In the morning we visited the holy spring in Ein Kerem, where Maria, the mother of Jesus drank water. We climbed to the monastery, There we heard the story of one of the nuns who was born as a Jew and found herself at the end of her life as a nun in Jerusalem. Most of her life she was teaching Arabic children.
From there we went to the Supreme Court, one of the three strongholds of Israeli democracy. The Supreme Court building is amazingly beautiful many symbols are intertwined in it. We entered into the courtroom, We watched the court in which a citizen sued the state for the injustice done to him.
From there we went to the Knesset, the Israeli legislature- the parliament, here too we toured the building. Every time I visit the Knesset I'm excited because I'mat the heart of Israeli democracy. We entered the Knesset plenum and watched a debate which took place. Then we met three members of the Knesset. Member of the Knesset Dov Hanin, He told us about his activities in the Knesset for the benefit of Israel citizens. Member of the Knesset Shai Hermesh of is living in Kibbutz Kfar Aza from Shaar HaNegev who praised his friend Dov Hanin on activities and about the security situation in the Gaza Strip and the Hamas rule. And Arab Member of the Knesset Ibrahim Sarsur who spoke about the importance of peace and his activities for it.
At night we went to visit the Western Wall Tunnels, The tour guide is a member of the religious urban kibbutz in Jerusalem. The visit in the Western Wall Tunnels was fascinating. Fantasy mixes with reality in the city of Jerusalem during the time of Herod's Temple there, It was interesting. Along the tunnel according to the researchers there is a point closest to sanctuary Holies of the Temple, and despite the late hours of the night we found women parying devoutly. I heard again an interesting and dangerous claim, that the western wall is just a wall. The aspiration of the Jews today is where the Temple stood. Because it is the holiest site in Judaism.
Questions while writing the post:
1. What is the reason that Israel is the only real fortress of democracy in the middle east?
2. What are the reasons that the Supreme Court in Jerusalem became the ortress of every citizen in Israel? Regardless of sector of religion? Was it democracy? Was it the nature of the judges? Is the status of the Supreme Court in democratic countries the same as in Israel?
3. How can one resist the dangerous religious people from all religions who value life as insignificant compared to the holy sanctity in their eyes?
From there we went to the Supreme Court, one of the three strongholds of Israeli democracy. The Supreme Court building is amazingly beautiful many symbols are intertwined in it. We entered into the courtroom, We watched the court in which a citizen sued the state for the injustice done to him.
From there we went to the Knesset, the Israeli legislature- the parliament, here too we toured the building. Every time I visit the Knesset I'm excited because I'mat the heart of Israeli democracy. We entered the Knesset plenum and watched a debate which took place. Then we met three members of the Knesset. Member of the Knesset Dov Hanin, He told us about his activities in the Knesset for the benefit of Israel citizens. Member of the Knesset Shai Hermesh of is living in Kibbutz Kfar Aza from Shaar HaNegev who praised his friend Dov Hanin on activities and about the security situation in the Gaza Strip and the Hamas rule. And Arab Member of the Knesset Ibrahim Sarsur who spoke about the importance of peace and his activities for it.
At night we went to visit the Western Wall Tunnels, The tour guide is a member of the religious urban kibbutz in Jerusalem. The visit in the Western Wall Tunnels was fascinating. Fantasy mixes with reality in the city of Jerusalem during the time of Herod's Temple there, It was interesting. Along the tunnel according to the researchers there is a point closest to sanctuary Holies of the Temple, and despite the late hours of the night we found women parying devoutly. I heard again an interesting and dangerous claim, that the western wall is just a wall. The aspiration of the Jews today is where the Temple stood. Because it is the holiest site in Judaism.
Questions while writing the post:
1. What is the reason that Israel is the only real fortress of democracy in the middle east?
2. What are the reasons that the Supreme Court in Jerusalem became the ortress of every citizen in Israel? Regardless of sector of religion? Was it democracy? Was it the nature of the judges? Is the status of the Supreme Court in democratic countries the same as in Israel?
3. How can one resist the dangerous religious people from all religions who value life as insignificant compared to the holy sanctity in their eyes?
the video clips:
visiting Ein Karem
visiting Kottel tunnels
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Itzik Koren
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