There has been an ongoing debate for years about a plot of land in downtown Jerusalem. Plans have been discussed to build a museum of tolerance on the site of an ancient Muslim cemetery. This might sound bad for the Israelis, but the history of the plot is not so cut and dry.
Categories: Islam, Jerusalem |
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This past week, Israel displayed an incredible amount of kindness in its response to the tragedy in Haiti. It would have been so easy for the embattled state to ignore pleas from the other side of the world, but Israel set itself apart as a shining example of what one small country can do for [...]
Categories: Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Jerusalem, Non-Profits and NGOs |
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Just a short while after announcing a settlement freeze in Judea and Samaria, Israel has approved new housing construction in three major Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Of course, the world is freaking out.
Categories: Arab Israelis, Jerusalem, United States of America |
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It seems that there is quite a bit of news coming out of Israel today. The New York Times has an article about more homes being built in East Jerusalem. As we know, the question of residents in unified Jerusalem is a major trigger issue surrounding another possible round of peace talks. Are these new [...]
Categories: Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, Diplomacy, Iran, Jerusalem, Kadima, Knesset, Settlements, Tzipi Livni |
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Israel Defence Forces border guards arrested a Palestinian male carrying six high powered pipe bombs through the Qalandiya checkpoint. The 20 year old was stopped north of Jerusalem at 3:00pm local time.
There was a threat to Jerusalem last week when the European Union, led by Sweden, voted on whether or not to recognize Jerusalem as a joint capital city shared by the Palestinians and the Israelis. The vote was not optimal, but the agreed on resolution was not a worst case scenario.
Categories: Europe/European Union, Jerusalem, Palestinians |
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For a country that does not exist, it is quite a move to call Jerusalem both the capital of Israel and “Palestine.” Sweden’s government has made a proposal to the European Union to call Jerusalem a joint capital and recognize it as a joint capital for two nations.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA leaders are [...]
Categories: Europe/European Union, Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians |
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If you have never heard of a flash mob, they are a relatively new phenomenon where a group of strangers does something fairly extraordinary in unison in a public location. One of the most famous flash mobs took place in Grand Central Station in New York, where hundreds of people froze in place for a few minutes. See the video below.
Today Barack Obama told the world that he is unhappy about 900 new homes being built in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. The Palestinians claim this as “East Jerusalem,” though that city has never been recognized on any good map I have ever seen. I think the Israelis have a right to build homes in [...]
Categories: Jerusalem |
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Intel Israel has found itself in the news this week for all the wrong reasons. It is the target of threats of demonstration action by the religious community in Jerusalem after the company announced its intention to keep its fabrication plant in Jerusalem open on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath. The company’s general manager, Maxine Fassberg, [...]
Categories: Economy, Jerusalem, Technology |
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