| Why would a blond, "non-Jewish" American
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| | historic circle in my family's
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| want to emmigrate to Israel? What's the
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| | history.Having been to Israel so many
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| connection? Especially when so few Jews
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| | times, and written innumerable letters to
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| in the United States are willing to make
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| | The Blade (Toledo, Ohio's newspaper), and
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| the move. What force would drive someone
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| | various articles in support of a Jewish
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| to travel to Israel 11 times, serve in 8
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| | state, I never imagined that one day I
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| kibbutzim and even stay there during the
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| | would be deported from it!As reported on
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| Persian Gulf War, complete with gas mask,
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| | the front page of the Jerusalem Post
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| with his room designated as cheder atoom
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| | (Jan. 8, 1996), the GSS (Israel's Secret
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| - "sealed room" - that other volunteers
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| | Service) sought my deportation on the
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| had to run to whenever the eerie sirens
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| | trumped-up charges of my alleged
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| sounded that another Scud Missile was
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| | involvement in a plot to blow up the
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| headed for the Promised Land? Why would
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| | Al-Aksa mosque. This travesty of justice
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| such an individual risk arrest,
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| | occurred during the "witch-hunt" that
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| defamation and deportation to participate
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| | followed the assassination of Prime
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| in legal demonstrations in Jerusalem?The
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| | Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The Israeli left
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| first time I visited Israel was with the
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| | was exploiting the death of Yitzhak Rabin
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| Worldwide Church of God in 1980 to
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| | to squash their legal opposition. Such
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| celebrate Sukkot - the biblical Feast of
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| | Stalinist tactics were condemned by
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| Tabernacles. (Some Christians understand
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| | former Russian refuseniks and "Prisoners
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| that Israel's harvest festival
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| | of Zion." Thankfully, the regime of
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| foreshadows the peace and prosperity that
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| | Shimon Peres was toppled with the
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| everyone will soon enjoy under the
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| | election of Prime Minister Benyamin
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| Messiah's golden rule). But that
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| | Netanyahu. Bibi (as Netanyahu's
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| whirlwind experience only whet my
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| | affectionally called) had also been
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| appetite.I wanted to return for a closer
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| | branded as an "enemy of peace" for
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| look at Israel than through a tour bus
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| | opposing wholesale surrender to PLO
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| window. That's how I decided to return as
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| | demands. He promised the Israelis "peace
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| a kibbutz volunteer in the fall of 1982.
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| | with security."As a Christian member of
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| A kibbutz is a collective farm, although
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| | the Temple Mount Faithful, I'd been
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| increasingly it includes other industries
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| | privileged to participate in their legal
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| as well. I initially served at Ramat
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| | demonstrations during my 10-month stay in
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| Yohanan near Haifa, in full view of Mt.
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| | Jerusalem awaiting citizenship. Israeli
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| Carmel, famous for the fiery prophet
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| | television often showed me with my Jewish
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| Elijah's close encounter with pagan
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| | friends carrying Israeli flags throughout
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| Israelites.You could say I have a
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| | the Old City. I've also had letters
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| God-given love for the Jews and the
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| | published in the Jerusalem Post, the
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| nation of Israel (Isaiah 62:6-7). That
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| | Traveller and other publications about
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| sacred bond has been strengthened over
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| | the burning issue of the Temple
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| the years by the fact that I've been
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| | Mount.Presently that most holy site is
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| blessed to have lived all over Israel,
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| | under a militant Muslim occupation that
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| getting to know its land and people quite
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| | forcibly forbids Christians or Jews from
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| well. Apart from 5 months at Ramat
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| | praying or reading the Bible there. This
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| Yohanan, I've also stayed at Sdot Yam on
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| | despite the fact that both Solomon and
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| the Mediterranean, next to Caesarea, the
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| | Herod's Temple stood there, and Jesus and
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| site of my first ulpan (intensive Hebrew
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| | His disciples taught and prayed there.
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| course), and where Israel's heroine,
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| | Israel has a law against such violent
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| Hannah Senesh, was from; Regavim, near
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| | religious discrimination, but apparently
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| Zichron Yaakov, where I continued my
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| | they're afraid or unwilling to enforce
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| Hebrew lessons amid its rolling green
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| | it. Such shameful appeasement rewards the
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| hills; Reshafim, near Bet She'an, with
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| | aggressors and punishes the innocent! The
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| Mt. Gilboa practically in our backyard,
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| | Temple Mount Faithful boldly calls for an
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| and Jordan's mountains in lovely view out
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| | end to this injustice.Within Beyond
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| front; Adamit, on Lebanon's border, high
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| | Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall, I've
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| up on a mountain, from where on clear
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| | called for the Israeli government to
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| days you can see all the way to Haifa's
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| | exercise its Jewish responsibility to
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| Mt. Carmel; Shoval, a rose in the Negev
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| | build the Temple. I wrote that book in
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| desert, just north of Be'er Sheva; Dan,
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| | the United States before any of this
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| way up in the northernmost part of
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| | trouble. The book clearly explains that
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| Israel, in between Syria and Lebanon,
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| | I'm not calling for any individual to
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| next to the majestic snow-covered Mt.
