Posts Tagged ‘Israel Defence Force’

Mount of Olives military academy prompts protest

Friday, December 7th, 2012

An international protest is being mounted against Israeli government plans to build a large military academy beside the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, home to the Garden of Gethsemane and the place of Jesus’ Ascension. Plans envisage the construction of an eight-storey building on the ridge between the Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus. Five Read more