Israel’s 9/11

Watchman | by | Volume 29, Issue 6 | November – December 2023

What happened

On Saturday 7 October Hamas launched 5000 rockets at Israel in an early morning surprise attack it called “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”. Mohammad Deif, the Hamas military commander, issued a statement saying that the ongoing attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s “desecration…

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Coin from the First Year of the Jewish Revolt Against the Romans Discovered in Israel[1]

Israel Archaeology | by | Volume 29, Issue 6 | November – December 2023

A half-shekel silver coin dated to AD66/67 has been discovered in the Judean Desert. The rare coin minted in Jerusalem by the Jewish rebels[1] was found in the area of the Ein Gedi nature reserve. It has the words “The Holy Jerusalem” in ancient Hebrew on the coin’s face, and was issued i…

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