The authors of a book detailing the behind-the-scenes story of Donald Trump’s decision to move the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem weighed in on what a future Trump administration will mean for U.S.-Israel relations.
In their book, “Because It’s Just and Right,” Farley Weiss and Leonard Grunstein chronicle the story behind one of Trump’s most significant foreign policy moves. Now, as Trump prepares to return to office in January, the two authors offer unique insights about how his second term may further redefine and strengthen U.S.-Israel relations.
“You&#8217;re going to be seeing a whole different world, a much more peaceful world now with the Trump administration,” said Weiss.
Weiss and Grunstein both predict that a key priority of the Trump administration will be to expand the Abraham Accords.
“I think you’re going to see many countries become part of the Abraham Accords and you’re going to just see a whole different dynamic,” said Weiss.
He added that the Abraham Accords will be able to broaden because the United States will refocus on countering the Islamic Republic of Iran and their proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.
Grunstein said that he hopes these actions will pave the way for a “Cyrus Accords” agreement — named after Cyrus the Great, who liberated the Jews from captivity and allowed them to return to Israel in 538 B.C. — between Israel and the free people of Iran.
“It&#8217;s natural for the free people of Iran to come together. And this new axis of evil that’s developed will be dismembered in effect, and it will usher in a new age of peace and prosperity in the world,” said Grunstein.
Both Grunstein and Weiss believe that more countries will be emboldened to follow Trump’s lead and move their embassies to Jerusalem. So far, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, and Papua New Guinea have made the move. Argentina has indicated that it will follow suit, with some speculation that Hungary is considering the move as well.
Because It’s Just and Right, named from the remarks for former Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), who championed the Jerusalem Embassy Act in 1995. Weiss himself was instrumental in the act’s passage, after being asked by Kyl to serve as an advisor because of his credentials as the president of Young Israel of Phoenix, a prominent synagogue.
The act set a May 31, 1999 deadline for the embassy move. But Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Barack Obama used a provision in the law allowing them to sign successive six-month waivers to push off the embassy relocation. Trump also pushed the move at first.
The embassy relocation finally occurred after a debate within Trump’s inner circle. At the time, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Vice President Mike Pence, and others prevailed over opposition from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, according to Weiss and Grunstein.
Weiss and Grunstein recount the historical case for Jerusalem being Israel’s capital, and make the case that it is a moral action. It details the many policies, actors and political realities that afforded for the change to happen.
Weiss’s and Grunstein’s predictions are predicated on the lessons learned from Trump moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018.
During the first administration, Trump was not surrounded by people entirely convinced of his foreign policy objectives, especially with regard to Israel. This time around, Weiss says Trump will have supporters of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship such as Rep. Elise Stefanik as the U.N. Ambassador, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his corner — assuming their appointments are confirmed.
“President Trump did not have people ideologically with him in some of his main advisors, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Tillerson, Mattis and even his national security advisor,” Weiss said. “Now, everybody is aligned with him and the policies.”

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A coalition of prominent members of the conservative movement and Jewish community on Wednesday sent a letter to CBS News protesting the network’s insistence that its employees avoid referring to Jerusalem as being in Israel.
The letter, organized by former Vice President Mike Pence’s group Advancing American Freedom, said CBS’s instruction “defies reason” and its “decision to deny the reality of Jerusalem as being in Israel makes no sense.”
Signatories include leaders of Jewish groups such as Matthew Brooks of the Republican Jewish Coalition and Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America. Prominent non-Jewish heads of conservative organizations including Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Penny Nancy of Concerned Women for America also signed on.
The Free Press <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/literally-fake-news-cbs-told-news-staff-to-avoid-referring-to-jerusalem-as-being-in-israel">revealed</a> that CBS’s senior director of standards and practices, Mark Memmott, sent an email to all CBS employees telling them to “be careful with some terms when we talk or write about the news” from Israel and Gaza, cautioning employees to not refer to Jerusalem as being in Israel.
“Yes, the U.S. embassy is there and the Trump administration recognized it as being Israel’s capital. But its status is disputed,” Memmott added. “The status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel regards Jerusalem as its ‘eternal and undivided’ capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem—occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war—as the capital of a future state.”
As the letter notes, the United States has recognized Israel as Jerusalem’s capital since 1995.
“Most recently, the Trump-Pence Administration moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in May of 2018 and reiterated that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, despite the widespread belief that it could not be done,” the letter states.
The coalition concludes by requesting a meeting with CBS officials to “understand your organization’s policy of denying that Jerusalem is in Israel.”
The letter comes amid the outlet being under fire for several controversies including its CBS Mornings host Tony Dokoupil being castigated for giving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-anchor-met-with-race-and-culture-unit-following-questioning-of-ta-nehisi-coates">tough questions </a>to woke activist Ta-Nehisi Coates. He was coached about his “tone of voice, phrasing and body language” in the interview when meeting with CBS officials, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/business/media/coates-dokoupil-cbs-mornings.html">reported the New York Times</a>.
The network has also been in hot water for its widely accused deceptive editing of a Vice President Kamala Harris interview on their 60 Minutes program. A poll shows bipartisan 85% of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/85-of-voters-want-cbs-news-to-release-transcript-of-kamalas-60-minutes-interview">voters want</a> the full transcript to be released.
Other prominent signatories include Joel Griffith of Young Jewish Conservatives, Duvi Honig of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, Lisa B. Nelson of the American Legislative Exchange Council, Maureen Blum of Catholics Count, Shoshana Bryen of the Jewish Policy Center, and Clifford May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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In Latest Scandal, CBS Under Fire For Saying Jerusalem Isn’t Part Of Israel

