Israel's History - a Picture a Day - Why Was a Nazi Flag Flying from a Jerusalem Hotel in the 1930s?

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Why Was a Nazi Flag Flying from a Jerusalem Hotel in the 1930s? Posted: 30 Aug 2015  We recently published pictures from the British Library's Endangered Archives Program, including this incredible picture of Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City which we have dated to the mid-1890s. Only in 1898 was the wall near Jaffa Gate breached so that carriages could drive into the city. Jaffa Gate and A(braham) Fast's restaurant.  (Debbas Collection, British Library) We wanted to know more about the store on the left with the sign "A Fast. Restauranteur."  Was this a tourist establishment of Abraham Fast, who in 1907 took over a large hotel several hundred meters to the west of the building pictured above and renamed it "Hotel Fast?" German troops marching in Jerusalem on Good Friday,  April 6, 1917. The building on the left is the Fast Hotel. (Imperial War Museum, UK) It was a leading hotel with 100 rooms, built around a court yard with Ionic, Corinthian and Doric columns. Hotel Fast and its kosher restaurant was a well-known establishment in Jerusalem for decades, and was probably considered by many to be a Jewish-owned establishment because of its Jewish clientele. Nothing could be further from the truth.  The Fasts were German Templers. The German consulate in the Fast Hotel, 1933.  (Wikimedia, Tamar Hayardeni) They lived in Jerusalem's German Colony and were exiled by the British after World War I and during World War II because of their support for Germany. We recently uncovered pictures of German troops marching in Jerusalem streets on Good Friday 1917. Readers were able to identify the building on the left as the Fast Hotel. Our biggest surprise was finding this picture of the German consulate in the Hotel Fast with the German Swastika flag flying from the building. During World War II, the hotel was taken over by the British army command and turned into the Australian army club. The Hotel Fast housed Australian soldiers in World War II.  Here they are greeting the Australian  Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the commander of the Australian troops in Australia,  Lt. Gen. Thomas Blamey in February 1941. The Matson Photo Service, shown on the ground  floor, was run by Eric Matson, originally from the American Colony Photographic Department.   Matson left Palestine in 1946 for the United States.  His collection of photos were  bequeathed to the Library of Congress where many of the pictures in this  website were found.  (Library of Congress)  The Hotel Fast building was abandoned in 1967 and torn down in 1976 to make way for the Dan Pearl Hotel.

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Finding the Holy Vessels – Is Now the Time?

Finding the Holy Vessels – Is Now the Time?

By Harry Moskoff August 24, 2015  BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

In the late 1920’s, a Jewish farmer discovers a pit/cave as he is plowing his field in Israel.  He is startled, but manages to identify the golden items as the holy vessels as used in the First Temple of Solomon.  He draws a makeshift map and travels to New York with all the information on his findings. There he tracks down a certain Rabbi Herman (from the famous book: ALL FOR THE BOSS) and asks him what to do with his new secret.  

The Rabbi cross-examines the farmer in order to verify the story, then sends his son (from the Mir Talmudic Yeshivah in Poland) over to a great Jewish sage living in Radin with a confidential letter and map, asking his coveted opinion on what to do next.  The sage firstly confirms the site and states that the time has not yet arrived to reveal these Temple items, and in fact, all parties will forget the whole thing until many years later, on the day that this Israeli farmer dies.

The fascinating story continues.  While studying in Lakewood, New Jersey, Herman’s son suddenly remembers the whole episode in Poland, including the map, and passes everything on to another prestigious member of his family.  One thing led to another, and believe it or not, there are those living in Israel today that know approximately where this underground cave lies, the very same one that is part of this authentic story!

Too good to be true?  Not at all.

When the First Temple was destroyed by the biblical King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, it’s a known fact that he stole many of the Temple treasures and brought them back to Babylonia.  However, there were some that were secreted away before he could get his hands on them and buried outside of Jerusalem for the specific purpose (in order) to be found over 2000 years later, as a preparation for the coming of the Jewish Third Temple.  It seems that that time is finally arriving, and in our days too.

In fact, you and I are living in a truly unique time in history, specifically Jewish history, whether from a religious, political, or even cultural standpoint.  With the relatively new threat of a nuclear IRAN, many Jews are now terribly divided as to where their allegiance should be cast.  The pathetic nuclear Treaty with the mullahs discredits the White House and its Middle Eastern allies because it’s just a matter of time before their contract is breached by the other side (since there’s nothing in it for the Western countries to breach).  

