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5 Jews Arrested by 9 am at Temple Mount, Passover Day 2
By 9 am on the second day of Passover, five Jews had already been arrested on the Temple Mount.

Israel Trying to ‘Conquer’ Al Aqsa on Passover, Warn Islamic Agitators. Again.
The outlawed Islamic Movement is warning fearful Arab believers that Israeli leaders are „trying to conquer” the Al Aqsa mosque. Again.

Pharoah Sends Passover Greetings; Rare Scarab Seal Found at Tel Dor
A rare scarab seal belonging to a senior Egyptian official of the 13th Pharaonic Dynasty is found by a birdwatcher on Israel’s northern coast.

Kremlin Denies Reports Russian Fighter Jets Fired at IAF
According to reports, the meeting between Putin and Netanyahu took place even as two separate reports on the Russian jets opening fire on Israeli aircraft were coming in.

Israeli Air Force Jets Scramble to Escort EgyptAir Plane
Israeli jets scramble to escort Egypt Air passenger plane to Ben Gurion International Airport.

80,000 Israelis Celebrate Passover in National Parks
Tens of thousands of Israelis were out in the parks celebrating the Passover holiday this weekend.

Hundreds Celebrate Passover with Chabad in Kathmandu, Nepal
Hundreds attended this year’s Chabad of Nepal seder in the Himalayas, the highest place on earth, despite no public notice of its whereabouts.

British PM Calls UK Jews ‘British Success Story’ in Passover Message
UK PM David Cameron called British Jewry a national „success story” in this year’s Passover message.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Meet on Israeli ‘Escalation’ in Golan Heights
A pan-Arab organization plans to meet Tuesday to discuss what it called the Israeli „escalation” over the Golan Heights.

Polish Man Passes as Orthodox Jew, Bakes Challas, Leads Prayer, Disappears
„Who 30 years ago in this country would have pretended to be a rabbi, to say nothing of 70 years ago?”

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