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Journalists at CBS News were warned to &#8220;be careful&#8221; when writing about the Israel-Gaza war in August, including avoiding referring to Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s capital, The Free Press <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/does-cbs-news-know-where-jerusalem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Wednesday.
Despite Congress recognizing Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s capital in 1995 when it passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act and former President Donald Trump moving the U.S. embassy to the city in 2018, CBS News Senior Director of Standards Mark Memmott reportedly sent an email to employees, telling them, “Do not refer to [Jerusalem] as being in Israel.”
&#8220;Yes, the U.S. embassy is there and the Trump administration recognized it as being Israel’s capital. But its status is disputed,&#8221; Memmott&#8217;s email added. &#8220;The status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel regards Jerusalem as its ‘eternal and undivided’ capital, while the Palestinians claim East Jerusalem—occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war—as the capital of a future state.&#8221;
The Israeli Knesset and the homes of the Israeli prime minister and president are all located in Jerusalem, The Free Press noted.
The report comes as CBS News faces backlash for editing Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; in a way that appeared to make the discussion less damaging for the Democratic nominee. The edit led to former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-for-investigation-into-60-minutes-deceptively-editing-kamala-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> for an &#8220;investigation&#8221; into the news program saying, “I’ve never seen this before, but the producers of 60 Minutes sliced and diced (‘cut and pasted’) Lyin’ Kamala’s answers to questions, which were virtually incoherent, over and over again.”
CBS News also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-anchor-met-with-race-and-culture-unit-following-questioning-of-ta-nehisi-coates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forced</a> one of its anchors, Tony Dokoupil, to meet with the network&#8217;s &#8220;Race and Culture Unit&#8221; to discuss his tone, phrasing, and body language after he interviewed leftist author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new anti-Israel book, according to the New York Post.
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“Why leave out that Israel is surrounded by countries that want to eliminate it? Why leave out that Israel deals with terror groups that want to eliminate it?” Dokoupil asked Coates. The interview reportedly angered CBS News staffers, and Dokupil said he “regretted putting his colleagues in that position especially the ones overseas and in danger.”
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro blasted CBS News on Thursday, writing on X, &#8220;CBS News this week: 1. They diced the &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; interview with Kamala to cover for her incoherence. 2. After Tony Dokoupil asked actual questions of race grifter Ta-Nehisi Coates, the insane Lefties of the newsroom rebelled. 3. Apology by the brass. 4. CBS News tells its staff to pretend that Jerusalem is not in Israel. Yes, they&#8217;re fake news. Literally fake news.&#8221;
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CBS News this week: 1. They diced the &quot;60 Minutes&quot; interview with Kamala to cover for her incoherence. 2. After Tony Dokoupil asked actual questions of race grifter Ta-Nehisi Coates, the insane Lefties of the newsroom rebelled. 3. Apology by the brass. 4. CBS News tells its staff…
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‘Literally Fake News’: CBS Told News Staff To Avoid Referring To Jerusalem ‘As Being In Israel’

'Literally Fake News': CBS Told News Staff To Avoid Referring To Jerusalem 'As Being In Israel'

