Daniel | דניאל 𓉱

As we come to the end of the fast here in Israel, I wanted to share with you the tune I played on the Handpan to the eternal words of Isaiah (40): "Take comfort, take comfort, my people, says your G-d. Speak unto the heart of Jerusalem and call out to her..."🎶

Why is Palestinian Culture indistinguishable from just making up a history that never happened? Because Palestinian Culture is just made up. That's why.

Oh, and thanks to @avygal for the 1917 photo; I saw it on her post 🙏

These aerial photos of Jerusalem from 1917 and today highlight a common misconception: Notice that almost all the Arab neighborhoods outside the Old City are tiny or nonexistent—Silwan, Abu Tor, Isawiya, etc. People believe that all Arab villages have existed for centuries and that only Jews arrived here in the 20th century, but history says otherwise. Jews brought prosperity to this land in the 20th century; the Arabs followed.

@karasmanli "Ottomans withdrew" 😂 Classic Turkey, inventing historical narratives and twisting numbers. I'm sure the "800,000 dead kids in Gaza" will be next.

@DanitheSett When the Ottomans withdrew from Palestinian territories, there were 1,300,000 Palestinians and 90,000 Jews living in the region. Israel, as you call it, is made up of invaders brought in on these ships.

@talmud1c That would be cool

@DanitheSett would love to see the second image with the Israel Museum's 2nd Temple era miniature Jerusalem super-imposed at the same scale.

@RabbiYonah It was small and mixed, like most of Jerusalem

@DanitheSett Silwan was Jewish

Credit on the current aerial photo: @mikispitzer

Today is the 3rd day of the Sabbath, when the Levites would sing in the Temple: "A psalm [by] Asaf. The L-rd stands in the Divine assembly...Stand up, L-rd, and judge the land, because You will inherit amongst the nations." (Psalm 82) Good morning from Samaria 🇮🇱

Daily Temple Archaeology #9 𓉱 When archaeology meets the Talmud 👇

How Israel is targeted on the international stage: The “Breaking the Silence” method and Rep. Khanna (D-CA) >>> This is how a coordinated campaign of misinformation against the State of Israel operates: Nadav Weiman @weimanadav CEO of the far-left organization “Breaking the Silence” @BtSIsrael arranged a tour for Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) in the area of Khirbet Zanuta in the southern Hebron Hills, an area under full Israeli security control. When IDF forces identified the group in the area on Wednesday, they carried out a routine security check in accordance with standard operational procedures. The participants were temporarily held while their identities were verified and the legal status of the site was clarified. Following the security check, the group was permitted to continue its tour. The incident took place on Wednesday, but Congressman @RoKhanna did not publish his version of events until Saturday, during the Jewish Sabbath, when many Israelis who could have responded immediately were not monitoring or engaging with social media. The delayed release allowed a one-sided account to spread before a response could be made. In his post, Congressman Khanna claimed that “Israeli settlers” were responsible for blocking and attacking him. The facts speak for themselves: Footage from the scene clearly shows that IDF soldiers were the ones who carried out the routine security procedure. There was no attack. A routine security check was transformed into a political narrative portraying Israel and the Judea and Samaria communities negatively on the world stage. This is not an isolated incident. It follows a familiar pattern: engineer a narrative, amplify it internationally, and allow the accusation to spread before the facts are fully examined. This is a well-organized and well-rehearsed strategy. This is how misinformation works. This is how narratives are built. Know the facts.

9/ "Nicanor who made the gates" The Nicanor ossuary was found in a Second Temple-era burial site on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. The ossuary has two inscriptions: one in Greek that reads, 'The ossuary of Nicanor of Alexandria, who made the gates,' and another in Hebrew, written in formal Jewish script, stating 'Nicanor Alexa,' identifying him as 'Nicanor the Alexandrian.' Which gates? This brings us to a well-known story in the Talmud (Yoma 38a) about Nicanor donating the doors for the Second Temple and having them shipped to Israel. When a storm hit and the ship started to sink, one of the doors was thrown into the sea. When they tried to throw the second door, Nicanor held onto it and said they would have to throw him in as well. The storm then stopped. When they reached shore, the first door was waiting for them. The gate at the Second Temple was named in his honor: Nicanor Gate. Although all the other gates of the Temple were upgraded to gold, Nicanor's copper gates remained.

