Tag: Jerusalem
EU report calls Jewish development of Jerusalem historical sites “touristic settlement”
A European Union report leaked to The Guardian newspaper expressed ire over Israeli tourism in and around Jerusalem’s Old City, calling the ongoing development of Jewish infrastructure a form of “touristic settlement.”
The EU Heads of Mission...
Why they didn’t stand for Jerusalem
Except in times of war or national emergency, foreign policy doesn’t usually get much attention during the State of the Union address and President Donald Trump’s first attempt at the ritual was no exception...
Jewish, Christian leaders visit Guatemala to affirm Central American nation’s ‘courageous act’ on Jerusalem
(January 29, 2018 / JNS) In the wake of Guatemala’s decision to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem following President Donald Trump’s historic announcement of the same policy decision in early December, a large delegation of Jewish...
2,700-year-old ‘governor of Jerusalem’ seal found
JERUSALEM: Israeli archaeologists unveiled today a 2,700-year-old clay seal imprinted with images and Hebrew words that may have belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem.
The round button-sized seal was found in a building in...
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv, hundreds in Jerusalem to protest government corruption
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against corruption in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a right-wing rally to protest the same gathered only a few hundred.
The Jerusalem rally...
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HALEY: Anti-Settlement UN Resolution ‘Stain on America’s Conscience’
The US rejects the United Nations' double standard which says Washington is not impartial when it decides where to place its own embassy, but the UN is a neutral party even though it consistently...
Netanyahu calls Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital ‘an important step towards peace’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is “an important step towards peace.”
Netanyahu in a statement issued Wednesday moments after President Donald Trump made the announcement from...
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Capital of Israel, Shifting Policy
President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced he would begin moving the U.S. embassy there, despite warnings from world leaders across the globe that the move would undermine peace efforts and...
Kafe Knesset for December 6
Jerusalem is holding its breath: Excitement is building ahead of the Presidential address on Jerusalem this evening, but the Israeli PM is waiting to see what exactly will be said before celebrating. Immediately after...
From Kidnapped Yemenite Children to renewed Yemenite Village In Jerusalem
Knesset Member Nurit Koren (Likud) is most famous for her efforts to expose the truth regarding the kidnapped Yemenite children in the early 1950s, but two weeks ago she had a chance to see...