The Celestial Gate by Avital Dicker

Author:Avital Dicker [Dicker, Avital]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-23T05:00:00+00:00

Mor filled his bag with sticks. He couldn’t understand where they were all coming from. After all, they were below ground. But it really didn’t matter and he had no time to worry about it. He was making his way back to the meeting point when he suddenly stepped on something. He angled his flashlight down only to discover a large black yarmulke, the kind worn by religious Jewish men.

Mor picked it up, dusted it off, and shoved it into his pocket. It’s not enough that we have Muslim murderers, but there are also Jewish terrorists wandering around down here? he thought. Whatever. They were really all the same, twisting religious belief to justify murder and hate. God is probably feeling nauseous…

Mor remembered a TV news report he’d recently seen. Armed, masked Muslims in orange jumpsuits were eagerly talking about how they were about to conquer Jerusalem. To make sure no one doubted the seriousness of their intentions, they aimed their weapons at some unlucky American hostage and shot him in the head. Immediately, the TV program segued to the Jewish underground. Like the terrorists in orange, they were armed and masked and were threatening to blow up the Temple Mount.

Mor stopped. In that instant, all the pieces fell into place. He knew exactly what was going on. This is a planned war over Jerusalem, the city sacred to all the religions, he thought. So stupid – to kill millions over ownership of a bunch of old rocks.

Hearing steps behind him, he immediately turned his flashlight off.

The steps sounded near. Very near. It was too late to run now. The slightest twitch would give him away; he’d have no chance of retreating. Mor’s fist closed over his pocketknife. He would at least try to protect himself.

A light flashed in the dark. Once. Twice. Three times. With relief flooding his body, he wiped the sweat from his dripping forehead. At that moment – despite his mixed feelings toward Yam who was clearly trying to win Anise away from him – Mor was truly happy to see him

Yam seemed psyched. “Listen up! There’s a tunnel going directly under the Temple Mount. It’s pretty new, which is why it’s not on the map. I think we can use it to get out,” he said excitedly.

Mor took the torn black yarmulke he’d found out of his pocket. “Yeah, that makes sense. I figured they’d be digging there because I think the Jewish underground is planning on blowing up the al-Aqsa mosque,” he said. But Yam wasn’t listening. Instead, he was looking at his watch. What’s keeping Anise? he thought worriedly.

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