Posts Tagged: Hasmoneans
Israel’s Archaeologists Unearth Evidence of Hanukkah Stories
i24 News - A fortress from the Hellenistic period, destroyed and set on fire by the Hasmonean rebels, was unearthed during excavations carried out by...
Netanyahu Defends ‘Vigorous’ Response to Anti-Settlement UN Resolution: ‘We Do Not Turn the Other Cheek; Enough of This Diaspora-Think; the World Respects Strength’
“Israel is a country with national pride and we do not turn the other cheek,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, as the Jewish...
Netanyahu: World Leaders Who Wished Us Happy Hanukkah After Backing ‘Shameful’ UN Resolution Don’t Understand Holiday’s Meaning
World leaders who issued Hanukkah greetings after backing the "shameful" anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution last week do not understand the holiday’s meaning, Israeli Prime Minister...
Kings of the Jews: Hasmoneans & Herodians
Following Jerusalem's destruction in 586 B.C.E., the Jewish People became subject to a series of foreign empires—Babylonian, Persian, Greek, and Roman. The Maccabean Revolt in...
