Jerusalem Controversy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resurrected a campaign promise to annex all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley if his Likud Party wins the Israeli parliamentary elections scheduled for September 17. “With God’s …

LBC host Nick Ferrari praised the “extraordinary aura” of Jerusalem’s Kotel after visiting Israel for the first time with education charity ORT UK. The radio broadcaster flew to Israel where he toured Jerusalem with his partner Clare and the charity’s CEO Da…

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…

Skip to comments. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Their Visit/Non-Visit to Israel-A look at what was on itineraryFrontpagemagazine ^ | September 5, 2019 | Hugh Fitzgerald Posted on 09/06/2019 8:51:19 AM PDT by SJackson A closer look at what was on Tlaib …

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…

Today is a historic day for Honduras and Israel, Hernandez said. He added that he would move Honduras’ embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem next month. The trade office, which also has diplomatic status, will bring more investment and more opportunities for t…

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…

JERUSALEM (JTA) As a spiritual activist, I feel a deep calling to build bridges between people and their inner selves. My own story involves building and crossing many bridges. Gender identity dysphoria accompanied me at birth 68 years ago, severely impactin…