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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

In Israel, Netanyahu meets with Bolsonaro, who stops short of embassy promise

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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...
A bulla inscribed with the name of Natan-Melech, official in the court of King Josiah. Source: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare ancient seal of Jewish king’s officer discovered in City of David in Jerusalem

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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...
Honduran President Juan Carlos Hernández (fourth from left, back) with Christian and Jewish leaders at an event hosted by the Latino Coalition for Israel. Credit: Latino Coalition for Israel.

Christian, Jewish leaders laud Honduras on opening trade mission in Jerusalem

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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...
A view of the Temple Mount. Credit: Judy Lash Balint.

Temple Mount comes alive (literally) in new exhibit in Jerusalem

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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

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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...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu, Pompeo meet with Cyprus president, Greek prime minister to talk energy

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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 Saeb Erekat. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinian leader calls for boycotting merged US embassy in Jerusalem

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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...
Palestinians hold a prayer rally outside the “Gate of Mercy” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 1, 2019. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

Islamic Waqf refuses order of Israeli court to withdraw from Temple Mount ‘Gate of...

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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...
The official opening and ribbon-cutting of the New Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, March 5, 2019. Credit: Alon Boskila.

New Gate in Old City Jerusalem officially debuts after $3 million renovation

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The New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City has reopened to the public after more than $3 million was invested in renovating it, announced the Jerusalem municipality on Tuesday. The New Gate and the adjacent street...
Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ludovic Courtès.

UN Human Rights Council delays release of blacklist of firms in Jerusalem, West Bank

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The U.N. Human Rights Council has delayed the release of a blacklist of firms operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The move by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, citing the “complexity” of...