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Israel: The Tenth of Tevet

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Israel

While Muslims celebrate today the first day of Eid ul-Adha [1], Imshin says that observant Jews fast today [2] in memory of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon's two and a half year siege on Jerusalem, which commenced 2594 years ago today [3].