8/ How do we know what the Temple in Jerusalem looked like? The primary (and essentially only) authentic ancient visual depictions of the Second Temple come from silver coins minted during the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–136 CE). No earlier contemporary depictions are known from archaeological, artistic, or reliable historical sources. (We do have written descriptions of the Temples in the Bible and later in the Mishna, but those are subject to interpretation.)

Tomorrow is the 17th of Tamuz, marking the breach of the Second Temple's walls and the start of "the 3 weeks," a Jewish mourning period until the 9th of Av. This thread will share daily Temple archaeology. Feel free to repost and bookmark 🧵👇

"He will love you, and bless you, and multiply you; and He will bless the fruit of your belly and the fruit of your soil—your grain, your wine, and your olive oil... upon the soil that He swore to your forefathers to give you." (Deuteronomy 7:13)

@BarkersTreasure Not sure about the specific building, but it will be a regular town, like most of the towns in Judea and Samaria 😊

@DanitheSett 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 What will the building be and or what will be built there?

Something to brighten your day: Just a few years ago, Hamas terrorists from Jenin were training here. But today, 21 years after the disengagement from Gaza & northern Samaria, the first building has been placed again in the destroyed town of Ganim. We aren't going anywhere! 🇮🇱

Another poisoning by arabs against Jewish shepherds in Judea and Samaria. This time, the herd dogs ate the poison and were dead within minutes...

Dang it...he's right

@elena_valeriana 🎯

@DanitheSett Ich denke, es ist auch wichtig zu berücksichtigen, wer diese NGOs finanziert und dadurch indirekt Kontrolle über die Region ausübt. ngo-monitor.org/ngos/breaking_…

My 2 cents on the latest PR stunt in Judea and Samaria: 1. It was just that, a PR stunt. 2. "Why didn't Israel handle it better?" That assumes there was some sort of neutral basis, but in reality, Ro Khanna was being given a tour by none other than the director of Breaking the Silence, a notorious far-left NGO that purposely distorts reality. Sadly our worst enemies from the PR perspective are from within and they are good at what they do. 3. The "settlers with M4s" are part of the rapid response team each town has, their M4s are issued by the IDF; you can't buy them in a store here. And guess what? I'm happy with their response. On Oct 7th, the towns in the Gaza envelope that had rapid response teams who were well equipped and better trained held up much better against the hordes of terrorists. Those same terrorists threaten Jews in Judea and Samaria, so when an unidentified convoy comes nearby, I'm glad they took charge and stopped them until it was sorted out. 4. Until this week, I never heard of Ro or the other guy; most Israelis probably never have (and still haven't, unless they are on X). That's it, good day.

@thejvman1968 @ShabbosReads הזכרון שלך מדוייק, אבל כמו שכתבת בסוגריים זה מהספר השני שלו על מערת מרד בר כוכבא בנחל חברים (שקראתי שבוע שעבר)

@DanitheSett @ShabbosReads אני חושב שקראתי את זה פעם ואם אני לא טועה יש שם תמונות של כלי מטבח, וספציפית אני זוכר סכין אחת(ייתכן ואני מתבלבל בספר) שיגאל ידין טען שהיא מזכירה לו את הסכין החדה שיש בכל בית כי היא נמצאת בשימוש הכי גדול(לא ציטוט מדוייק אבל קרוב), ואז חשבתי שהוא פספס שזה חלף, כי הלהב היה קעור מעט

I read this over Shabbat, and again our daughter sat next to me and enjoyed hearing about the history and seeing the pictures of the discoveries: arrows, pottery, coins, scrolls of Psalms, Leviticus, and more. But she especially liked the rings 😂 Shavua tov 🇮🇱