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Israeli archaeologists have found a stone seal from 2,700 years ago, when the Biblical First Temple was still standing, again affirming the reality of the Biblical history of Jerusalem.
“This singular find joins the list of countless archeological discoveries in the City of David &#8211; the historic site of Biblical Jerusalem &#8211; affirming Jerusalem&#8217;s Biblical heritage,” Ze&#8217;ev Orenstein, director of International Affairs for the City of David Foundation, told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/israeli-archaeologists-discover-unique-ancient-seal-affirming-biblical-account-jerusalem-2700-years-ago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> of the seal found near the southern wall of the Temple Mount, adding, “It similarly serves as yet another affirmation of the thousands-of-year-old bond rooting the Jewish people in Jerusalem &#8211; not simply as a matter of faith, but as a matter of fact.”
“The seal, made of black stone, is one of the most beautiful ever discovered in excavations in ancient Jerusalem, and is executed at the highest artistic level,” Dr. Yuval Baruch and Navot Rom of the Israel Antiquities Authority stated. The name “LeYehoʼezer ben Hoshʼayahu” is inscribed on the seal.
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“Contrary to what may be commonly thought, it seems that literacy in this period was not the realm only of society’s elite,” Baruch continued. “People knew how to read and write – at least at the basic level, for the needs of commerce. The figure of a winged man in a distinct Neo-Assyrian style is unique and very rare in the glyphic styles of the late First Temple period. The influence of the Assyrian Empire, which had conquered the entire region, is clearly evident here.”
“The researchers believe that the object, upon which originally the demon image alone appeared, was worn as an amulet around the neck of a man named Hoshʼayahu, who held a senior position in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration,” VIN News<a href="https://vinnews.com/2024/08/29/first-temple-seal-bearing-biblical-name-yehoezer-ben-hoshayahu-found-near-temple-mount/"> reported</a>. “The hypothesis is that upon Hoshʼayahu’s passing, his son Yehoʼezer inherited the seal&#8230;”
The name Yehoʼezer appears in the Bible in Chronicles I 12:7 in its abbreviated form, Yoʼezer, named as a warrior for King David before he was king and was in hiding.
“Also, in the book of Yirmiyahu (43:2), describing the events of this very period, a person is mentioned with a parallel name, Azariah ben Hoshʼaya. The two parts of his first name are written in reverse order to the seal owner’s name, and his second name is the same, appearing in its abbreviated form. This writing form in the text fits the name on the newly discovered seal and it is thus appropriate for this time period,” VIN News <a href="https://vinnews.com/2024/08/29/first-temple-seal-bearing-biblical-name-yehoezer-ben-hoshayahu-found-near-temple-mount/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
Palestinians often insist that the Jewish claim of the Biblical Temples on the Temple Mount is false; in June 2022, the prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Mohammed Shtayyeh, said that the Jews of Israel have never proven that the Biblical Temples stood in Jerusalem.
Yet as far back as 1924, even the Supreme Muslim Council, headed by the infamous Jew-hater Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Hajj Amin Aa-Husseini, published a guide to the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism and the site of the Biblical Temples of Israel, which admitted of the Temple Mount, “Its identity of Solomon’s Temple is beyond dispute.”
In February 2018, archaeologists announced that they found physical evidence corroborating the existence of the Biblical prophet Isaiah.
Writing in <a href="https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/44/2/7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biblical Archaeology Review</a>, Eilat Mazar, who headed the dig at which the discovery was found, described the evidence. According to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-archaeologists-just-prove-the-existence-of-prophet-isaiah?source=twitter&amp;via=mobile" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Beast</a>, Mazar stated that it was “a small piece of clay (an impression left by a seal), a mere 0.4 inches long, which appears to bear the inscription ‘Isaiah the prophet.’”
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The discovery came as part of the excavations at the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem, which had <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-this-tiny-piece-of-clay-mean-the-bible-is-true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already yielded</a> a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression that had belonged to the governor of Jerusalem, thus proving that the Jewish people had an administrative presence almost three thousand years ago and that Biblical administrative structures were genuine.
Mazar wrote that the new find, one of the many clay seal impressions known as bullae found at the site, was near the bullae <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/archaeologist-says-the-bibles-king-hezekiah-is-real" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already discovered</a> to have a mark from a seal of the Biblical King Hezekiah. He noted, “alongside the bullae of Hezekiah … [were] 22 additional bullae … among these is the bulla of ‘Yesha‘yah[u] Nvy[?].’” That is Hebrew for Isaiah the Prophet.
According to the Book of Isaiah, the prophet lived from the 8th century B.C. to the 7th century B.C. during the reign of King Hezekiah, who was regarded as the greatest king the Jewish people had except for King David.
In April 2019, The Daily Wire <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/another-fantastic-discovery-israel-evidence-famed-hank-berrien/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
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A clay seal found in Jerusalem has given <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6872731/Biblical-clay-seal-King-Josiahs-aide-discovered-Jerusalem.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">further evidence</a> of the reign of the famed Biblical Jewish King Josiah, who is noteworthy in Jewish history as the king who brought the Jewish people back to observance of the Torah after the nefarious reign of his predecessor Manasseh.
Discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University, the seal was found underneath a current-day car park; the archaeological team found evidence of a large building that featured ornate architecture and tiled floors that was later burned by the Babylonians when they conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Those features enabled archaeologists to identify the building as an administrative center for the Jewish government of the king.
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The following is an edited transcript excerpt from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson&#8217;s new DailyWire+ series <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/foundations-of-the-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Foundations of The West</a>. Join Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and his esteemed colleagues in this new 5-part series exploring the ancient cities that shaped the West.
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Ben Shapiro: Here you start to see the beginnings of the age of a constitutional monarchy. There are even hints of this in Deuteronomy. One of the laws in Deuteronomy is that the king is supposed to carry around his own Sefer Torah. He&#8217;s subject to the law. The king is not above the law. Judaism is very clear about that and so is Christianity. Henceforth, the idea of limitations on absolute government are part and parcel of the whole system.
Jordan B. Peterson: One of the things that, to me, lends historical credence to those sorts of stories is that it does not exactly show David in a positive light. So what kind of propaganda is that exactly?
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Shapiro: That is definitely one of the things in favor of biblical narrative is that when you show all the warts, it suggests that you&#8217;re not propagandizing.
Peterson: Yes, definitely. And that happens a lot.
Shapiro: That&#8217;s the entire Exodus story. The idea is that you have an absolute monarch in Pharaoh, and he is a god, so everything he says goes. Then people are brought forth from slavery to freedom, but the freedom requires subjugation to God. You&#8217;re still a servant, but you&#8217;re not a servant of a person anymore. Now, you&#8217;re a servant of an ideal. You&#8217;re a servant of a higher power. And that means inherently limiting the power of human beings.
Shapiro: This is like a massive cistern.
Ze’ev Orenstein (Director of International Affairs): So, you see here, it&#8217;s an ancient cistern. You see the plaster, here, on that wall that would keep the water in.
Peterson: So people would have carved this out of the rock?
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Orenstein: Sure. One of the challenges that Israel still has is water scarcity. And so here&#8217;s how you would store water. Now, keep in mind, if we are coming from next to the palace, this is not a private person’s cistern. This, you can see, is a massive area. This is the cistern that archeologists believe could have been the cistern where Jeremiah was thrown into a pit. Jeremiah was perceived at that time to be a traitor. He had said that if the people don&#8217;t change their ways, Jerusalem is going to be destroyed. But he was a prophet of doom. Nobody wanted to hear what he had to say, and the advisors of King Zedekiah got tired of hearing this guy go around calling for the surrender of the city, so they threw him down into a pit. Now, can I tell you for sure Jeremiah is thrown into this pit? I can&#8217;t tell you that, and if not this one, it was one near here like this one.
Peterson: All pits are the same, if you’re thrown into them.
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Orenstein: Here, they say, what&#8217;s the plan? He&#8217;s going to drown, right? It’s a cistern. But the Bible makes it clear: There&#8217;s no water; there&#8217;s mud. And he&#8217;s sinking into the mud until a servant to the king goes before Zedekiah, and he says, “You might not like what Jeremiah is saying, but it’s not him who’s saying it. He’s a prophet. He&#8217;s a man of God. The words are God&#8217;s words. You can&#8217;t do this to Jeremiah.” And the king says, “All right, you&#8217;re right. Go take 30 people with you and pull Jeremiah up out of the pit.” And then it goes on to say how he keeps true to his message about what&#8217;s going to happen to Jerusalem. But this is where, back to the last days of Jerusalem before the Babylonians destroyed it, you have Jeremiah here sinking into the mud, hearing the impending destruction above. This is where it’s playing out. We take for granted today the ability to be critical of our leadership, to hold our leaders accountable. But going back thousands of years, there was a position in biblical times, that of the prophet, whose role was to go to the highest levels of society and to hold those leaders accountable and let them know that there are consequences for falling short. There are consequences for making poor decisions, unethical decisions.
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Shapiro: Both the Judaic side of government and the Greek side of government are predicated on the idea that there are limitations to what government can do. You can make the case that the biblically based system is more of a limited monarchy, where the powers of the king are fairly limited, but the kingship is not derived from the people. And the Greek system is that authority is derived from the people and is almost unlimited. When Aristotle talks about how there are three types of governments and all have the capacity to devolve into tyranny, that&#8217;s what he&#8217;s talking about. You can have a benevolent monarch, which is more like the biblical system, but even the Bible is pretty divided over whether kings are good or necessary. Samuel gives a whole speech before the appointment of King Saul, saying, “You guys are really going to hate this king thing. You probably shouldn&#8217;t do it.” And the people say, “Well, no. We want it anyway.” And God says, “Ok, fine. If they want it, they&#8217;re going to get it.”
Orenstein: Every single day here in the City of David, we&#8217;re unearthing antiquities that show, not simply as a matter of faith, but as a matter of fact, Jerusalem&#8217;s biblical heritage coming to life.
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Foundations Of The West: Jordan Peterson And Ben Shapiro Explore Jerusalem

