Jerusalem Controversy

(RNS) — The city of Jerusalem earlier this month froze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the church body that represents around half of all Palestinian Christians and is a major landholder in Israel. According to an email from the Jerusalem municipality, “administrative enforcement proceedings were…

IDF gunfire wounds ICRC, Red Crescent team during rescue mission in Gaza Strip - report The IDF told the Jerusalem Post that it is aware of reports of an ICRC and Palestinian Red Crescent worker being fired on, and the incident is being investigated. A Red Cross vehicle stands near…

JERUSALEM (RNS) — For years, Texas businessman Byron Stinson has dreamed of a world at peace. That dream came one step closer on July 1, when a practice run of an ancient purification ceremony involving a red heifer — a cow that has not given birth — was held on…

People wrapped in Israeli flags walk through the Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Photo: Yossi Zamir / Flash90 Ammunition Hill might look like a tranquil spot today but it was a key turning point in the Six Day War of 1967, leading to Israel’s miraculous victory…

1 of 6 | On Monday, protesters sit in a mock cage outside the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem during a 50-hour protest and hunger strike, calling for the release of all 50 hostages from Gaza in a single deal. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo July 7 (UPI) --…

View of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, as it seen from the Mount of Olives observatory, March 12, 2024. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) The 35 acre plateau on top of Mount Zion is approximately the size of 35 football fields, and the most…

Article content The next day, the IDF announced that troops had apprehended members of an Iranian-backed terrorist cell during an overnight operation in southern Syria. On Sunday, the military said that soldiers operating in the same region had arrested several suspected terrorists during raids on weapons caches. Article content According…

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Jerusalem Post / Israel News Trump working to advance deal to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza - exclusive One option currently back on the table is the exile of Hamas leaders, as previously reported by The Jerusalem Post. L to R: US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, June 29, 2025. (Photo: Photo: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO) German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt joined Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Israel on Sunday to inspect the devastating impact of Iranian missile strikes on residential civilian buildings in the Tel Aviv…