Tag: Jerusalem
Raisi in Damascus: Israel’s demise ‘very close’
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi met with Palestinian terrorist leaders in Damascus on Thursday, calling for a united front against Israel and telling them that the demise of the “Zionist regime” is imminent.
The meeting took place on...
King Charles to be anointed with oil from Mount of Olives
On May 6, oil that comes from the Jewish state will be used to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
“The oil that will be used to anoint him as king was consecrated in...
Jordanian FM accused of aggravating Temple Mount tensions
The diplomatic dispute between Jerusalem and Amman over the security situation on the Temple Mount remains hot, with a senior Israeli official accusing the Jordanian foreign minister of fanning the flames.
Senior Israeli officials are pointing the...
2,200 Jews ascend Temple Mount since start of Passover
More than 2,200 Jews have ascended Temple Mount, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, since Passover began on April 5.
Of those, some 1,200 visited Judaism’s holiest site on Monday, Israeli officials said.
Tensions remain high at...
‘Incitement in eastern Jerusalem schools produces child terrorists’
February saw three terror attacks by Palestinian youths, two of whom were 13 years old and one of whom was 14. All were from eastern Jerusalem. The attacks have refocused attention on anti-Israel incitement...
Jerusalem Santa extends Christmas greetings from the Ho, Ho, Holy Land
Jerusalem Santa Issa Kassissieh extended his annual Christmas greetings to Christians worldwide from a hot air balloon flying over of the Old City.
He also released a holiday video from Nazareth, in northern Israel, where...
30 deaf and hearing-impaired youths celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem
Thirty deaf and hearing-impaired students from across Israel celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem this week as part of a program developed by Young Israel in Israel’s Judaic Heritage Program for the...
Canadian opposition leader vows to move embassy to Jerusalem if elected prime minister
Canadian Opposition Leader and Conservative Party head Pierre Poilievre vowed on Tuesday to move the Canadian Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if he is elected prime minister.
“I announced my recognition of Jerusalem as...
Despite boycott call, chess teams in Israel for world championship
In a blow to the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, all 11 foreign national teams will compete for the World Team Championship alongside Israel in Jerusalem beginning on Sunday.
The World Chess Federation (FIDA) did...
Over 300 attend aliyah events across North America
Jerusalem consistently ranks as the No. 1 destination of choice among olim from the United States and Canada.
Since Nefesh B’Nefesh, a nonprofit organization that facilitates aliyah from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, began operations in 2002, approximately 17,000 olim from North...