Foundations Of The West: Jordan Peterson And Ben Shapiro Tour Jerusalem

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Staunch Israel supporter and politically conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei landed in Israel and promptly pronounced that he would indeed move the Argentinian Embassy to Jerusalem.
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Argentina&#39;s Javier Milei arrived in Israel today and before even leaving the tarmac vowed to move his embassy to Jerusalem. <a href="https://t.co/ZrBVrvEwxZ">pic.twitter.com/ZrBVrvEwxZ</a>
&mdash; Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1754892750661566634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Milei was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-785469" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told him</a>, “You are a value-driven person committed only to truth, and it is no wonder that you chose to come to Israel immediately to support us in the just struggle to defend the Jewish people against Hamas terrorists. I thank you for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and for your announcement now to relocate Argentina&#8217;s embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Welcome to Israel, Mr. President &#8211; Viva La Libertad Carajo!”
“I warmly welcome the arrival to Israel of the President of Argentina, Israel&#8217;s friend, Javier Milei, who announced the relocation of Argentina&#8217;s embassy to Jerusalem. Welcome, dear friend!” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted.
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אני מקבל בחום את הגעתו לישראל של נשיא ארגנטינה, ידיד ישראל חאבייר מיליי, שהודיע על העברת שגרירות ארגנטינה לירושלים. ברוך הבא חבר יקר! 🇮🇱 🇦🇷
&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1754866551197430171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Milei <a href="https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/jerusalem/argentinas-president-arrives-in-israel-reiterates-vow-to-move-embassy-to-jerusalem/2024/02/06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrived in Israel</a> with Argentina’s Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, the Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Elizabeth Milei, and Rabbi Axel Wahnish, whom he has chosen to be Argentina’s Ambassador to Israel.
In late November, Milei arrived in the United States, where before he even met with U.S. officials or the International Monetary Fund, he went straight to the grave of the late Chabad-Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson to pay his respects. Prior to leaving Argentina, Milei had joined Rabbi David Pinto Shlita — who gave him and his mother a blessing — in Buenos Aires for the Havdalah ceremony marking the end of the Jewish Sabbath.
“I celebrate this beautiful country, Argentina, and I ask God to protect the Argentine Nation so that it returns to what it was before. I am sure that with God&#8217;s help you will help the Nation and, with the people of Argentina, you will achieve it,” Pinto Shilta <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/javier-milei-asistio-a-una-ceremonia-judia-y-recibio-la-bendicion-de-un-reconocido-rabino-nid26112023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Milei, who responded, &#8220;Thank you, thank you, Rabbi.” The rabbi told Milei’s sister, “We pray to God to protect him in everything he needs.”
Argentina has the largest Jewish population in South America, roughly 220,000 people.
Milei visited Schneerson’s grave in July, where he visited the tomb of the Lubavitch rabbi and requested a blessing before the election that took place earlier this week. Schneerson, the leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, was a tireless pioneer for Jewish outreach; there are currently over 1,400 Chabad-Lubavitch <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/rabbi-menachem-mendel-schneerson-jewish-virtual-library" target="_blank" rel="noopener">institutions</a> in 35 countries on six continents.
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“The truth is that I did not get to know the Rebbe personally, but just in the last year I had the privilege of visiting the Rebbe&#8217;s grave twice,” Milei, who amazed the world by winning the presidential election in a landslide, stated. “There I asked for his holy blessing to be elected president of Argentina and this blessing became a reality this week.”
Milei, who <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/javier-milei-crushes-argentine-left-becomes-worlds-first-libertarian-head-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pledged</a> that Argentina&#8217;s two key allies would be the United States and Israel, gave his first foreign press interview to the Hasidic newspaper, “Kfar Chabad.” He <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rygn11btna" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “From what I&#8217;ve learned about the history of the Jewish people, their survival against all odds, and the divine protection they&#8217;ve received, I&#8217;m certain they will continue to prevail. My message is to keep faith in God, stay strong and united. Eventually, the world will realize the enduring truth — the nation of Israel lives on!”

