Tag: Jerusalem
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...
In Israel, Netanyahu meets with Bolsonaro, who stops short of embassy promise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday as the two began “a new era of partnership and cooperation in all areas,” said the former at his office in Jerusalem.
At...
Rare ancient seal of Jewish king’s officer discovered in City of David in Jerusalem
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University discovered a 2,600 year old ancient bulla seal impression bearing the inscription “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King” in the City of David just outside...
Christian, Jewish leaders laud Honduras on opening trade mission in Jerusalem
Christian and Jewish leaders met with Honduran President Juan Carlos Hernández in Washington, D.C., this week to applaud his decision to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem.
The 20 Christian and Jewish leaders were part...
Temple Mount comes alive (literally) in new exhibit in Jerusalem
A few years ago, The New York Times called Temple Mount “the world’s most contested piece of real estate.” This week, a new exhibit of photographs of the site that’s holy to billions of people around the...
Brazilian politician slams Gulf states for supporting US embassy move to Jerusalem
Professor Jamal Harfoush, who is running for the Brazilian Federal Chamber of Deputies, uploaded a video to the Internet on Dec. 18, 2017, in which he harshly criticized Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states...
Netanyahu, Pompeo meet with Cyprus president, Greek prime minister to talk energy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on Wednesday to...
Palestinian leader calls for boycotting merged US embassy in Jerusalem
Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat called for boycotting the updated U.S. embassy in Israel, which officially absorbedthe U.S. Consulate General earlier this week.
Erekat said on Thursday that the international community should “not to engage in any...
Islamic Waqf refuses order of Israeli court to withdraw from Temple Mount ‘Gate of...
The Islamic Waqf Council, the Jordanian-led Muslim religious body that shares control of the Temple Mount with Israeli authorities, openly refused an Israeli court order to close an area Arab rioters opened by force...