Jerusalem Controversy

Members of the Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades prepare to hand over the bodies of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz under a prisoner-hostage swap agreement in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 20. While there is hope in Gaza and Israel with negotiators working toward a ceasefire and hostage deal, “the devil…

Jerusalem Post / Jerusalem Report Eli Sharabi’s 491 days as a Hamas hostage: The darkest moments revealed Former Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi talks to The Jerusalem Report about the 491 days he spent as a hostage in Gaza and how ‘everything’ has changed. Eli Sharabi, an Israeli who was held…

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has called on Hamas to surrender Israel reiterated its call for Hamas to surrender on Sunday, as its military conducted strikes on Gaza’s largest urban center, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are seeking shelter. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told reporters in Jerusalem that the…

The gold coin was likely minted between 241 and 246 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt, archaeologists say. (Image credit: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David) Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a rare, miniature gold coin that depicts the Egyptian queen Berenice II and dates to the reign of her husband, the third…

Jerusalem Post / Israel News 'Risk for hostages already increased,' families say as Israelis protest in droves "This evening, I will come to your doorstep together with tens of thousands of Israeli citizens. It will be loud, like for Matan, it is loud from the echoes of explosions," wrote Anat…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog met for a private audience on Thursday (Sept. 4) at the Vatican, where they discussed the war in the Holy Land and the importance of achieving peace. “The talks focused on the political and social situation in the…

Israel’s Smotrich Says Annexation Maps for West Bank in Progress Israel’s Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday that he was currently drawing up maps for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, according to Reuters. Despite Smotrich’s remarks, it remains unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports the move.…

CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) – Egypt and Bahrain reaffirmed their firm position on the Palestinian cause, which is based on supporting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state within the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Both sides stressed the need…

Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said Wednesday, as Gaza's civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory. In Jerusalem, meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli protestors took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal…

Jerusalem Post / World News 'New world order' awaits results of China-India rapprochement - analysis This meeting potentially shifted international dynamics between the non-Western superpowers. Defense ministers from across the world, applaud following a group photo, before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao, Shandong province, China…