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Staunch Conservative Milei Lands In Israel, Officially Announces Moving Argentinian Embassy To Jerusalem

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After four Israelis — including a 24-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child — were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-terrorists-murder-3-people-wound-others-at-bus-stop-in-jerusalem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">murdered by Hamas terrorists</a> in a shooting at a Jerusalem bus stop Thursday, ABC News reported on the story using a picture of recently freed Palestinian prisoners as its main photo. 
At around 7:40 a.m. local time, two Palestinian brothers jumped out of a vehicle at the bus stop near a main entrance to the capital city and fired at the people waiting for the bus, killing four and wounding at least six others. Shortly after the shooting, Hamas claimed responsibility for the terror attack, calling the terrorists “jihad-waging martyrs.” 
ABC News’s report on the story featured a photo of people who were crying and embracing — except the photo was not of grieving Israelis but of Palestinian prisoners who were recently freed in exchange for hostages held by terrorists. 
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The ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas/3-killed-6-injured-in-shooting-in-jerusalem-police-say-105265866?id=105171244" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> went on to refer to Hamas as a “Palestinian militant group,” even though Hamas has been <a href="https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">designated</a> as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government since 1997. The article then said the terrorist attack “occurred amid surging violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank while Israel is at war with Hamas” without any mention of the temporary ceasefire agreed upon by Hamas leaders and then violated by the terrorists multiple times this week. 
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In Thursday’s attack at the Jerusalem bus stop, 24-year-old Livia Dickman, who was pregnant with her first child, was declared dead at the scene. Ashdod rabbinical judge Elimelech Wasserman, 73, and Hannah Ifergan, a woman in her 60s, were later declared dead at the hospital.
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Surveillance <a href="https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1730121365628256361" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> showed the two Hamas members jump out of their vehicle and immediately start shooting into the crowd at the bus stop. Within seconds, three people surround the terrorists and return fire, killing them at the scene. The terrorists used an M-16 rifle and a handgun, and police found a large amount of ammunition when they searched the brothers’ vehicle, according to The Times of Israel.
The older brother was jailed from 2010 to 2020 for planning attacks in coordination with terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, and the younger brother was jailed in 2014 for undisclosed terror activity, the Shin Bet security agency said.

4 Israelis, Including Pregnant Woman, Murdered By Hamas In Jerusalem Attack. ABC News Uses Photo Of Freed Palestinian Prisoners In Its Report.

Multiple Israelis, Including Pregnant Woman, Murdered By Hamas In Jerusalem Attack. ABC News Uses Photo Of Freed Palestinian Prisoners In Its Report.

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Four people, including a young pregnant woman, were killed and at least six more were wounded when Hamas terrorists opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem Thursday morning, according to police. The terror attack took place after Hamas had promised to abide by a temporary ceasefire. 
At around 7:40 a.m. local time, two Palestinian gunmen jumped out of a vehicle at the bus stop near a main entrance to the capital city and fired at the people waiting for the bus, The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-killed-6-injured-in-terror-shooting-at-jerusalem-entrance-bus-stop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The terrorists were shot dead at the scene after two off-duty soldiers and an armed civilian returned fire. The Shin Bet security agency said the terrorists were brothers and members of Hamas who had previously been jailed for terrorist activity. 
Surveillance <a href="https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1730121365628256361" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> showed the two Hamas members jump out of their vehicle and immediately start shooting into the crowd at the bus stop. Within seconds, three people surround the terrorists and return fire, killing them at the scene. The terrorists used an M-16 rifle and a handgun and police found a large amount of ammunition when they searched the brothers’ vehicle, according to The Times of Israel. 
Livia Dickman, a 24-year-old woman who was pregnant with her first child, was declared dead at the scene of the terror attack, while Ashdod rabbinical judge Elimelech Wasserman, 73, and Hannah Ifergan, a woman in her 60s, were declared dead at the hospital. Two others taken to the hospital were in serious condition, three were listed as in moderate condition, and a sixth was in good condition, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. 
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared his condolences with the family members of those who were killed in the attack and praised the quick actions of Israelis who took down the terrorists. 
“My wife Sarah and I send our condolences from the bottom of our hearts to the families of those murdered in the attack in Jerusalem. We all pray for the peace of the wounded. The quick reaction of two fighters and a civilian who eliminated the terrorists prevented an even more serious attack. I salute them,” Netanyahu <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1730140838255096206" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. 
“All Hamas terrorists are mortal &#8211; in Jerusalem, Gaza, Judea and Samaria &#8211; everywhere,” he added. “I appreciate the fact that both fighters and the civilian acted quickly on the ground. The government headed by me will continue expanding the distribution of weapons to citizens. This is a measure that proves itself time and time again in the war against murderous terrorism.”
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, calling the terrorists “jihad-waging martyrs.” The older brother was jailed from 2010 to 2020 for planning attacks in coordination with terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, and the younger brother was jailed in 2014 for undisclosed terror activity, Shin Bet said. After the shooting at the bus stop, Israeli police said officers arrested six of the terrorists&#8217; family members, including their parents, during a raid on their home.  
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The terror attack in Jerusalem came on the 55th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, which began after the brutal October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which killed over 1,200 people. Hamas&#8217; latest attack on civilians also came during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terrorists-violate-temporary-ceasefire-in-gaza-as-israeli-forces-come-under-attack-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">temporary ceasefire</a>, which Israel and Hamas leaders agreed to last week to negotiate the release of hostages taken into Gaza by the terrorists. 
Hamas also violated the temporary ceasefire after attacking Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops in multiple locations, the IDF said on Tuesday. 
This article has been updated to include that one of the victims was pregnant, increasing the death count from 3 to 4.

