The Neturei Karta is known as the group of anti-Semitic Chassids that have joined in anti-Israel protests around the world, funded anti-Israel terrorism, and participated in a Holocaust denial conference in Iran. Now, several of its members have been involved in another attack on Israeli ministers.
Categories: Anti-Semitism, Jerusalem, Politics, Zionism
Wednesday this week sees the minor holiday of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). It is not a holiday that is widely celebrated, and there will be many Jewish communities around the world that may not even be aware of the holiday. In Israel, and particularly in the capital city, the day will be celebrated as one [...]
Categories: Jerusalem
Happy Birthday to my favorite little country. Here is a short excerpt from Bibi’s Yom Ha’atzmaout speech at Har Herzel. “On this Independence Day we mark two of the Jewish nation’s miracles: The miracle of revival and the miracle of building. The miracle of revival, because I an not familiar with any other nation in history [...]
If you have been living under a rock, let me update you on a recent situation that has grown increasingly popular for debate in the news and political forums. While the highest ranking visit from a United States official since Obama became president, the Jerusalem municipality approved a plan to construct 1,600 new homes in [...]
Categories: Construction, Jerusalem, United States of America
Over the course of the nearly 12 years that I have been living in Israel, and before that during numerous visits to Israel, I have had the privilege of visiting the holy city of Jerusalem many times. I spent a number of years working in the city, and commuted each day to my office there. [...]
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.
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
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
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: Diplomacy, Iran, Jerusalem, Politics, Settlements
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.
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