MICHAEL FREUND: Ezekiel is commanded by God to take two sticks. On one, he is to write "For Judah," and on the other "For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim." Then comes the crucial instruction: "Bring them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand" (37:17). Ezekiel's vision is not one of uniformity. The two sticks do not cease to be what they are. Judah remains Judah; Joseph remains Joseph. Unity does not erase difference – it sanctifies and elevates it by placing it within a larger shared destiny.
Ketriel Blad: In other words, in order for a total restoration to take place, the restored Ephraimites from among the nations will have to become Jewish, in the legal sense of the word, thus accepting the Jewish authorities and becoming obedient to Jewish halachah. In the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:19 the Hebrew text can be understood as HaShem giving Yehuda's stick the function of being over Ephraim's stick and this way both sticks will become one. This teaches us that the Ephraimite movement that comes from heaven cannot rise apart from the Jewish people without submission to the Jewish leaders' authority. This is not for all the gentiles.
Pleased to welcome my Chinese friend & counterpart, FM Wang Yi, to Tehran.
Excellent exchange on expansion of global, regional and bilateral cooperation in the context of our comprehensive strategic partnership, culminated in the signing of a historic 25-year strategic roadmap. pic.twitter.com/ebMfxGyFHv
ADNAN AAMIR: The governments of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan will revive a transnational rail service linking Istanbul, Tehran and Islamabad in 2021. Speaking on condition of strict anonymity, a Pakistani government official told Nikkei that the ITI railroad will connect to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region through Pakistan's ML-1 railway line.
MOHAMMAD MAZHARI: A member of an Islamabad-based think tank believes that a triple partnership between Iran, China, and Pakistan can enhance Islamabad’s global position.
MIDDLE EAST MONITOR: Members of the "Axis of Resistance" (Persian: محور مقاومت) are said to include Iran, Syria, Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Houthi-led government of Yemen, Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Although an informal alliance already exists, the aim of the "NATO-style" treaty is to oblige members to respond collectively to any attack on any members by Israel or other hostile states.
יעקב צבי זקס: It is all too easy for a leader to pursue popularity by being what people want him or her to be – a Raver to Ravers, a Goth to Goths, a Queer to Queers, a Catholic to Catholics, a Protestant to Protestants, a Christian to Christians, a Jew to Jews, a Witch to Witches, taking decisions that win temporary acclaim rather than flowing from principle and conviction. The only answer is to "know thyself." No one is stronger than one who knows who and what they are.
WIKIPEDIA: As part of the Persian Empire, the former Kingdom of Judah became the province of Judah (Yehud Medinata) with different borders, covering a smaller territory.
WIKIPEDIA: Certainly, the descendants of the Davidic line occupied an exalted position among their brethren in Babylonia, as they did at that period in Judea.
YOSEF EISEN: Many Jews abandoned the fields and farms of Babylonia, which they had tilled for centuries, and went forth to take advantage of many new and exciting opportunities.
Caroline Glick - קרולין גליק: Iran's new alliance with China will provide it with new options for developing nuclear weapons. China after all is no stranger to nuclear proliferation. It played a central role in Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. As for North Korea, at a minimum, China facilitated its nuclear weapons program by preventing effective international action to stop North Korea's race to the bomb.
WIKIPEDIA: Shawarma is an Arabic rendering of Turkish çevirme 'turning', referring to the turning rotisserie.
AYSU BICER: At 14.5%, Iraqis made up the largest group among Turkey’s foreign immigrants, followed by citizens of Turkmenistan at 13.8%. Afghans, Syrians, and Iranians accounted for 8.2%, 7.5%, and 7.3% of the total, respectively.
محمود احمدینژاد: O Mighty Lord, I pray to You to hasten the emergence of Your Last Repository, the Promised One, That Perfect and Pure Human Being, The One that will fill this World with Justice and Peace.
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DAVID COOK: In every way, the appearance of the Mahdi will cause a sharp and total break with existing Islamic norms. Mahdi’s return will usher in revolutionary social and political change.
Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin, and Baruch Halpern: The Book of Joshua (12:21) specifically mentions the defeat of the king of Megiddo and the allotment of his territory to the tribe of Manasseh;
NETANYA MUNICIPALITY: thanks to the Lord for giving them {Netan~ya, lot. "gift of God"} the ability to continue the legacy of the 12 tribes who settled in the Land of Israel, and particularly of the half~tribe of Manasseh, which settled in the region.
Stephen Epstein: Some went down the Mekong River into Vietnam, the Philippines, Siam, Thailand and Malaysia, while some of the Israelites moved to Burma and west to India.