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Hamas Terrorists Murder 4 People, Wound Others At Bus Stop In Jerusalem

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Nir Barkat, the former mayor of Jerusalem from 2008-2018 and the current Israeli Minister of the Economy, made it clear that Israel was not just fighting for itself in its war against Hamas, but for the West against the onslaught of radical Islamic terrorism.
Barkat <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6341266268112">appeared on Fox News</a> with host Neil Cavuto. He noted of the Hamas massacre of 1400 Israelis on October 7, “You saw the atrocities; you saw how they burned people alive; you saw how they raped women and put a little baby in the oven and cook him. We saw all the atrocities; they filmed it themselves. They were proud of it &#8230; they’re monsters.”
Referring to the United States, he continued. “We will never forget our friends. You folks have stood behind us at the toughest times Israel has ever had in its existence. And we will never forget that.”
Cavuto pointed out that after the October 7 massacre of 1400 Israelis by Hamas, many people around the world only gave Israel their sympathy for a couple of days, noting, “You only had a few days of global sort of support and sympathy after the October 7 attack, and that was it.”
“The atrocities are worse than the Nazis; Nazis hid the atrocities,” Barkat responded. “And Hamas, ISIS, didn’t even hide it; they’re proud of it. &#8230; In the war against Germany, I don’t remember anybody asking for any kind of humanitarian gestures. Just complete 100% surrender. This is what will happen to Hamas.”
“And we in Israel have a very soft heart for people,” Barkat noted “We don’t want to hit any innocent people. We hide our people in shelters [from Hamas rockets], they don’t. They hide behind their citizens; they’re using our people [the hostages] as human shields. And we have to go through this and make sure that we don’t hurt innocent people and we enable them to flow back to safety on the southern part of Gaza when we attack the north part. We don’t need the world to tell us; we know we will be as considerate as possible.”
“However, we will wipe Hamas off the face of the Earth. No compromise,” he continued.
“You know, this is not just for Israel,” he stated. “There’s a reason why the Arab states, the moderate Arab states are waiting for us to beat Hamas. There’s a reason, because the world understands that if the Islamic Jihad is successful in this horrendous attack and they get away with it, it’s going to happen all over the world. That’s why we have to win and have total surrender. And we need the help of the world. Give us the time we need. We’re considerate, we don’t want to hurt innocent people, but we have to wipe Hamas off the face of the Earth.”

