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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 20, 20201 min read
A History of the Excavations at the City of David
The City of David - the ancient city just next to the old city (I know it's confusing) - is one of my favorite places to visit as a tour...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 19, 20203 min read
If Nobody is Praying at Al-Aqsa... Is it Still Ramadan?
For the first time since the Crusader Period, Haram al-Sharif, "The Noble Sanctuary," (known to Jews and Christians as The Temple Mount)...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 19, 20202 min read
Yesterday Would Have Been Pope John Paul II's 100th Birthday. A Look Back at the Pope and the Jews:
In the past 60 years, we have seen a remarkable shift in the attitudes of the Vatican towards the Jewish people. Jews were absolved of...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 15, 20201 min read
A New Incredible Story About Israel's Declaration of Independence
At 4PM on Friday May 14, 1948, the shortest but sweetest ceremony in the history of the Jewish people took place. Israel was declared a...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 14, 20202 min read
Throwback Thursday - A Coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt Found in Jerusalem in Time for Lag Ba'Omer
For only the 4th time, a coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt in 132-135CE/AD which states "For the Freedom of Jerusalem" has been found in...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 10, 20201 min read
WWII Ended 75 Years Ago - Commemorating Our Heroes
In WWII, it is estimated that up to 1 million Soviet Jews fought in the Soviet Army against Nazi Germany, with 200,000 known to have been...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 10, 20202 min read
100 Years since San Remo - The Conference You Never Heard of but Whose Importance to Israel is Huge
Two weeks ago an important milestone in world history occurred - and was almost completely ignored by the world media (like most...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 8, 20201 min read
The WWII Vatican Archives are Finally Being Opened - and it's Already Not Looking Good for Pius XII
After years of asserting that the Pope, who remained silent during the Holocaust, was actually working behind-the-scenes to help Jews...
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Kobi Tour Guide of Israel
May 8, 20201 min read
Is Israel a European Colony? Debunking a Sad Myth
Here is a question I sometimes get as a tour guide of Israel and someone with a degree in Middle Eastern history and politics. Is Israel...
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