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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets journalists gathered from countries worldwide for the Jewish Media Summit, held from Nov. 25-28, 2018. Photo by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman.

Jewish media takes on Jerusalem as part of November summit

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“From our earliest days and all throughout history, our words have defined who we are,” President Reuven Rivlin said from the podium at the President’s Residence to a crowd of more than 150 Jewish...
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro. Credit: Twitter.

Son of Brazil’s president-elect confirms his father will move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

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The son of Brazil’s newly elected president confirmed to Jared Kushner – a special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump as well as his son-in-law – that his father would move Brazil’s embassy to...
President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hold a joint press conference at the president's residence in Jerusalem on Nov. 26, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Czech president disavows two-state solution, calls for one state of Israel

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Czech President Miloš Zeman, who arrived in Israel Sunday for a three-day state visit, expressed his doubts that the creation of a Palestinian state would be helpful in solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I was inspired...
Nightly view of the Har HaMenuchot Jewish cemetery in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Givat Shaul. July 28, 2013. Photo by Yaakov Naumi/Flash90.

Jerusalem chief rabbi orders Muslim who sold land to Jews be buried in Jewish...

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Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Aryeh Stern authorized the burial of a Muslim inside Jerusalem’s Har HaMenuchot Jewish cemetery after Muslim religious authorities declared he could not be buried in a Muslim cemetery because...
Jerusalem mayoral candidates Ofer Berkovich, Ze’ev Elkin, Moshe Lion, Yossi Daitch and Avi Salman seen during a debate between candidates to the upcoming Jerusalem Municipality election on Oct. 21, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Final countdown: Who will be crowned king of the golden city?

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If the candidate whose fans chant the loudest—and jump up and down the most—will become winner of the Oct. 30 election for mayor of Jerusalem, then it seems that city council member Moshe Lion...
The intensive-care department at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem on Sept. 3, 2017. It now has state-of-the-art upgrades. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

$10 million cardiac center dedicated at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem

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A new $10 million dollar state-of-the-art cardiac center was dedicated at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem last week, dedicated by New York entrepreneur and real estate developer Howard Milstein in honor of his...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton visit the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Aug. 21, 2018. Photo by Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.

US Consulate General in Jerusalem merges with US embassy five months later

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The U.S. Embassy in Israel and U.S. Consulate General, both in Jerusalem, will merge to “achieve significant efficiencies and increase our effectiveness,” the State Department announced on Thursday. The embassy moved from Tel Aviv to...
Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Remove UNRWA from city, and treat Arabs as residents, says Jerusalem mayor

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency is “bolstering terrorism,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat told the Knesset Interior Committee on Wednesday during a special meeting to discuss a plan by the Jerusalem Municipality to remove...
The oldest discovered inscription of “Jerusalem” found to date, unveiled in October 2018. Credit: Danit Levy, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Oldest-ever inscription of ‘Jerusalem’ found on pillar

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A pillar from the Second Temple period bearing a three-line inscription was unveiled at the Israel Museum on Tuesday, the earliest stone inscription of the full modern Hebrew spelling of “Jerusalem.” “Hananiah son of Dodalos...
A military-themed school play held in April 2016 at the UNRWA Nuseirat School in Gaza, in which students hold an Israeli hostage at gunpoint. Credit: Center for Near East Policy Research.

Jerusalem mayor announces that city will evict UNRWA

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The city of Jerusalem will evict the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) in light of the organization’s illegal activities and incitement of Palestinians against Israel, according to Mayor Nir Barkat on Thursday. In a...