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 Alexander Cornwell and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 23 (Reuters) - A former Israeli prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel had smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to help anti-government protesters, though he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government failed to follow through on the plans. Naftali Bennett, who…

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar speaks at Wirtschaftstag 2026 in Berlin, May 5, 2026. Photo by Shalev Man/MfA. (June 22, 2026 / JNS) Israel will respect the ceasefire in Lebanon as long as Hezbollah does not breach it, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told his New Zealand counterpart, Winston Peters,…

Synopsis The poll of 3,644 respondents, conducted between June 17 and 20 by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in collaboration with the Agam Institute, paints a stark picture of public sentiment following the US-Iran deal. Of those surveyed, 92.1 percent said Iran had won or gained more from the conflict,…

(June 21, 2026 / JNS) Jerusalem News Syndicate’s International Policy Summit will present 12 high-level forums that together amount to a policy blueprint for confronting post–Oct. 7 threats to Israel, the Jewish people and the broader West. From antisemitism and Palestinian governance to border security, “lawfare” and U.S.-Israel relations, the…