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| | remove the mosques, but rather expecting
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| Hermon, where I was living when
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| | the GOVERNMENT to fulfill its historic
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| "Operation Desert Storm" blew in; and
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| | obligations. I mentioned this to the
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| Ha'On, with its campground and ostrich
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| | police during my six and an half hours
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| farm on the eastern shores of the Sea of
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| | interrogation. Later I was imprisoned in
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| Galilee, across from Tiberias; and last
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| | Jerusalem's for three weeks until my
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| but not least, my beloved Jerusalem, next
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| | heartbreaking deportation.As my attorney
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| to my favorite spot on earth: the Temple
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| | in Israel, Naftali Warzberger, has
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| Mount.But why would I leave the beautiful
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| | written, my future is linked with that of
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| farms and magnificent greenery of Ohio
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| | the Jews and Israel. That's why I'm
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| for a Middle Eastern country? (My
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| | confident justice will prevail.
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| ancestors sailed to America from England,
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| | Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D. Ohio) has
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| including John and Priscilla Alden on the
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| | persistently presented this case of
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| Mayflower). Why would I legally change my
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| | religious discrimination and political
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| name from David A. Hoover to David
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| | persecution before our State Department.
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| Ben-Ariel? (Hebrew for: David, son of
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| | Senator Mike DeWine (R. Ohio) has
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| God's Lion - a nickname for Jerusalem
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| | inquired on my behalf to return to Zion
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| Isaiah 29:1). Yes, why?1) Because I am a
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| | and was informed that the Ministry of the
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| Christian-Zionist who believes the
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| | Interior "has made the decision not to
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| rebirth of Israel is nothing short of a
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| | grant the visa and does not offer any
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| miracle, and that all Bible-believers
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| | information behind their decision."
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| must support this fulfillment of prophecy
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| | They've since written Senator DeWine that
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| or deny their faith.And 2) because I
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| | I will not be "eligible for a visa until
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| strongly believe what many are now
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| | 2005!"Is it a crime to have an abiding
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| discovering: the Israelite identity of
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| | love for Israel? To believe what's
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| the peoples of Northwestern Europe. This
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| | written in the Law and the Prophets
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| awareness of our Hebrew roots and
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| | concerning the Temple and our
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| biblical responsibilities hastens the
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| | responsibility to construct it? To mourn
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| process of redemption. Herbert W.
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| | that it hasn't been done yet? As the
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| Armstrong was one of the greatest to
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| | Jerusalem Talmud states: "every
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| restore this truth to millions through
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| | generation in which the Temple has not
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| The United States and Britain in
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| | been built is as if the Temple were
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| Prophecy, but I'm friends with Yair
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| | destroyed in it...." Isn't Israel's state
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| Davidiy in Israel, founder of Brit Am
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| | emblem a gold menorah in between two gold
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| Israel and author of The Tribes and
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| | olive branches?Must I remain in exile,
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| Ephraim, who represents a growing number
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| | banished from the Land I love, because my
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| of Jews who are again accepting the
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| | hope, prayer, and dream is for Israel to
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| revelation of their brother, Joseph -
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| | fulfill what that symbol represents: the
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| head of the northern ten-tribes of the
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| | Temple and Israel's destiny to become a
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| Kingdom of Israel (distinct from the
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| | Light to all nations?David Ben-Ariel, a
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| southern Kingdom of Judah). Due to my
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| | Christian-Zionist writer and author of
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| Anglo-Saxon heritage, as well as descent
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| | Beyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall,
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| from the British and Scottish Royal
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| | shares a special focus on the Middle
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| Families, I'm considered of the tribes of
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| | East, reflected in hard-hitting articles
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| Joseph and Judah. (There are twelve
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| | that help others improve their
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| tribes of Israel). For people like me,
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| | understanding of that troubled region.
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| Israel is also our ancient Homeland. I
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| | Check out Beyond Babylon.
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| truly feel my return to Zion completes a
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