Daniel Levin is the author of the bestselling novel, The Last Ember. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and a former clerk to the Supreme Court of Israel. He lives in New York City, where he is currently writing his next novel. He can be reached at www.thelastember.com.

Blog Entries by Daniel Levin

Riot Crackdown at the Temple Mount

Posted October 25, 2009 | 08:21 PM (EST)


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As most of you know, control for the Temple Mount -- both politically and historically -- continues to wage in Jerusalem this week. Today, Palestinians called the Temple Mount "a red line that Israel should not cross." The Waqf Authority, a secretive Islamic land...

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Historical Revisionism on the Temple Mount

31 Comments | Posted October 19, 2009 | 04:10 PM (EST)


Last week, clashes on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem provided a Fatah spokesman, Dmitri Dilani, another opportunity to reaffirm the Palestinian Authority's denial of any Christian or Jewish historical connection to the Temple Mount. "Do not call it the Temple Mount," Dilani corrected an American interviewer. "No one can find...

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