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Daybreak: Ancient Cistern Found Near Temple Mount

Plus Dutch FM to EU: Put Hezbollah on terror group list

by
Adam Chandler
September 07, 2012
Newly Discovered Cistern from the First Temple Era(Israel Antiquities Authority)
Newly Discovered Cistern from the First Temple Era(Israel Antiquities Authority)

• A cistern dating back to the First Temple Period was discovered by archeologists in Jerusalem’s Old City, shedding some light on how Jerusalem residents got their water 2,500 years ago. [Times of Israel]

• Vice Presidential hopeful Cindy Sheehan tried to resign from the ticket she shares with Roseanne Barr, only to find that state policies will keep her attached to the ticket anyway. [Soapbox]

• Uri Rosenthal, the Dutch Foreign Minister, is lobbying the European Union to place Hezbollah on terror group list. [JTA]

• Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords recited the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention yesterday evening. [Daily Mail]

• Avital Chizhik writes on the common ground between Jewish and Muslim women who are young, religious, and unmarried. [NYT]

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.