Tag: Jerusalem
Jerusalem municipality fast-tracks expansion of and renovations to US embassy
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem will expand its office space, creating new entrances and service areas, thanks to fast-tracking of permits by the Jerusalem municipality.
According to a report in Hadashot news, the expansion will...
Abbas adviser: Israeli Knesset members on Temple Mount equals ‘Zionist ISIS-ism’
Mahmoud al-Habbash, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ adviser on religious affairs, told the official P.A. daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida this month that the presence of Jewish Israeli Knesset members in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount “defiles”...
220-pound stone falls out of the Western Wall, narrowly missing a woman at prayer
A woman praying in the egalitarian prayer plaza was narrowly spared from death on Monday morning when a 220-pound stone fell out of the Western Wall and plummeted to the ground.
A woman—the only person...
Despite Palestinian ire, 2,000 Jews march around Old City Jerusalem for Tisha B’Av
Some 2,000 people took part in the Women in Green organization’s 24th annual “Walk Around the Old City,” in honor of the Tisha B’Av holiday on Sunday, despite calls on the international community by...
Israel weighs measures to counter growing Turkish influence in Jerusalem
Israel’s National Security Council has drafted a list of possible measures to take against the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) operating in eastern Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and Gaza, due to concerns that...
Slovakia declares it will move its embassy to Jerusalem
“Slovakia is on its way to relocating its embassy to Jerusalem,” Head of the Slovak National Council Andrej Danko told President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the visiting delegation of Slovak lawmakers announced the...
Jerusalem mayor snubs Prince William after royal refusal to meet in the city
Highlighting a glaring discord on the matter of Jerusalem between Israel and the United Kingdom, Prince William reportedly declined a request by Mayor Nir Barkat to meet in Israel’s capital, telling him that he...
In Jerusalem, happy ‘horde’ indulges in ‘meta-reflection’ of reality
As part of the annual Israel Festival in Jerusalem, I boarded the light rail with my fellow performers, each donning a white headset. Our choreographer was a pre-programmed Siri-like female voice named “Rachel” telling...
Israeli sports minister: Argentinian soccer match canceled over ‘terrorism’
Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev, speaking out after the cancellation of a friendly soccer match in Jerusalem between Israel and the Argentine national team, said it was a result of “terror threats”...
Why a soccer hooligan is smiling
Jibril Rajoub is many things—a convicted terrorist, a former West Bank security chief, a former confidante of the late Yasser Arafat, and now the head of both the Palestinian Football Association and the Palestinian...