Daily Archives: May 5, 2021
Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, capital’s population nears 1 million
In the runup to Jerusalem Day, which this year falls on May 9, the city continues to be Israel’s largest, with a population nearing 1 million, according to a study by the Jerusalem Institute...
UAE National Archives, National Library of Israel ink historic agreement
The National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem and the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi have signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU), the two organizations announced in a...
Syria: Israel struck multiple targets near port city of Latakia
The Israeli Air Force struck multiple targets in northwest Syria early on Wednesday, Syrian state television reported.
The attack, launched shortly after 2 a.m., targeted several sites in the region of the port city of...
Architect of World Trade Center memorial to lead Tree of Life reconstruction
Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh announced the selection of an architect on Tuesday to lead its reconstruction and preservation following the October 2018 mass shooting at the temple, when 11 Jewish worshippers...
Hamas military commander issues ‘final warning’ to Israel over eastern Jerusalem
The commander of Hamas’s military wing issued a rare direct statement on Tuesday, warning Israel that it would pay a “heavy price” if it did not cease its activities in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood...