Jerusalem Controversy

The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, in a move that Israel said reflected the “unbreakable alliance” between the countries. During his first term, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and ordered the relocation of…

Turkey’s consulate in Jerusalem, which it describes as its "Embassy to Palestine", is located on a property owned by the Syriac Church, whose members were victims of the genocide against Armenians and Syriac (Aramean) Christians around 100 years ago, the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy announced this week. The report…

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD JUNE 26, 2026 22:19 David Burck is not a politician. Where a seasoned statesman might have reached for a carefully crafted talking point, Burck offered direct, nuanced answers to The Jerusalem Post’s questions. Maybe this is what will resonate with voters in Florida’s Republican Primary on August…

Such a move would likely spark widespread outrage among Palestinians, whose majority Muslim community has been worshipping at the Al-Aqsa Mosque since it was built in the 8th century. Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven from the Dome of the Rock. A stark example of just how explosive…

Dispossession Through Bureaucracy in Occupied Jerusalem February 2023 In this update, Who Profits sheds light on Israel’s weaponization of bureaucratic processes to advance its long-standing agendas of illegal settlement expansion and Judaization, while at the same time controlling, concentrating and minimizing the Palestinian presence in Jerusalem. We examine corporate complicity…

JERUSALEM (RNS) — ‘For three years, the police saw me as a nudnikit (pest),’ said Yisca Harani, founder of the Religious Freedom Data Center, which tracks and aims to prevent incidents targeting Christians in Israel. ‘After the incident with the nun, I feel they are taking me a little more…

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD MAY 7, 2026 18:07 Updated: MAY 7, 2026 19:52 The West has helped Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas keep the Palestinian people “hostage,” Fatah political leader and president of the Jerusalem Development Fund Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. “I don’t have any hard…

An Israeli man suspected of shoving a French Catholic nun to the ground and kicking her in Jerusalem has been charged with assault motivated by religious hostility, Israel's state attorney's office said on Thursday. The April 28 attack was condemned by Christian clergy in Jerusalem and came amid a rise in harassment…

By SARAH BEN-NUN MAY 5, 2026 16:37 Updated: MAY 5, 2026 21:14 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited his security and diplomatic workload from the witness stand on Tuesday, as his cross-examination in Case 4000 focused on media coverage and interviews he gave during the period the indictment covers. “In the…

The memorial, which was not damaged by the fire, is devoted to protesters murdered by the Islamic Republic of Iran. A police van arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court as Essa Suleiman is due in court charged with attempted murder on May 01, 2026 in London, England. (photo credit: Leon Neal/Getty…