However, Olly Robbins did go on to say that he'd been asked to do this before in his 25 years as a civil servant. There's always such tension between the government of the day and the civil sevice.
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However, it is equally true that the current Israeli Government use the cover of the charge of 'antisemitic' to suppress legitimate criticisms of its policies.
Last night, BBC Panorama featured LBI London Executive Board Member Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, who spoke about how “people use the cover of criticising the actions of the Israeli government to be antisemitic”.
Read more: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/julia-neuber...
The Annunciation
BnF MS Latin 17325; Gospels for various feast days; 11th century; f.7v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
Full folio
Trying to tear apart an initial 'M'(arcus)
BnF MS Latin 17236; Evangelia secundum Marcum (1-70) et Lucam (70v-180v), cum glossa [avec prologues]; 1175-1200; Paris; f.3r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
Initial 'P'(aulus) unveiled with a jolly dragon in its tail
#ManuscriptMonday
BnF MS Latin 17246; Petrus Lombardus, Collectanea in epistolas Pauli; 1160-1180; Paris; f.112r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.79r @blmedieval.bsky.social
Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.77r @blmedieval.bsky.social
The initial-word of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) contains a tiny dragon.
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.234v @blmedieval.bsky.social
The initial-word panel of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) contains a lion's head and a tiny bird.
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.228v @blmedieval.bsky.social
The beginning of Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is indicated by this marker which is accompanied by two birds.
#ParashahPictures
BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.74r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
This beautiful design marks the beginning of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת).
#ParashahPictures
BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.72v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
"These children are not orphans, and they don’t have parents. They cannot prove to organizations in the way that the law recognizes that they are orphans. It’s affected thousands of families or thousands of children."
Listen now:
www.972mag.com/podcast-disa...
Initial-word of the Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) is surrounded by two hybrids, one with a wagging tongue. #parashahpictures
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.62v @blmedieval.bsky.social
The initial-word of the Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) is surrounded by two creatures.
#parashahpictures
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.61r @blmedieval.bsky.social
Historiated initial 'h'(ebreos) at the beginning of book 4
#JosephusAntiquities
Trinity Hall Library, MS 4; Josephus, Flavius, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.36r @camdiglib.bsky.social
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks Torah portion Kedoshim (קְדֹשִׁים) with these intertwined hybrids.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.70r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) with this creature in red and gold. #ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.68v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Two fiery dragon form the initial 'M'(oriente) which tells of events 'upon the death of King Agrippa'.
Trinity Hall Cambridge Library, MS 4; Flavius Josephus, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.207v @camdiglib.bsky.social
Historiated initial 'h'(ebreos) at the beginning of book 4
#JosephusAntiquities
Trinity Hall Library, MS 4; Josephus, Flavius, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.36r @camdiglib.bsky.social
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Monuments and historic sites connect us to our shared past and help us better understand the cultures, traditions and stories that have shaped our world. The International Day for Monuments and Sites highlights the importance of protecting cultural heritage and preserving it for future generations
Merman forming the tail of the initial 'P'(rincipia)
BnF MS Latin 17246; Petrus Lombardus, Collectanea in epistolas Pauli; 1160-1180; Paris; f.1r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
One of the four ‘Dacre Bears’ located in the churchyard of St. Andrew’s Church at Dacre in Cumbria. Their origins are unknown, but it has been suggested that they are pre-Saxon and may have served as boundary markers for a pagan shrine. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #Darce
The Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig starts on the 19th April for 6 weeks but work has started preparing the site. I took a Thursday look at the progress. Thanks to Frank Giecco Senior archaeologist #Carlisle #hadrianswall #archaeology
The fifth book tells of Oethelwald who succeeded Cuthbert, man of God, in the solitary life on Farne Island.
BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th - early 9th century; England, S.; f.126r
@blmedieval.bsky.social
The 4th book opens with an eclipse, pestilence, the return of Colman to his own people, and the death of Deusdedit the sixth bishop of Canterbury.
BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th-early 9th century; England, S.; f.94r
@blmedieval.bsky.social
The third book opens with the death of Edwin and the passing of the kingdom of the Deiri to a son of his uncle Aelfric called Osric.
BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th - early 9th century; England, S.; f.60v
@blmedieval.bsky.social
