Western Wall elevator project approved
The government approved this morning the “Western Wall Elevator” project.
The decision comes after 13 years of declarations which did not lead to an actual decision on the matter. The approved project calls for immediate...
Best picture: prize-winning Israeli student film “Roads” sets Guinness World Record
When Israeli filmmaker Lior Geller was a Tel Aviv University film student shooting a gritty 20-minute crime-drama called Roads in 2007, he never thought his short film would one day hold a Guinness World Record title.
Now, exactly ten years later, Roads has...
Harav Nachum Kerenvasser, Z”l
The Gerrer community is mourning the passing of Harav Nachum Kerenvasser, z”l, one of the Roshei Yeshivah of Yeshivas Chiddushei Harim in Tel Aviv and a distinguished Gerrer chassid, who passed away after an...
At Yad Vashem, Trump says Holocaust ‘the most savage crime against God’
US President Donald Trump paid his respects to the victims of the Holocaust at Israel’s Yad Vashem national memorial during a short visit on Tuesday.
Speaking at the site’s Hall of Remembrance, Trump said, “We...
Deputy fm calls on jews to ascend temple mount on Jerusalem day
In an unprecedented move, a deputy minister of the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on Jews to ascend the Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day on Wednesday.
Deputy Minister Tzipi Hotovely made the request at a...
Trump on visiting Israel’s western wall: ‘It will leave an impression on me forever’
Images of President Trump touching the ancient stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem will send a strong signal to the Palestinians and their Muslim allies who have used U.N. forums to contest Jewish...
Rivlin thanks Trump for recognizing ‘significance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people’
Rivlin tells Trump that the relationship between Israel and the US “shines like a beacon.”
The president mentions that this week Israel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s unification in the Six Day War.
“It...
In first visit to Israel, president Trump affirms “unbreakable bond” with Jewish State
U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his first official trip to Israel on Monday with a warm welcoming ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport, where he was greeted by Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Donald Trump becomes first sitting US president to pray at Western Wall
With a black skullcap on his head, Donald Trump today prayed at the Western Wall in the Old City of East Jerusalem, becoming the first sitting US president to visit one of the most...
Poll: Trump’s popularity sinks among Israeli Jews
A poll in Israel about US President Donald Trump suggested his popularity among Jews there has declined since he first took office.
In the poll of 500 Jewish-Israeli adults conducted this week for The Jerusalem Post,...