As sanctions can no longer be “snapped back,” one of the P5+1 countries will most likely end up with some form of military strike against Iran (if not Israel doing the dirty work itself).  Like Winston Churchill so appropriately said back in September 1938 re: the Munich Settlement:

“You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.”

For Americans, it has already erupted into much more than a partisan issue. For us, it’s now a full-fledged internal war between AIPAC, which takes direction from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, and JSTREET, which has been hired (for all intents and purposes) by the Obama Administration.

Let’s keep things in context though, shall we?  All this is just the calm before the storm.  While all the hullabaloo is going on in Congress vis-à-vis this Treaty, in the backrooms behind the scenes, the PA, France and New Zealand (in cooperation with President Obama) are busy drafting a UN Resolution that is designed to force Israel to withdraw back to the 1967 borders some time by the end of next year.  The idea is ostensibly to divide Jerusalem so that the Palestinians will have their capital along with cutting out other parts of Israel, places where only fellow Arabs will be able to trod (as stated outright by PA President Abbas).  

After Congress votes and the Iranian dust settles, the mainstream media will no doubt focus on swaying public opinion in support of the new UN resolution. Not sure though if the Israeli coalition government will be able to stand up to this latest UN charade, since there is zero chance of the US vetoing the resolution.  Certainly, the Right, and even those more in the Center here in Israel will no longer be suckered into a Gush Katif-like deal, and will fight tooth and nail.

Having said that, what can be the antidote in securing Israel’s lofty future?

An undeniable truth needs to be revealed.  And the only real antidote to all these existential threats that surround us today lies not necessarily in military might, but rather in revealing the truth, because the truth can be the best weapon.  Certainly where the media is concerned.  Discovering the holy Temple vessels that are in that cave in the above-mentioned story will do just that.  It will give Israel the strength and moral fortitude to connect back with her ancient roots, and will inspire those in power to respond in kind to the UN threat by drawing its own borders, i.e. – the biblical borders of Israel that can be properly protected.  This includes the fight to keep a unified Jerusalem alive for the foreseeable future.  And when these Temple items are indeed found in Jewish hands, all the nations will know that the building of another everlasting edifice is on its way in order to house them, and in our very days.  A Temple not only for the Jews, but for all peoples.  This, of course, will be good of ALL Israeli citizens, no matter what the background or religion.

Professor Gabriel Barkay (who appears in my recent book: The A.R.K. Report) has said time and time again that finding these Temple treasures will put to rest once and for all (what I call) Temple Denial Syndrome, or TDS, which was originally started by Yasser Arafat in his conversations with President Clinton at Camp David in 2000.   Denying the existence of any historical Jewish structure on the Temple Mount was, and is, an integral part of the PA’s media machine, which is still running full out today.  The following was his press statement at the time:

“They found not a single stone proving that the Temple of Solomon was there, because historically the Temple was not in Palestine (at all). They found only remnants of a shrine of the Roman Herod.”

Why do we give in to believing the Arab propaganda machine? Not only is it an assault on the truth, but an assault on common sense!  Now, right now, it may be possible to prove him wrong once and for all.  We’re that close to finding the real deal, and it’s just outside our (proverbial) front door.

It’s that close…

Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47471/finding-the-holy-vessels-is-now-the-time-opinion/#I2rChsUpZMFxKKCs.99

Israeli President: It's Our Right to Settle This Land

Sunday, August 30, 2015 |  Israel Today Staff

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin last week stated unequivocally that it is the right of Jews and the Jewish state to settle the biblical Land of Israel.

“I love the land of Israel with all my heart. I have never and will never give up on this land. For me, our right to this land is not a matter of political debate,” Rivlin said in a meeting with Jewish settler leaders.

Rivlin suggested that Israel more firmly cling to this right, debatable as its implementation may be, in national discourse and the peace process.

“We must not give anyone the sense that we are in any doubt about our right to our land,” the president said. “For me, the settlement of the land of Israel is an expression of that right, our historical right, our national right.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others in the Israeli government have long demanded that recognition of the Jews’ religious and historical connection and claims to this land be a starting point of peace negotiations with the Arabs.

But Rivlin was also adamant that acting on the right to settle the Land of Israel must be accompanied by compassion for and care of the non-Jewish population.

“Our sovereignty in this land means responsibility for all those who live here, and obliges all of us to uphold the strictest of moral codes, which is inherent in each and every one of us,” concluded Rivlin.

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"A Season of Magnificent Proposal" and "September Countdown to MEGASHIFT!"

