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Encyclopedia > Destruction of the Second Temple
Siege of Jerusalem (70)
The 70 CE siege of Jerusalem was a Roman response to the Great Jewish Revolt, in which Jewish Zealots rose up against their Roman occupiers, attacking patrols, and eventually occupying the Temple, as well as the abandoned Roman forts of Masada and Herodion. ...

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Destruction of the Second Temple - Historical Background - The Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av (1420 words)
The Second Temple Era spanned 420 years, ending with the Roman's destruction of the Holy Temple in 69 CE.
The Temple became a fortress for the rebellious faction.
When Bar Kamtza and the Roman delegation appeared with the offering at the Temple gates, the rabbis were inclined to accept the defective animal, so as not to offend the emperor.
Arabs Continue Destruction and Digging of Remains of the Temple (887 words)
The Arab Waqf on the Temple Mount, which is controlled by the "Palestinian" Authority of the terrorist Arafat of the PLO, continue their vandalism, destruction and diggings on the Temple Mount.
Their purpose is to destroy all the remains and evidence of the Temple on the Temple Mount and so to attempt to deny its existence.
The continuing campaign of the Temple Mount Faithful against this barbaric destruction awoke 82 members of the Israeli Knesset and many public figures from both the left and right of the political spectrum who wrote an urgent letter to Prime Minister Barak to prevent the continuation of this barbaric destruction.
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