Though the Persian Emperor Cyrus II had permitted the Jews to return to the land of Judah, not all returned as neither was the journey back home going to be easy nor was the life after settling down, void of hardship. Also, it was only after battling tough conditions with perseverance and diligence to settle […]
Having been made to bite the dust at the hands of the Babylonians, the ‘kingdom of Judah’ had now on, to lend itself to their sway. But that was in no way, the end of their misfortune…….. ……..which dealt a worse blow this time? The Babylonians did not stop at plundering ‘the Holy Temple’ unlike […]
Geneva: ‘The Nation-State Bill passed by the Israeli parliament is discriminatory against the original residents of East Jerusalem. This decision will raise the tension in this region.’ criticised the UN human rights commission. The commission also lashed out at Israel’s decision regarding the people in East Jerusalem. Meanwhile, the United States has criticised the UN […]
It is believed that it was due to the Assyrian invasions that the Israelites were uprooted from their own land, the land of Israel and had to emigrate across the world. These immigrants formed the Jewish diaspora. Restless, the rulers of the kingdom of Judah in the south watched on as these events unfolded in […]
Jerusalem: ‘Hatred against Jews is not tolerated at all in Hungary. The Hungarian government provides protection to Jews. But the situation is not the same in the western European countries. There is an anti-Jewish sentiment in these countries and their safety is becoming an important issue’, Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban expressed his concern. Prime […]
Two hundred years of political instability had thrown the ‘Kingdom of Israel’ into complete disarray. The Israelite kingdom in the north saw as many as nineteen kings during a period of just two hundred years. A few of these kings were cruel while a few were weak and had succeeded to the throne based merely […]
After finding refuge in the town of Ziklag in the region of Gath, David took to war with the enemies of the Israelites including the Amalekites. In no time, David gained Achish’s confidence. But very soon the kings of all the Philistine provinces came together and attacked the Israelites once again. The massive Philistine aggression […]
David thus killed the humongous, gigantic and well-armed Goliath with simple weapons like a sling and a few stones and more importantly, this he accomplished without letting his faith in God dwindle. But David did not have a sword to fulfill the oath of beheading Goliath and carrying his head back home that he had […]
Beirut: ‘The decisive war against Israel is very near’ is the message given by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Israel who was dreaming about overthrowing the Assad regime in Syria, has changed its objective. Now, Israel is striving to expel Iran and Hezbollah from Syria. The Hezbollah Chief incited Israel saying that ‘we will not leave […]
Washington: The Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk created a sensation with his question, ‘Who do you think owns the (international) press?’. All kinds of reactions are being received on this question asked in a tweet by Musk. He is being criticised of targeting the Jews as most of the media houses are owned […]