Tag: Jerusalem
Jewish media takes on Jerusalem as part of November summit
“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...
Son of Brazil’s president-elect confirms his father will move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
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...
Czech president disavows two-state solution, calls for one state of Israel
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...
Jerusalem chief rabbi orders Muslim who sold land to Jews be buried in Jewish...
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...
Final countdown: Who will be crowned king of the golden city?
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...
$10 million cardiac center dedicated at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem
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...
US Consulate General in Jerusalem merges with US embassy five months later
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...
Remove UNRWA from city, and treat Arabs as residents, says Jerusalem mayor
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...
Oldest-ever inscription of ‘Jerusalem’ found on pillar
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...
Jerusalem mayor announces that city will evict UNRWA
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...