"A Season of Magnificent Proposal" and "September Countdown to MEGASHIFT!"

Daryl Crawford-Marshall, Sydney, Australia
The Elijah List

As we are fast approaching Rosh Hashanah in the Hebraic calendar, I firmly believe that many of us should GET READY for some very EXCITING CHANGES and even some MAJOR SHIFTS set to come very soon.

Changes Are Coming

As I prayed into this time ahead, I was first taken into the spirit where I saw the Lord standing at a junction-switch on a railroad track. I could see His hand poised on a lever ready to change the track direction, and on the lever was inscribed the words, "ROSH HASHANAH". He looked over at me as I took it all in, smiled and said:

"BIG CHANGES ARE COMING DARYL, IT'S TIME FOR A MEGASHIFT."

It was no sooner that these words had left His mouth, that I found myself in a different place; an outdoor space where I heard the same words spoken out again. This time, however, as they were spoken I saw actual letters appear and form a single word in translucent blue lettering across the sky, "MEGASHIFT."

As it was spoken, a wind that I knew to be a WIND OF CHANGE was RELEASED into the atmosphere and within the wind I could see angels circling, ready to move. As I looked more intently, I could see three angels specifically who I knew to be CLARITY, WISDOM and AID. It was now apparent that with these changes would come an increase in HEAVENLY ASSISTANCE to help AID those stepping into these NEW and EXCITING THINGS.

Countdown to September

The scene quickly changed again, and I suddenly found myself in a gymnasium with my eyes fixed on a countdown timer that was counting down to the end of a final quarter. The board said on the bottom in big red neon letters, "COUNTDOWN TO SEPTEMBER" and I heard the words again, "IT'S TIME FOR A MEGASHIFT." (Photo via flickr)

I looked instinctively over to the wall to my right and watched as it quickly changed, transforming into a massive clock which, to my surprise, began to open up in an anti-clockwise direction just like a portal. Suddenly, I couldn't stand in the midst of the encounter, as from within the clock, streamed a MULTITUDE OF ANGELS who swooped in and landed in the gym standing in military formation across the floor.

The Lord looked over from the right-hand side of the gym, smiled and said, "THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS TIME."

Graduation Time

Next, I found myself standing outdoors at what appeared to be the set up for a ceremony that would soon begin. There was a platform directly in front of me, and on that platform, a table covered with many envelopes laid out in perfect symmetry. I immediately knew that these envelopes represented NEW ASSIGNMENTS and DIRECTIONS and that each one had been reserved for SUCH A TIME AS THIS! I also had a sense that these envelopes were actually much larger than they initially appeared and that this was representative of what they contained within them.

I now felt time fast forward and was aware of a massive crowd of people standing behind me. I looked around to observe them and could see that I was actually standing at a graduation ceremony. The people behind me were an audience and beside them, to the left, was a long line of graduates in beautiful blue and gold gowns. I said aloud to the Lord who I could see standing on the platform, "THIS IS A GRADUATION CEREMONY!"

Soon, the people who were lined down the left-hand side of the stage, each, in turn, walked onto the platform to receive an envelope. As I looked more intently into the vision, I could see that as each person approached the platform they were required to walk past large translucent containers that lined the walkway. Each one then emptied what was already in their hands and/or arms into these containers before walking to the table where the Lord was standing. I had only noticed this now, but as I looked back at the line I could see that many of the people lining up had arms that were full of things.

As I continued to watch, I saw that the closer each graduate came to the Lord, the more brilliant their gown would become and watched as each one received a gold chain around their neck and new shoes on their feet as they arrived to where the Lord was standing. He then handed each of them an envelope from the table. Immediately I could see why they had needed to be empty-handed prior to this moment; when they took the envelope, in every case, it was much larger than it first appeared. (Photo via flickr)

The envelopes were seemingly small when laying on the table but were enormous when taken on by each individual. So BIG, that it would require a person to EMBRACE it with nearly all the capacity they had. Moreover, I could see too that each graduate required both arms to be free in order to grab hold of it and many struggled, somewhat, to carry it off the platform.

As each one left, however, I watched as they were met by two angels, one at either side, who helped steady the person until they could walk carrying their NEW ASSIGNMENT. My initial thought was that these new assignments would have to be fulfilled with help from Spirit-filled communities.

The whole atmosphere was filled with an INCREDIBLE JOY.

