{"id":216,"date":"2005-11-16T12:21:40","date_gmt":"2005-11-16T12:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/16\/the-latest-on-mt-zion-president-katsav-and-the-vatican\/"},"modified":"2005-11-16T23:20:56","modified_gmt":"2005-11-16T23:20:56","slug":"the-latest-on-mt-zion-president-katsav-and-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/16\/the-latest-on-mt-zion-president-katsav-and-the-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest on Mt. Zion, President Katsav and the Vatican …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have the President’s Office Spokespeople mislead us with their denials?? Have we been Stonewalled?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s the latest in a series of blog postings regarding Mt. Zion, President Katsav and the Vatican<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vatican Offers Swap Deal to Regain Site of Last Supper<\/strong>, dated 13 November, 2005<\/a><\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The proposals, contained in a draft agreement between the Israeli Government and the Vatican, come on the eve of a state visit to the Vatican next month by President Katzav. Final details on a long-delayed accord on the status of Roman Catholic properties in the Holy Land are expected to be agreed during the visit …”<\/p>\n

Commentary:<\/p>\n

While he visits the papal property of the pope, I think it’s time that we picked up our psalms and pray that our President doesn’t pick up his parker pen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And ponder…why is it that when Israel wants to improve relations with an international party, it’s always contingent on our relinquishing property in Eretz Yisrael?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/ <\/strong>Jerusalem City Councilwoman Mina Fenton has provided additional letters and documents regarding protection of the sanctity of Jerusalem. These documents can be viewed here.<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n

2\/ <\/strong>Jewish Activities Planned for Mt. Zion — Click Here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:<\/p>\n

Rabbi Mordechai Goldstein of the Diaspora Yeshiva was interviewed by Israel National News and outlined a number of steps being taken to protect Jewish ownership and possession of the Holy Place, including to “… increase tourism at the site, “…establish a Visitors Center on Mt. Zion …” ,”renovate the Yeshiva’s exterior…”, “hold a monthly Rosh Chodesh gathering and more.” <\/p>\n

These steps will “… hopefully ensure, even if a new government arises and even if the Catholic Church comes back with more demands, that all the different bodies here – such as the Greek Orthodox and others – know their exact places and their rights.”<\/p>\n

3\/ <\/strong>To further promote Jewish interest in the area, VOICES Magazine is planning a “King David” tour of Mt. Zion and environs for this Sunday. Beginning at the Haas Promenade at 9 AM, the tour will include visits to the City of David, Mt. of Olives, the new Maaleh HaZeitim neighborhood, and King David’s burial site on Mt. Zion. The cost: 50 shekels. For more information, send email to izzy@actcom.co.il. <\/p>\n

4\/ <\/strong>The Fundamental Agreement Between the Holy See and the State of Israel <\/strong><\/a>(December 30, 1993) is a MUST-READ, particularly Article 10 which “reaffirms the right of the Catholic Church to property.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have the President’s Office Spokespeople mislead us with their denials?? Have we been Stonewalled? Here’s the latest in a series of blog postings regarding Mt. Zion, President Katsav and the Vatican Vatican Offers Swap Deal to Regain Site of Last Supper, dated 13 November, 2005 Excerpt: “The proposals, contained in a draft agreement between the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}