Jerusalem Controversy

A meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and sanction relief for Iran werent just blows to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans, they were proof of the fickleness of U.S. President Donald Trump. Follow Ynetnews on FacebookFONT style="FONT…

Every night now, the Western Wall Plaza fills with thousands of worshipers coming to recite Slichot, penitential prayers, as is the custom of the Sephardi community. This is a special and moving happening, attracting thousands of students, tourists and visito…

A few minutes into our conversation, Lesley Sachs, a former executive director of Women of the Wall, said she had been arrested five times. When you meet her, it’s hard to believe that such a refined woman could end up in a jail cell. For 12 years now Sachs …

A Bulla (seal) bearing a Hebrew name from 2,600 years ago was uncovered from dirt excavated in 2013 beneath Robinson's Arch at the foundations of the Western Wall. The seal is inscribed with the name of an individual with the most prominent role in the king's…

Likud Mk Miki Zohar reportedly suggested to a far-right religious nationalist party that it drop out of the running in upcoming elections in exchange for a future Likud-led government backing moves to abolish the mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall i…

Israeli elections are around the corner, and shortly afterwards, the new government will determine its strategic priorities. Alongside the need to defend Israel from its enemies, strengthen its economy and improve the public education and health services, the…

An Israeli waves a flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in 2009. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters) New alliances with Arab nations are positive but unstable, and old enemies are most dangerous when in a weakened state.One of the most radic…

Honduras on Sunday opened a trade mission with diplomatic status in Jerusalem, a move the Latin American country’s president said was a “first step” toward moving the embassy to the city. “Today is a historic day for Honduras and Israel,” Juan Orlando Hernan…

The book of Deuteronomy is dedicated entirely to Moses’s parting speeches from the nation. Many issues are raised in these speeches, with the common denominator being the preparation of the nation as it is about to enter Canaan and encounter the nations there…

Henk Ovink, the first Water Ambassador of the Netherlands, recently visited an exhibition on display at the Tel Aviv Museum called ‘Solar Guerrilla: Constructive Responses to Climate Change.’ Ovink serves as a special Water Ambassador of the Netherlands in th…