Ateret Cohanim

Ancient Connection – Modern Pioneers

Jerusalem Is On The Frontlines

During a recent visit into the Shiloach I had the opportunity to explore some of the latest Jewish property that had recently been returned to Jewish hands after Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Arabs had been squatting on the property for decades. The newest property is part of the Yemenite Village, a large area in […]

Weekly War Update: Israeli Air Force Flattens Yemen Port

Israel Burns Down Yemen Port One day after a Houthi suicide drone evaded Israel’s defense and struck a building in Tel Aviv, killing one and injuring ten others, Israel struck back against Yemen for the first time since after months of attacks by the Houthis on Israel’s population centers. The Israeli Air Force reached the […]

Weekly War Update: Mohammed Deif Taken Out

Mohammed Deif and Rafa’a Salameh Neutralized Last Shabbat The IDF dropped two two thousand pound bombs at a terrorist gathering in Khan Yunis, killing Deif deputy and Rafa’a Salemh and 90 others. It was assumed that Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ number two and military leader was among the dead. At first Hamas denied his assassination, but […]

Weekly War Update: Army Ends Shejaiya Operation

Shejaiya Operation The IDF finished its 2 week operation in the Shejaiya neighborhood in Eastern Gaza City. During the operation combat engineers demolished eight major tunnels and killed more than 150 gunmen. The IDF has had to return several times to Northern Gaza despite what seemed to be an overwhelming victory in the beginning of […]

Rafah Holds The Key To Jerusalem

On May 6th this year, after months of waiting, the IDF surprised Hamas forces by launching a night time invasion of Rafah, taking the international crossing by sunrise. What was billed as a potential bloodbath, went as smoothly as anyone could hope for, proving Israel’s detractors once again wrong and boosting public morale. With all […]

Ramadan, Rafah, and the Centrality of Jerusalem

Ramadan approaches. It looms over everything Israel and the IDF are trying to accomplish against the Amalek of our generation – both in Gaza and Lebanon. The fear of an out of control war, triggered by the IDF’s invasion of Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold seems to be an almost pychological-spiritual roadblock holding us back […]

Jerusalem Remains The Center Of The Conflict

The recent plan put forth by the American administration, involving normalization with Israel and Saudi Arabia in exchange for a “palestinian” state not only sounds crazy based upon the fact that the current group of “palestinian” Arabs are genocidal Nazi Jihadis, but at the core of any “solution” with the Arab world is the issue […]