Jerusalem Controversy

“My help comes from God, maker of Heaven and earth,” appears to be Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev’s new political strategy, as she tours the country canvassing for votes ahead of the September election. That at least is the impression given her curren…

According to their tentative itinerary, the two first Muslim women ever elected to US Congress expected Monday to be touring Jerusalem, notably including visiting the flashpoint Temple Mount — the holiest place in Judaism, and site of the third holiest mosque…

By now it seems clear that Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are not going to be visiting Israel or the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas of Judea and Samaria. Israel’s government announced Thursday that it would not allow the Democratic congresswomen …

Two weeks ago, Shoshana Ovitz, a 104-year-old Holocaust survivor, celebrated her birthday by having all of her descendants gather at the Western Wall. More than 400 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren gathered in the Old City of Jerusalem and took…

In a bit of summer time drama starring President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the government of Israel on Thursday banned two sitting members of the House of Representatives from entering the country, before offering to allow one to mak…

Like military recruitment and bake sales, the Birthright Israel table has become a staple on college campuses throughout the world, but particularly in America. Are you Jewish? the students behind the table may ask you as you walk by. The poster below them re…

Last week 41 Democratic members of Congress went to Israel on a trip sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation, a branch of AIPAC. “This is the largest delegation that has ever visited Israel,” bragged House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who led the tr…

This week, we will read the end of Moses’s first speech in the book of Deuteronomy and the beginning of his second speech. This speech, which begins with the description of the Revelation at Mount Sinai and a repetition of the Ten Commandments, continues with…

TwitterAbout 400 relatives traveled from all over the world to celebrate Ovitz’s 104th birthday. Nonetheless, about 10 percent of the family was missing. Holocaust survivor Shoshana Ovitz celebrated her 104th birthday at the Wailing Wall (or Western Wall) in…

A majority of Israeli Jews want businesses to be permitted to open and public transportation to run on Shabbat, but do not prioritize these issues when they vote, according to a new study. Fully 60 percent of Israeli Jews believe public transportation should…