Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Intel Talks Up It's New Partnership With Israel - Israel Today

Intel Talks Up It's New Partnership With Israel

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 | Israel Today Staff

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Hi-tech behemoth Intel is really excited about its acquisition of Israel’s autonomous driving company Mobileye, and its new base of operations in the Jewish state.

At a press conference announcing the acquisition, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said: “We think of ourselves as an Israeli company as much as a US company.”

Intel paid a whopping $15 billion for Mobileye. It’s the largest ever exit for an Israeli hi-tech company. But it’s also the second largest acquisition Intel has ever made.

The chip-maker believes so much in Israeli innovation, that it’s going to make Mobileye’s Jerusalem headquarters the new central base of operations for all of Intel’s autonomous vehicle efforts.

Mobileye “will lead Intel’s overall autonomous vehicle efforts, across the whole company, not just here in Israel,” said Krzanich. “We will be folding in operations in the US underneath the operations here.”

That’s a major vote of confidence in Israel, and a major blow to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

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Bring Jerusalem Into Your Heart ✡ "Her Salvation Blazes Like a Torch" - ISRAEL365

For Zion's sake I will not be silent and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be still, until her righteousness emanates like bright light, and her salvation blazes like a torch.

Isaiah 62:1 (The Israel Bible™)

לְמַעַן צִיּוֹן לֹא אֶחֱשֶׁה וּלְמַעַן יְרוּשָׁלִַם לֹא אֶשְׁקוֹט עַד יֵצֵא כַנֹּגַהּ צִדְקָהּ וִישׁוּעָתָהּ כְּלַפִּיד יִבְעָר

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ סב:א

le-ma-AN tzee-OWN lo eh-khe-SHEH oo-le-ma-AN ye-roo-sha-la-YEEM lo esh-KOTE ad yay-TZAY kha-no-GA tzee-da-KA vee-shoo-ah-TA ke-la-PEED yeev-AR

Today's Israel Inspiration

Isaiah's stirring words take on incredible meaning in our generation, as the Land of Israel stands at the forefront of the world’s attention like never before. Efforts to vilify the Jewish State seem to expand every day across the globe, as does the growing movement of Biblical Zionists who stand with the nation of Israel as an expression of their commitment to God’s word. In just two months, the Holy Land will be celebrating 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem in our times, the historic outcome of the 1967 war. With the anniversary only weeks away, Israel365 is already gearing up to rejoice Jerusalem's jubilee! Now you can join the celebration by bringing Jerusalem into your home and into your hearts with our collection of Jerusalem products.

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"If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem"

The lyrics of this beautiful song come from the Book of Psalms 137: 5-6 and are in fact recited at every Jewish wedding so that every bride and groom will remember that Jerusalem should always be at the forefront of our hearts and our minds.

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As Jerusalem Jubilee Approaches, Knesset Seeks to 'Reclaim' Temple Mount

The Israeli parliament has, for the first time, proposed establishing a government body focused on strengthening the connection between the Jewish State and its holiest site: The Temple Mount.

What Goes Inside the Rectangular Mezuzah Case?

Inside every rectangular mezuzah case is a parchment. On that parchment are two paragraphs of the Torah hand-written by a specialist known as a 'Sofer'. The 'Sofer' is trained for many years in how to properly write the words on the parchment, and also on how to have the proper intention and focus while he is writing the word of God. A 'Sofer' is also generally trained in writing Torah scrolls, and the parchments held in the Phylacteries worn by men during prayer.

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Sharon Gabay's image features a snowy day just outside Jerusalem's Old City walls. The walls were built in the early 16th century by the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, with eight gates in its perimeter. Suleiman mistakenly excluded an important site: the City of David and David's Palace were later discovered close to, but not within, the Sultan's walls.

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Iran Vows to 'Liberate' Golan Heights - Israel Today

Iran Vows to 'Liberate' Golan Heights

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 | Israel Today Staff

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Many believe that it’s inevitable that the Syrian civil war will eventually spill over into northern Israel.

Iran is doing everything in its power to prove them right.

Iran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, is already heavily engaged in the war in Syria. But the group has suffered major losses, and is stretched thin trying to keep Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in power.

So Iran has funneled money and resources to establish a new Hezbollah brigade focused on “liberating” the Golan Heights from Israeli control.

A spokesman for the “Golan Liberation Brigade” told Iranian media:

“This is a trained army with specific plans. If the government of Syria requests, we and our allies are ready to take action to liberate Golan. We will not permit Arab and Islamic countries in the region to remain in the grasps of the occupiers.”

The new brigades promotional video featured soldiers carrying flags that read “Israel Will Be Destroyed.”

PHOTO: IDF Spokesperson

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Restoring the Church of the Holy Sepulcher: 'A Joy not a Job' - CBN News Chris Mitchell

Restoring the Church of the Holy Sepulcher: 'A Joy not a Job'

03-15-2017

CBN News Chris Mitchell

JERUSALEM, Israel – One of the most cherished sites in Jerusalem's Old City is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Many believe it marks the place where Jesus Christ was buried and rose from the dead. CBN News got a rare behind-the-scenes look at a long overdue restoration of the church's interior.

It's called the aedicule – a structure built over what many believe is the burial place of Jesus. After years of neglect, it's getting a face lift.

"The holy rock is preserved; this is the great result of this project," Prof. Antonia Moropoulou, who oversees the renovation, told CBN News.

"Of course now we are going with bolts and anchors, titanium anchors, to readjust the marble slabs upon some mortar and concrete," she explained. "That means we are going to ensure the structural integrity through this intervention."

National Geographic first documented the restoration last year for a television special.

When the renovation team removed a marble slab that had been there for more than 200 years, they found a slab from the time of the Crusaders. Underneath that they found a tomb from the first century that many believe was the tomb of Jesus.

While many consider the Church of the Holy Sepulcher the site where Jesus was buried and rose again, others believe the resurrection took place at the Garden Tomb not far away. Whichever site is authentic, the work is preserving the church for years to come.

"We had, of course, to open the holy tomb in order to insulate it from the grout and to protect it," Moropoulou explained.

"Yes, this number is S-3, E-14; that means S-3, E-14 – this, from this place of the monument," conservator Theodoros Mavridis said.

The restoration is like putting a puzzle together. Mavridis explained how they reconstruct the marble slabs surrounding the aedicule.

"We open holes. We put titanium rods between the two pieces, okay. We are putting the adhesive on the surface inside," he continued. "We're just joining the pieces together like this, okay. And then, we have to put the piece vertically so that the weight of the above to give the pressure and the stability to put the pieces together in a perfect position."

For those working on the project, it's not a job but a joy.

"What were your feelings when – when the tomb was opened?" CBN News asked.

"Great feelings," Moropoulou said. "We were feeling that working on the tomb of Christ, we were not in just a monument … it's the message of resurrection. It's the hope and the prayers of millions of people. I don't know, but you feel when you are there, you are in the most alive place in the world."

"For my mother and my grandmother, they feel very proud of me," Mavridis said. "I feel very happy every day to be here and when the project is finished, then I will be more happy than ever in my life."

The restoration is expected to be completed by Easter.

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