Is such a thing possible?
On one hand, milchama, war, is defined by death and destruction in battle. On another unusual hand, it can be a war meant to end all wars in future, ergo… a war fought to sustain and preserve peace.
We are presently engaged in a war… a war which, in our prayers, will lead to an end to all wars but in reality, we see nothing but rampant hatred and destruction and death.
Two peoples are fighting this war. Two relatives, both children of Abraham’s children, Isaac and Ishmael.
The battleground is in Zion (that is a name for holy Jerusalem) and in the holiest place in Jerusalem, the site of the Temple Mount for Jews and the Al Aqsa mosque for Muslims.. a place claimed by and revered by both peoples.
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ABU DHABI, 8th May, 2021 (WAM) Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, Minister of State, expressed the UAE’s deep concern over the violence in occupied East Jerusalem and its strong condemnation of the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the displacement of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.
He stressed that the UAE strongly condemns the Israeli authorities' storming of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing the need for the Israeli authorities to assume their responsibilities - in.
UAE calls on Israel to de-escalate situation in Al Aqsa, Sheikh Jarrah
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Authorities urged to end attacks, practices that lead to tension while exercising calm and restraint.
Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, Minister of State, expressed the UAE s deep concern over the violence in occupied East Jerusalem and its strong condemnation of the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque and the displacement of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, which resulted in the injury of a number of civilians.
He stressed that the UAE strongly condemns the Israeli authorities storming of the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque, stressing the need for the Israeli authorities to assume their responsibilities - in accordance with the rules of international law - to protect Palestinian civilians right to practice their religion, and to prevent practices that violate the sanctity of the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met at the military bloc’s headquarters in Brussels on May 5.
Stoltenberg congratulated Abdullah on the hundredth anniversary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. There’s a greater affinity than might immediately meet the eye, as seven of NATO’s twelve founding members were and remain constitutional monarchies as well: Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
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The NATO chief also praised the Middle Eastern monarchy as “a very close and important partner of NATO.” He further provided a short list of Jordan’s contributions to NATO’s wars and post-war occupations around the world: “Our forces have served together side by side in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, over Libya, and Jordanian troops also participate in the NATO Response Force.” Jordanian troops served under NATO in Bosnia after the bloc bombed Serbian belligerents there (on