Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem is one of the holiest cities in the world. A tangle of Jewish, Christian and Muslim neighborhoods, the city is a powerful example of harmony and an important stop during any trip to Israel. After taking a 10-day tour of the nation, we compiled our p…

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

An unusual month of very rainy and some very hot days in Chicagoland. Our Cubs are sputtering along. And my Reading Romans Backwardsis about to start shipping. I’m excited to discuss this book. 10 dollars off right now at Amazon. New discovery of Pilgrimage…

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

The United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman accompanied by the White House envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt and other Israeli ministers will be involved in an inaugural ceremony dedicated to the discovery of Pilgrim's Road in the Old City o…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visited the Western Wall and the tunnels with his daughters on Friday morning. Cuomo toured the tunnels with the Director General of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Mordechai (Soli) Eliav, learned about its history and its…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Pinera on Thursday in Ramallah, explaining that he boycotted this week's summit in Bahrain because a political settlement must precede any economic program for the Palestinian peop…

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Photo: GPO/Kobi Gideon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Chilean President Sebastian Piñera on Wednesday to further the relationship between Jer…

Natan Sharansky was a childhood hero of mine. Though his struggle was not in my generation, I grew up on the stories my US-born father told of the activism and demonstrations for Soviet Jewry. In 1977, when the campaign to free Soviet Jewry was gaining moment…

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and his delegation were not aware and did not agree to be formally accompanied by Palestinian officials during their visit on the Temple Mount, Chile's Embassy in Israel said in a missive, according to a statement released W…