Tag: Jerusalem
Scott Morrison’s win in Australia foretells even stronger ties with Israel
The surprise election victory of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last weekend not only shook up the country’s political landscape, but also potentially bodes well for another country thousands of miles away, Israel.
“We have...
‘It’s all for the Jewish people:” Four decades of the Jeff Seidel story
Jeff Seidel is a left-hander who cheerfully admits to having a terrible sense of direction. “It’s the worst,” he says with a grin. “I get lost coming out of the shower.”
But if there’s one...
Disabled young adults bring prayers to the Western Wall
The directorial staff of Shalva, an organization that provides transformative care for people with disabilities in Israel, is used to being called up about new ideas and projects. But when a friend of the...
Romania ‘remains committed to relocating embassy to Jerusalem’
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă called Israel’s Ambassador to Bucharest David Saranga to reiterate her commitment to relocating her country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
“My word is my word. I stand behind what I...
US, Israel mark one-year anniversary since embassy opening in Jerusalem
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated one year since the U.S. relocated its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018.
“Today marks the one-year anniversary...
A particularly happy anniversary
One year ago today, on May 14, 2018, the United States officially transferred its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the move could be viewed as merely the fulfillment of the Jerusalem Embassy Act...
US warns of increased risk of terror attacks in Israel on anniversary of embassy...
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem issued a security warning Monday night regarding increased risk of terrorist attacks over the next few days.
According to the warning, which the embassy posted on its website, “terrorist groups may...
Nineteen ways you know it’s Passover in Israel
If you’ve never heard an Arab calling out alter zachen (“old things”) in Yiddish, then you’ve never experienced pre-Passover preparations in Jerusalem. It’s part of the clean-up mania that grips the city in the run-up to...
Report: US submits request to lease land for permanent embassy in Jerusalem
The United States recently submitted a request to Israeli authorities to “begin preparing” the Allenby compound in Jerusalem for the construction of the U.S. permanent embassy in the country, reported Israel’s Channel 12.
The outlet...
International Union of Muslim Scholars urges imams to preach armed jihad against Israel
On April 1, 2019, the International Union of Muslim Clerics (IUMS) proclaimed Friday, April 5, 2019 as a “Day of Support for Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa and Gaza,” and urged Muslim preachers worldwide to devote their...