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I spent a restful Shabbat (Saturday) with Will. Jane had emailed me that the group was safe and sound from Petra, so I could relax and not worry about them. They all left Sunday morning (1am) for the States.

We ended up having a late lunch at Ramat Rachel. I saw where Will had “dug” this summer. You can read all about it, as they say, in the Bridges for Peace, Dispatch from Jerusalem, September/October 2007 edition.

The third season of renewed excavations at Ramat Rachel—a Kibbutz (communal settlement) and popular conference center southeast of Jerusalem’s city center—has come close with several exceptional finds, including a piece of a proto-Ionic (or proto-Aeolic) capital from the Iron Age (seventh to sixth centuries BC). To date, only 12 such capitals have been found in Judea, with one from the City of David in Jerusalem and now 11 from Ramat Rachel. The proto-ionic capital was also used on seals in the Early Iron Age before writing in the Israelite kingdom and can be seen today on the back of the five shekel coin.

Very interesting site. Some think it is as old as King Hezekiah.

I Loved Gary Bauer’s column of November 1st:

Don’t Pressure Israel

It is difficult for Americans to understand the evil confronting Israel. Most of its Muslim “neighbors” refuse to recognize its existence, while others, like Iran, have vowed to “wipe Israel off the map.” Their animosity is fueled by a steady diet of anti-Semitism that nurtures a culture of death, which breeds homicide bombers. A recent example of this was on display last week when a Lebanese TV channel, affiliated with a senior Lebanese politician, aired a show dedicated to the false and discredited Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and accused the Jews of drug trafficking to take over the world. Of course, the truth is very different. Islamic terrorists are working hand-in-hand with Mexican drug lords, and opium production in the Middle East is a major source of funding for the Taliban and other Islamofascist groups. Unbelievably, the show even suggested that Jewish drug trafficking, “led to the Nazi extremism.” So in the Islamofascist mindset, the Holocaust — the deliberate, systematic murder of six million Jews — was an act of self-defense!

My friends, this is the hatred that the Israeli people face every day. America must stand with Israel, because as we know, the Islamofascists don’t just hate the Jews — they hate Christians, too, and even other Muslims who don’t follow their radical ideology. America is hosting an upcoming Middle East peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland, and many fear our government will pressure Israel to make more concessions to its sworn enemies. Here’s how you can make a difference: Christians United For Israel is asking Americans to call the White House right now at 202-456-1111. Urge the administration not to pressure Israel into making more “land for peace” deals that weaken Israel’s security. Thank you.

From the Jeusalem Post:

Hurting Hebrew 

UNESCO announced last week that it will honor Hebrew’s prime reviver, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, by adding his name to the organization’s list of venerables who have exerted the greatest influence on world culture. The decision comes in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Ben-Yehuda’s birth.

Israeli discovers Cancer’s molecular trigger

Although the exact cause of cancer remains a mystery, scientists have learned a great deal about it in the past few decades by looking at the molecular level. Prof. Uri Nir, vice dean of Bar-Ilan University’s life sciences faculty, has discovered a “smoking gun” — an enzyme that, in several tissue types, plays a pivotal role in the onset and progression of cancer.

Front page of the Jerusalem Post is more of the same about the upcoming Annapolis conference and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit to Israel. She is here almost as much as I am. I am always hoping to meet her somewhere. I just need five minutes of her time.

I met some Believers from Tennessee at my B&B—Theresa and Clint just got in last night from the States and will stay a week. They were headed off to the Western Wall and the Temple Institute this morning after breakfast. It was great to visit with them. Most of the guests have been French and/or from other countries. I look forward to visiting with them again. They had even read the blog!

Another beautiful, sunny day. People are out and about walking, sitting on the park benches, taking in the outdoors. Because it has not been cold, the flowers are still blooming on most of the balconies. The geraniums are in full bloom with radiant colors of red, coral, and white.

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