The Lord looked over to me and said:

"THIS IS THE SEASON OF MAGNIFICENT PROPOSAL DARYL. THESE MAGNIFICENT PROPOSALS WILL BRING WITH THEM INCREDIBLE CHANGES FOR ANYONE WHO CHOOSES TO EMBRACE THEM."

I kept saying in my spirit over and over, "IT'S THE SEASON OF MAGNIFICENT PROPOSAL. IT'S THE SEASON OF MAGNIFICENT PROPOSAL."

The Old and the New

Lastly, I saw a time coming for the tying up of any loose ends before the release of these SHIFTS and CHANGES.

I felt the Lord say:

"DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THINGS FROM THE PAST SEEM TO BE POPPING UP ALL AROUND. I AM BRINGING CLOSURE TO MANY THINGS IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR THE NEW."

I knew then that in this COMING TIME we can expect to have the opportunity to bring any needed closure to things from the past in order to make room to EMBRACE the things FOR OUR FUTURE.

IT'S TIME FOR A MEGASHIFT!

Daryl Crawford-Marshall
DCM Ministries

Email: daryl@dcmministries.com
Website: dcmministries.com

Daryl Crawford-Marshall is a prophetic equipper, teacher, and revivalist. He and his wife, Belinda, live on the East Coast of Australia and are the Associate Pastors at Jubilee Church, Sydney. Daryl is a man of encounter who has a passion to train others to recognize the voice of God, engage with Heaven, and move in the supernatural. Regularly ministering at churches, healing meetings, and prophetic schools, he is often invited to teach on subjects such as supernatural encounters, spiritual realities, releasing the miraculous, and building healthy prophetic community. Daryl is an active member of the Australian Prophetic Council, releasing prophetic words over the nation as well as working alongside churches, businesses, and individuals to provide prophetic insight in a consulting capacity.

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The Christians of Israel: A Remarkable Group

Jonathan Adelman 

Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver

Posted: 08/28/2015 1:25 pm EDT Updated: 08/28/2015  The World Post 

In the nightmarish maelstrom that defines the Middle East today, there are few places of refuge for Christians. While Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya are disintegrating and Egypt is embattled, the Christians are in dire trouble in a region that is increasingly Islamic radical.

Yet, abandoning the Middle East would be painful for most Christians. Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem, lived in the Galilee and was crucified in Jerusalem. Many Christian holy places from the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Annunciation are in Jerusalem and others are in Israel or the West Bank.

In Iraq and Syria Christians face enslavement, torture, massacres and crucifixion at the hands of ISIS. ISIS sees them as the dread Crusaders who need to be destroyed or repressed. ISIS marks Christian houses with an N for Nazarene to single out their victims.

Unlike the Jews after 1948, the Christians have no state to go to. Only Lebanon could be a place of refuge but the Christian population has plunged in 100 years from 78% to 34% of the country.

In the 12 years since Saddam Hussein was overthrown by American military intervention, almost a million Iraqi Christians have fled Iraq or been killed. Barely 500,000 Christians remain behind. In Iraq Christians are less than 4% of the population but 40% of the refugees. In Syria, 30% of its 1.5 million Christians have fled the country.

The Arab Christians are further divided between Eastern and Western Churches in over a dozen denominations. In Lebanon some Christians support Hezbollah while others oppose the radical pro-Iranian Shiite group.

The Christian population, through low birth rate and massive emigration, has dropped from 20% of the Middle East in 1900 to 4% today and will drop to 3% by 2050. The stateless Christians, unlike the Jews after 1948, lack a military, secret police or government. Without a strong state or patron they are often hopeless in the face of repressive states or movements.

The United States and Europe, though heavily Christian, have provided little military protection or financial aid to the embattled Christians. President Obama won't even label ISIS as Islamic fundamentalist.

By contrast, the 160,000 Israeli Christians live as citizens in a democratic First World country with freedom of religion, rule of law and open elections. Christians can move anywhere, even building a number of churches recently in Tel Aviv. The government safeguards the Christian holy places and is lenient on the right of return of Christian refugees. Since 1967 Christian, Islamic and Jewish holy sites are open to pilgrims of all religions. The Christian churches own a significant part of Jerusalem, including the land on which the Knesset sits.

Their greatest problem often comes from the Muslims. Most Arab Muslims are relatively satisfied with Israel but a growing minority, especially in the north, is virulently anti-Christian, using physical attacks, provocative speech and seditious billboards. These radicals call the Christians, "the descendants of apes and pigs." While Bethlehem was once 90% Christian, today it is 65% Muslim.

