Ateret Cohanim

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Tag: Land Reclamation

It’s Simple – More Jews Equals Less Terror

In the lat 1990s I was one of the first tenants to move into a newly renovated building in North Williamsburg. My apartment literally looked over the BQE. When I used to commute home at night after class, I had at times heard gunshots on the other side of the BQE. Williamsburg had already started […]

Violence In The Shiloach – The Never Ending Intifada

I first arrived in Israel 21 years ago – in the middle of the Intifada. The violence was horrific, but it eventually returned to normal. As we all know, terror in Israel is said to come in waves. While this is true, there are neighborhoods where the Intifada is as fresh now as it was […]