The calendar brought the people of Jerusalem to a potential crash, and there was no one wise enough to avoid it. The first day of Eid Al Ahda fell on Sunday, August 11, which also coincided with what is considered to be the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’av. While top Jewish rabbis have ruled since 1967 that it is “forbidden for Jews to go up to the ...
![White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice at the New America Foundations September 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/180133415.jpg?itok=Qk_JTVIX "White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice at the New America Foundations September 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. [Getty Images]")
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives on Capitol Hill before he briefs members of the Senate Banking Committee behind closed doors about Iran and his recent negotiations in Europe, November 13, 2013. [REUTERS]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/ker.jpg?itok=cWg20gow "U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives on Capitol Hill before he briefs members of the Senate Banking Committee behind closed doors about Iran and his recent negotiations in Europe, November 13, 2013. [REUTERS]")
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader had ordered the ministry to put the E1 plan on hold due to the extreme sensitivity. [ibtimes]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Israel/nety.jpg?itok=JApKUKB3 "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli leader had ordered the ministry to put the E1 plan on hold due to the extreme sensitivity. [ibtimes]")
![Iran talks have been at the top of the agenda as Kerry travels in the Middle East connecting with regional leaders. [wbur]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/kerry.jpg?itok=KUnBYneh "Iran talks have been at the top of the agenda as Kerry travels in the Middle East connecting with regional leaders. [wbur]")
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan before their meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.[voanews]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/uae/abudhabikerry.jpg?itok=9nqGoI9w "U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan before their meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.[voanews]")
![“The tenders that were published today [Sunday] ... will not only make the talks harder but would create facts on the ground that will make the two-state solution much harder”.](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/west-bank-israeli_settlements.jpg?itok=Ri5BYVww "“The tenders that were published today [Sunday] ... will not only make the talks harder but would create facts on the ground that will make the two-state solution much harder”.")
