‘FREE ZION’ COIN MINTED 1,967 YEARS AGO UNVEILED:

Long before the "Free Palestine’ slogan became popular – in fact about 1,967 years before – a "‘Freedom of Zion” coin was minted and circulated in Jerusalem. Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev unveiled that coin at Sunday’s 11 Dec. 2016 cabinet meeting as part of a presentation she gave about preparations for next year’s celebration of 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. The coin was uncovered during an excavation about a month ago in Jerusalem. The ancient coin was one of a series minted during the Jewish revolt against the Romans that eventually led to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. The flip-side of the coin bears the inscription, "Two years to the Great Revolt,” which dates it to the year 67. "Exactly 1,900 years later, in 1967, the paratroopers entered Jerusalem’s Old City and renewed its freedom, and ours,” Regev said.

Regev, noting the recent "ridiculous” UNESCO resolutions that sought to expunge any Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, said, "In 1967 we returned to Bet El, Hebron, Shiloh and Elon Moreh. These are places stamped into Jewish history and Jewish identity, where our patriarchs and matriarchs walked, where Joshua and the Judges walked, places where the prophets prophesied. And the peak, of course, is our return to a united Jerusalem, the liberation of all Jerusalem, including places holy to us, first and foremost the Temple Mount.” Noting the upcoming jubilee celebration, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that "until the Six Day War we Jerusalemites lived under the fear of sniper fire and war in the middle of the city. The liberation of Jerusalem changed the city fundamentally,” he added. "Jerusalem ceased being a border town; rather it became the vibrant capital of Israel.” (J.Post) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem according to scripture: "At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.” Jer 3:17