If you wondering where to find Ashdod and its newly dedicated hospital on an Israeli map, Ashdod is located 13.6 miles north of Ashkelon along Route 4.
Readers familiar with 1 Samuel 31:19-20, will recall Ashkelon as the city cited by David on the day he learned of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan:
"The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph."
"How are the mighty fallen!" is a statement that ranges far beyond Gath and Ashkelon. And it is repeated throughout the centuries as empires stumble and fall.
The UN General Assembly resolution states the world's overwhelming opinion on the future of Jerusalem, a city sacred to three major religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of the U.S.-based Jewish Voices for Peace, summed up the significance of the UN resolution:
"Despite threats from the Trump administration, the UN General Assembly vote today showed once again that the U.S. and Israel are increasingly isolated from the global consensus regarding Israel's appalling disregard for Palestinian rights."
She concluded: "We commend those countries that stood up to U.S. pressure, which could not obscure the urgency of speaking out against the recklessness and injustice of declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel."
Winning is one of Donald Trump's favorite words. By a vote of 128 to 9, this week he was not a winner. He was a loser at home and on the world stage. So, sad to say, was the nation that elected him President.
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