Jerusalem Controversy

Blue and White leader MK Benny Gantz vowed to implement the Western Wall Outline if he becomes prime minister. "When I will be the Prime Minister of Israel, I will embrace all streams of Judaism. We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and …

Blue and White Benny Gantz said Tuesday he would always prefer diplomatic means to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability, though he stressed that, if all else fails, all options are on the table. Addressing the Jewish Agency Board of Governo…

The Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, currently has separate sections for men and women, in adherence with Orthodox custom. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government reached had agreed to upgrade a mixed prayer area, welcomed by plurali…

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz pledged on Tuesday to promote religious pluralism in Israel and implement the abandoned Western Wall agreement should he become prime minister. He was speaking at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meetings where he and…

Blue & White Chairman Benny Gantz attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem. According to a report by Kan Bet, Gantz said: "When I become prime minister, I will embrace all streams in Judaism. I will promote the imple…

Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Jewish Agency that Israel has responsibility for Jewish communities around the world and that he intends to allocate financial resources to help protect the Jewish Diaspora. In an address to the organisations Board of Governor…

Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Amar has written a letter in which he urges women to come to pray in their section of the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem at 6:45 am on Wednesday to counter the Women of the Wall group's observance of the new …

When President Reuven Rivlin entrusted the mandate to form a government to Blue and White head Benny Gantz, the apparently weak prospect that he can accomplish this goal unleashed a fresh tide of complaints about political gridlock and the ineptitude of Israe…

In his recently published book, We Stand Divided, Dr. Daniel Gordis made an important contribution to the ongoing discourse about how to heal the split between American Jewry and Israel. While Gordis is insightful in examining the differences between Israeli …

The Jewish Agency will conduct an “uncompromising assault on antisemitism” as part of a new strategic plan the organization has set itself for the coming decade. It intends to partner with the Israeli government to work together with Jewish communities and o…