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Again violence in Jerusalem, this time it was Muslim Arabs on the Temple Mount where the El Aqsa mosque stands, in the place of the former destroyed Jewish Holy Temple.

It’s a known fact that in many areas of the world where churches and places of prayer by other religions were destroyed, the Muslims have built mosques on these sites.

This time they took their rioting further than usual, by throwing stones and rocks from the Mount above, at the people below, who were praying by the Western Wall, the only remnant left of the Temple and the holiest place for Jews.

The police were called in and manged to disperse the rioters - many were wounded on both sides. Now, until things quieten down, only people wishing to pray above the age of 40 are allowed to enter the Temple Mount on their way to the mosque. I hope everything will return to  normal soon

The massacre of Armenians by Turkey during World War I has come into the news again.

An American diplomatic source said that a resolution classifying the World War I killing of Armenians as genocide  passed a House committee in Washington on Thursday.

It is a well-known fact that this genocide happened but for political reasons it has been kept quiet for these many years by most countries in the world, even I must regretfully admit by Israel.

The passage of the resolution in the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has triggered a crisis in Turkish-US ties. The resolution will now go to the House floor for a vote.

A similar resolution passed the House Committee in 2007, but then-President George W. Bush urged Congressional leaders not to table the vote because of concern for US-Turkish relations.

If any of my readers are interested in details of this act of genocide, I suggest they read the book,The Forty Days of Musa Dagh”  which is a historical novel depicting the heroic battle of Musa Dagh, which took place in 1915.

For months the ruthless Turks had waged a campaign of terror against the Armenians –  massacring ,hanging, looting and raping. This great novel was written in 1933 by the Austrian writer France Werfel.

An Israeli film called “Ajami” was amongst five films  nominated for the Oscar prize for foreign films this year.

Ajami depicts the brutal life involving drugs, violence and poverty in the Jewish-Arab neighborhood by this name in Jaffa and the film was directed by Scandar Copti, an Israeli Arab, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew.

The movie used mainly nonprofessional actors, who were taught in special workshops before filming began.

Some of these actors are themselves residents of the Ajami district.

But this film is not typical  of all Muslim-Christian-Jewish relationships in Israel, which are usually normally good.

It depicts only one small poor and unhappy area. Anyway, the film didn’t get any prize, an Argentinian film got the Oscar.

With this I close today. Shalom from Irene