Jerusalem Controversy

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…

Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday after arriving in Israel for a conference. Haley, who stepped down in December, won plaudits in Israel and among the pro-Israel community in the US whi…

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera apologized Wednesday to President Reuven Rivlin for visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City accompanied by Palestinian officials, Rivlin’s office said. Pinera’s visit to the site on Tuesday was protested by the Is…

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel protested to Chile on Wednesday after President Sebastian Pinera visited a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site alongside a Palestinian minister. Pinera, on a visit to Israel and the West Bank, toured the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Tu…

Israel's Foreign Ministry reprimanded the Chilean ambassador to the country because Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, who is currently in Israel on an official visit, was accompanied to Jerusalem's Temple Mount in a trip Tuesday by Palestinian officials. &…

The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday censured the Chilean government after President Sebastian Pinera toured the Temple Mount with senior Palestinian officials, a move that Israel said undermined its sovereignty over the eastern part of the capital city. Pinera…

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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday as part of a state visit to the country, offering a prayer for peace in the Jewish state. The billionaire businessman and Harvard-educated economist was accompanied by wife C…

So much to see, so little time! This week, we took on the two holiest cities in Israel — Jerusalem and Bethlehem — both in just 48 short hours. There were live performances via Palestinian popstars, Banksy originals and of course, plate after plate of phenom…