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Israeli border police stand guard by a house of a Jewish family during a protest against Israel's plan to demolish some houses of Palestinians in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, May 6, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Can Israeli restraint keep the peace in Jerusalem?

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After several days of unrest, the government of Israel is once again presented with a dilemma to which there are no easy answers. Palestinians and their supporters are using a court case over property rights in...
A long-exposure shot shows the Iron Dome air-defense system intercepting missiles launched from Hamas in the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on May 10, 2021. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

Gaza rocket fire ‘clear violation’ of international law, asserts US Jewish groups

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American Jewish leaders reacted to the escalating situation in Israel on Monday with all condemning the rocket fire on Israel by Gaza terror groups. American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris urged international support for Israel...
An Israeli policeman fends off an angry mob, after they swarmed an Israeli motorist, pelting his car with stones and driving him off the road, outside Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Jerusalem Day marred by ongoing Arab riots; Jews barred from Temple Mount

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Unrest in the Israeli capital continued on Monday morning—Jerusalem Day—with Arab riots on the Temple Mount and in the Old City. Thirteen Israeli police officers were injured in the clashes, including one who was hospitalized, Army...
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a daily press briefing on March 1, 2021. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain.

US condemns Gaza rockets as ‘unacceptable escalation,’ supports Israel’s self-defense

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World leaders condemned the ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while also urging calm amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem. “We unequivocally condemn rocket attacks from Gaza towards southern and central Israel, including Jerusalem....
Palestinians gather on the Temple Mount, some holding Hamas flags, on May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.

Is Palestinian incitement driving the tensions in Jerusalem?

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Thousands of Arab protesters have been violently rioting on the Temple Mount (known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif) throughout the “Jerusalem Day” holiday and over the course of the last several days, accusing Israel...
File photo: Smoke trails from rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza City on Feb. 24, 2020. Photo by Ail Ahmed/Flash90.

Hamas targets Jerusalem with rocket fire amid escalating tensions

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Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups have launched at least seven rockets towards Jerusalem on Monday evening in a significant escalation of ongoing tensions in the Israeli capital over the last several days. According to...
Police clash with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 10, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israel urges US to stay out of situation in Jerusalem

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Israel is pushing back against concerns from the Biden administration over the escalating situation in Jerusalem with it reportedly urging the United States not to intervene. On Sunday, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke...
Water distributed to Jerusalemites from locally manufactured containers made of aluminum to prevent rusting, 1931. Credit: Yaacov Ben Dov/KKL-JNF archives.

KKL-JNF releases never-before-seen photos of Jerusalem

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In honor of the 54th anniversary of Israel’s liberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has released four photos from the days of the British Mandate before the...
Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog (center) and Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata welcome 119 Ethiopian immigrants to Israel on My 21, 2020. Photo by Shlomi Amsalem.

Group of 119 Ethiopian new immigrants land in Israel on Jerusalem Day

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Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel just welcomed 119 Ethiopian immigrants who will begin their new life in Israel. Upon their arrival on May 21, the new immigrants were...
A man watches a video on an Israeli website hacked by a group calling itself the "Hacking Saviours" in an office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Hackers take down dozens of Israeli websites in coordinated attack

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Hackers targeted dozens of Israeli websites on Thursday in a coordinated attack ahead of the Islamic Republic’s Quds Day, which falls on May 22. Among the sites downed were those of the City of Ramat...