After 2007 the Hamas takeover of Gaza led to the remainder of the Christians fleeing to the West Bank. While the Christian element in Israel dropped from 8.0% in 1910 to a projected 1.8% in 2025, the Christians plummeted from 11.6% of the West Bank and Gaza in 1910 to a projected 1.0% in 2025.

Today 60% more Christians live in Israel than in the Palestinian territories. A small new Christian party, B'nai Brith, calls on its youth to serve in the Israeli army and hundreds each year do so. Its leader, Reverend Nadaff, declares, "We love this country."

Israeli Christians have several problems. One is lacking the benefits given to Israelis who serve in the army. Another is the provocative defacing and vandalizing of Christian monuments and cemeteries by a group of radical Jews. Christians complain of the high cost of land and housing. Their small size and internal divisions make them a peripheral political force.

Outside of the Gulf States with over a million mainly Asian Christians laborers, Israel is the only place in the Middle East where the Christians are growing in number. They are excelling in education, doing well in business and feeling relatively safe from their radical tormentors.

In today's troubled Middle East, that is a remarkable feat.

Yes, Hillary Clinton Really Compared Pro-Life Candidates to Terrorists

8/28/2015 CHARLENE AARON/CBN  charisma news

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is going on the attack, comparing Republican presidential candidates to terrorists because of some of their pro-life views. (Reuters)

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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is going on the attack, comparing Republican presidential candidates to terrorists because of some of their pro-life views.

The news comes after the release of eight videos by the Center for Medical Progress showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing selling the organs and tissue from aborted fetuses.

The abortion provider denies the accusations and says the footage has been heavily edited. Even so, the videos have prompted congressional investigations, and several states are seeking to block federal funding to the group.

But speaking before a small Ohio audience Thursday about what she calls "women's issues," Clinton called such reactions "extreme."

"Extreme views about women, we expect them from some of the terrorist groups," she said. "We expect that from people who don't want to live in the modern world, but it's a little hard to take coming from Republicans who want to be the president of the United States."

Republicans fired back.

"Hillary Clinton compares pro-life Americans to terrorists, but defends despicable Planned Parenthood treatment of unborn? Her priorities are totally wrong," Jeb Bush tweeted.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also blasted Clinton on Twitter.

"The only thing extreme is taking a position that doesn't protect these lives," Walker said.

"Not one more cent from taxpayers should go to Planned Parenthood," Cruz said.

During a recent interview with Laura Ingraham, Donald Trump panned Planned Parenthood as an "abortion factory."

"Well, you should defund anyway because they are doing the abortions," he said. "It is like an abortion factory, which is terrible... it's like you are selling parts to an automobile or something."

Clinton also blasted former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, telling supporters he banned state funding for some rape crisis centers because they referred women to other health facilities that provide abortions.

Kasich's camp responded, saying, "Ohio and our country deserves better than what Clinton is offering. Hillary Clinton's trail of scandal is decades long, and only continues to worsen."

Some political analysts say Clinton is talking about this issue in an effort to shift attention away from her email scandal which has hurt her in the polls.

According to a new Quinnipiac survey, when asked the first word that comes to mind about Clinton, people said "liar," "dishonest," and "untrustworthy."

Islamists Murder Man Who Converted to Christianity, Leave His Wife to Die

8/28/2015 JESSILYN JUSTICE  charisma news

Christians protest in Pakistan. (YouTube)

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An Islamist group murdered a Christian man and attempted to kill his wife after she converted from Islam. 

The young couple, both in their 20s, married last year and have been fleeing her family ever since. But over the summer, her family hunted them down and attempted to brutally murder both. The wife, however, survived.

"The Muslim men first brutally tortured the couple with fists and kicks and then thrice shot (husband)—one bullet hit him in his ankle, the second in the ribs while the third targeted his face," the wife's attorney, Aneeqa Maria Anthony, tells Morning Star News. "(The wife) was shot in the abdomen."

The Vatican Insider reports one of the wife's cousins is now bragging about the slaying, believing he has restored the family's honor. 

Christians have long been targeted in Pakistan, a staunch Muslim nation. Pakistani courts abide by "blasphemy laws," which carry life sentences for those who speak against the Quran. When tried, Christians are often sentenced to death row. 

The British Broadcasting Corporation reports most Pakistanis support the laws and believe the edicts come straight from the Quran and are not man-made. 

They report more than 147 Christians have been killed through the court system since the laws were enacted in the late 1980s. These numbers do not include "honor killings," where Christians are brutally attacked by Muslim mobs. 

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