morose periods of the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and many other tragedies. In Hebrew, this annual 21-day mourning period is called Bein HaMetzarim, or “between the days of distress,” beginning with the Seventeenth of Tammuz (July 23), …

From the blog of Felipe Goodman at The Times of Israel

Analysis: In response to repeated violations since 1967 of the fragile status quo, protecting the Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem has become a focal point of the Palestinian fight against dispossession and erasure.

The tendency of mostly young male Palestinians to use any excuse to desecrate the site, the holiest in Judaism and third in Islam, has become commonplace.

Nothing demonstrates the problems and paradoxes of Jerusalem’s status and situation as this annual event, a celebration of the reunification of the capital during the Six Day War.

I’ve always struggled with allowing myself to enjoy life after hearing about terrorist attacks anywhere, but particularly in Israel.

No one calls the Temple Mount the “Mosque” Mount.

Rabbis have been heavily debating the Jewish ascension to Temple Mount since Jerusalem was recaptured in the Six Day War.

I am writing this column on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the Nazi genocide aimed at the complete eradication of the Jewish people, but it will appear ahead of Independence Day.

Author explains what Christians should know about recent violence on Temple Mount