Tag: Jerusalem
‘A Will to Survive’ recalls Arab ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem’s Jews
I recently stumbled upon a photography book shot by the acclaimed Life magazine wartime photographer John Phillips. The large, innocuous-looking book was simply titled, A Will to Survive. After flipping through the pages, I realized I entered a...
Archeologists find evidence of Jerusalem earthquake described in Bible
Archeologists have uncovered in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem the first evidence of the capital being hit with an earthquake that was mentioned in the Bible, reported i24News.
According to the first verse of...
Will Israel’s politicized Supreme Court stick to law on Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah squatters?
In what can be seen as an eyebrow-raising moment, Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday noted that the Jewish owners of properties under dispute in the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood of Jerusalem, which is often erroneously...
East meets West: Jerusalem exhibit displays coffee culture through the ages
Coffee culture in Israel is as varied as the population. Bedouin hospitality dictates finely ground dark coffee served in tiny cups; Arabs will serve strong Turkish coffee often spiked with a dash of cardamom...
Why is support for ‘freedom of worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount so...
Maybe it was just the product of the ongoing civil war between the different political parties on the Israeli right. Or maybe it was just time that an Israeli prime minister said something that,...
Sovereignty Movement calls for ‘Greater Jerusalem’
Hundreds of participants took part in the 27th annual Tisha B’Av walk around Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday night to commemorate the destruction of the two Jewish Holy Temples, as well as to demonstrate...
Beitar soccer club drops match with Barcelona for refusing to play in Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem soccer-club owner Moshe Hogeg said on Thursday that he canceled a friendly match with Barcelona after it refused to play in Jerusalem.
“After receiving the contract for signing and being exposed to the...
The best new experiences await tourists to Israel
First, it was July 1, now it’s August, but we still don’t know for sure when individual tourists will finally be allowed back into Israel as the Delta variant and other emerging variants continue their high-speed...
At US embassy in Jerusalem, Bennett reiterates return of bipartisan support for Israel
A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Israeli officials celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday at a small event hosted by the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett...
I survived a suicide bombing 18 years ago, but so did terrorism and its...
In Judaism, the number 18, Chai, symbolizes life. It is a positive and affirming symbol, which is why you often see it in Jewish artwork and jewelry. For me, however, this year, it signifies the...