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Three Hamas terrorists reportedly from Hebron opened fire at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem on Thursday, killing an IDF soldier and wounding another five police officers and soldiers. 
Initial police investigations revealed that the terrorists were on their way to commit a much larger-scale attack in Jerusalem when their car was flagged as suspicious at the checkpoint by security personnel, who stopped the vehicle for inspection. At that point, the terrorists opened fire. The terrorists were neutralized by Israeli security forces.
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BREAKING: Six Israelis have been wounded, including one critically, in a shooting terror attack near the “tunnels” checkpoint on Route 60, south of Jerusalem. 
Three terrorists have been killed on the scene. Security forces are searching for additional attackers in the area. <a href="https://t.co/QPgXY1BgYL">pic.twitter.com/QPgXY1BgYL</a>
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“I saw a white Skoda with all its doors open, and each terrorist was outside, shooting in different directions,” <a href="https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/Article-1052658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Moshe Moalem, a civilian security guard who was injured in the attack. “All of our forces present immediately shot back. I felt a round strike my leg and looked for cover.” Moalem was spared further injury when shrapnel became embedded in his wallet, preventing it from penetrating further into his other leg.
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*המרכז הרפואי הדסה:* רופאי יחידת הטראומה בהדסה עין כרם שלפו את ארנקו של הפצוע מהפיגוע וגילו: הארנק חסם רסיס כדור ומנע פגיעה ברגל. 
משה מועלם בן ה-32, מאבטח בחברת האבטחה TM עוטף ירושלים, המוצב במחסום המנהרות, נפצע בפיגוע שארע הבוקר בעמדת האבטחה. 
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Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack. Israeli security agency Shin Bet has <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/380431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified </a>two of the three terrorists as belonging to Hamas, with one of them being the son of the head of Hamas’ military arm in Hebron, who was killed in 2003. The Shin Bet said it was still verifying the identity of the third terrorist, but Arab media have <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-injured-1-critically-in-attack-by-3-gunmen-at-west-bank-checkpoint-near-jerusalem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> identified him as a Hebron resident affiliated with Hamas.
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BREAKING: Israeli intelligence assessment reveals the terror cell which committed the shooting attack in south Jerusalem belongs to Hamas and planned to enter Jerusalem to carry out a much larger terror attack. &#8211; Hillel Bitton Rosen 14
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A police search of the terrorist’s vehicle revealed two M-16 rifles, two handguns, 10 loaded magazines, and hundreds of additional rounds of ammunition. Axes and uniforms resembling those used by the IDF were also found in the car. The <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-injured-1-critically-in-attack-by-3-gunmen-at-west-bank-checkpoint-near-jerusalem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">car</a> in which the terrorists arrived had false Israeli license plates.
&#8220;Axes and a lot of ammunition were found in the terrorists&#8217; vehicle,&#8221; said Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Turgeman. &#8220;The terrorists were probably planning to carry out a more significant operation in Jerusalem, but we eliminated them before they could do so.&#8221; 
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A terror shooting attack occurred at the Tunnels Crossing entrance to Jerusalem. Three heavily armed terrorists, who initiated gunfire on security forces, have been neutralized
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A bus filled with children on their way to school was at the checkpoint at the time of the attack. The shooting was filmed from the bus as children ducked under the seats, praying and reciting psalms in fear. This highlighted a concern previously voiced by Oded Revivi, mayor of Efrat, about the risks that the necessary checkpoints may inadvertently cause. “We have been warning that the checkpoint can become a death trap because of the bottleneck it causes, which endangers the residents who wait sometimes bumper to bumper along the whole length of the road, which doesn’t provide for any solution during a tragic event,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6OPZOnb5Eo&amp;t=58s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Revivi to Channel 7. 
“The operational necessity of security checks is clear. However, creating such a big traffic jam endangers lives and creates sitting targets for terrorists,” he argued. “It is horrifying to think what would happen if terrorists opened fire on a group of cars in the traffic jam and the physical inability of emergency service vehicles to reach them. An immediate solution has to be created to save lives.”

Funeral Held For Israeli Soldier Killed In Gaza

One Dead, Five Injured In Hamas Terror Attack At Jerusalem Checkpoint As Police Say Larger Attack Likely Prevented

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cory-booker">Cory Booker</a> (D-NJ) has departed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel">Israel</a> after taking shelter in the country when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas">Hamas</a> launched a surprise attack from Gaza this weekend, his <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1711058683675779105">office announced</a> on Sunday.
A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Booker had traveled to the country in part to deliver a speech at an event <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-abraham-accords/">marking the deals</a> brokered by the Trump administration to normalize relations between Israel and Arab nations.
&#8220;On Friday, October 6, Senator Booker arrived in Israel for several days of planned meetings and site visits ahead of the start of an Abraham Accords-focused N7 summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv, at which he was scheduled to speak on Tuesday,&#8221; said Booker&#8217;s spokesperson Maya Krishna-Rogers.
&#8220;Senator Booker and accompanying staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas launched their attacks against Israel on Saturday, and sheltered in place for their safety. We are grateful that Senator Booker and our colleagues were able to safely depart Israel earlier today,&#8221; the statement added.
Booker later posted a short video to X in which he personally shared details about his experience.
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I was in Israel when the horrific attacks carried out by Hamas started on Saturday. My team and I are now safe, but like many we are shaken, angered, and heartbroken by the hundreds killed, the thousands injured, those taken hostage, and all who are directly affected by these… <a href="https://t.co/E4BgEZxSTC">pic.twitter.com/E4BgEZxSTC</a>
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Israel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-israel-declares-state-of-war-as-palestinian-terrorists-launch-massive-surprise-attack-on-jewish-holiday">declared war</a> on Hamas after the militant group began an attack with rockets and gunmen crossing the border on Saturday, leading to reports of people getting killed and kidnapped. As of Sunday, with Israel ramping up its efforts to fight back, officials have estimated <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas/?id=103804516">hundreds of people</a> have died and thousands are wounded in Israel and Gaza.
&#8220;I emphatically condemn Hamas&#8217; horrific acts of violence, kidnapping and terror targeting Israeli families, children and other civilians in towns and cities across the nation of Israel. I stand with the people of Israel and the families of those who have lost loved ones,&#8221; Booker <a href="https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-statement-on-israel">said</a> in a statement on Saturday.
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Another member of Congress, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), was also in Israel over the weekend with his wife and three youngest children for a family Bar Mitzvah, his office <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1711091517496979665">said</a> in a statement.
&#8220;Congressman Goldman and his family sheltered from Hamas rocket fire in their hotel’s interior stairwell until early Sunday morning, when they were able to safely depart for New York,&#8221; the statement added.
Secretary of State <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/antony-blinken">Antony Blinken</a> said on Sunday the Biden administration is looking into reports of Americans being killed or taken hostage in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel">Israel</a>.
&#8220;We have reports that several Americans were killed. We’re working overtime to verify that. At the same time, there are reports of missing Americans and there again, we’re working to verify those reports,&#8221; the top U.S. diplomat <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-says-u-s-working-to-verify-reports-of-americans-killed-or-captured-in-hamas-attack-on-israel">said</a> on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union.&#8221;
After Hamas began its attack, the Biden administration and top officials across the U.S. government pledged support for Israel. Meanwhile, officials in places across the United States with large Jewish populations said police would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-beef-up-security-at-jewish-synagogues-across-u-s-after-hamas-attacks-israel">beef up security</a> around Jewish institutions.
In Booker&#8217;s home state of New Jersey, law enforcement &#8220;will be increasing patrols in sensitive areas – particularly houses of worship for both the Jewish and Islamic faiths – and taking other steps out of an abundance of caution,&#8221; <a href="https://www.njoag.gov/statement-from-attorney-general-matthew-j-platkin-regarding-precautions-being-taken-in-new-jersey-in-response-to-the-attacks-in-israel/">said</a> Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

