The “uttermost north,” Hebrew yarkete tsaphon, refers to a specific mountain, Mount Zaphon, famous for being sacred to the storm-god, Baal. And we know exactly where it is.Continue Reading

When Israel captured the Temple Mount in 1967, the geopolitical fallout of taking control of the site was considered so dangerous that Moshe Dayan ordered his troops to take down the Israeli flag his paratroopers had raised over the mount.Continue Reading