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Archaeologists in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem</a> have reportedly unearthed steps descending into the Pool of Siloam, where Biblical records show Jesus Christ healed a blind man over 2,000 years ago at one of the most significant heritage sites in the world.
&#8220;It&#8217;s exciting to be a part of a story that&#8217;s bigger than ourselves — to be a part of bringing a story to life that has significance not for millions, but for billions,&#8221; Ze&#8217;ev Orenstein, director of international affairs for the City of David Foundation, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6336698717112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News Digital.
The discovery comes amid an excavation project in the ancient city of the Middle East carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority, and the City of David Foundation, which works to preserve and develop the city and its environs by connecting people through different faiths and backgrounds in Jerusalem.
Construction crews and archaeologists began working on an excavation project at the historic site of Biblical Jerusalem in 2004 after a large water pipe south of Jerusalem&#8217;s Temple Mount, at the southern end of the ridge known as the City of David, burst, according to the Biblical Archaeology Society.
In recent weeks, however, archaeologists discovered a set of eight steps at the project site — about the size of two Olympic swimming pools — dating back to the days when Jesus and millions of others used the pool as an ancient ritual bath.
According to the <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.9.6-10.NKJV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gospel of John</a>, the story of Jesus and the blind man at the pool began when Jesus and His disciples encountered a man who had been blind since birth. The disciples asked Jesus if the man or his parents caused him to be born blind. Jesus answered that neither caused his disability, but rather, the man had been born blind so that God&#8217;s work might be revealed in him.
&#8220;We must do the work of him who sent me while day lasts; night is coming when no man can work,&#8221; Jesus said. &#8220;While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.&#8221;
Jesus then put clay made from the ground and his saliva over the blind man&#8217;s eyes and said to him, &#8220;Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam.&#8221;
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The blind man went to the pool, washed the clay from his eyes, and returned with his vision restored.
Construction of the pool reportedly began more than 2,700 years ago when Judean King Hezekiah first ordered the digging of a 1,750-foot tunnel under the City of David to bring water from the Gihon Spring, which lay outside the city wall, inside the city to a pool on the opposite side of the ridge, according to the <a href="https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/the-siloam-pool-where-jesus-healed-the-blind-man/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biblical Archaeology Society</a>.
Hezekiah foresaw the likelihood of a looming attack from the Assyrians and presumed the water supply would help the Judeans survive. The tunnel continued to carry fresh water into the part of Jerusalem that would lead to the construction of several different pools, including the Second Temple pool that Jesus knew.
More than 2,000 years later, the biblical site revered by Christians and Jews worldwide marvels at the discovery.
&#8220;The ongoing excavations within the City of David — the historic site of Biblical Jerusalem — particularly of the Pool of Siloam and the Pilgrimage Road, serve as one of the greatest affirmations of that heritage and the millennia-old bond Jews and Christians have with Jerusalem,&#8221; Orenstein said.
The site, which runs from the Pool of Siloam in the south along the Pilgrimage Road and up to the footsteps of the Western Wall, Southern Steps, and Temple Mount, represents the most significant half-mile on the planet, he added.
&#8220;There is no half mile that means more to more people that affirms Jerusalem&#8217;s biblical heritage not simply as a matter of faith, but as a matter of fact,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;And obviously living in a time where so much of biblical heritage is being questioned — to be able to be unearthing all of this historical heritage and antiquity that shows that whether for Jews or Christians, that you could see it, you could touch it, you could walk on it, that really our heritage in Jerusalem going back thousands of years, not simply a matter of faith, but a matter of fact, being unearthed here in the city of David,&#8221; he added.
In January, Rev. Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/steps-where-jesus-walked-and-healed-a-blind-man-unearthed-for-first-time-in-2000-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News Digital, &#8220;In the Pool of Siloam, we find evidence of history preserved for us, revealed at just the right time.&#8221;
&#8220;Theologically, it affirms scripture, geographically it affirms scripture, and politically, it affirms Israel&#8217;s unquestionable and unrivaled link to Jerusalem. Some discoveries are theoretical,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This one is an undeniable. It is proof of the story of the Bible and of its people, Israel.&#8221;
Visitors have accessed a small section of the pool previously excavated, but the City of David plans to open the entire historic site once crews complete the project.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a big responsibility. And it&#8217;s also a big privilege, and the best is truly yet to come,&#8221; Orenstein said.

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Steps Descending Into 2,000 Year Old Biblical Site Where Jesus Healed A Blind Man Unearthed By Archaeologists: Report

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