Jerusalem Controversy

News of the World: What you missed this week internationally CHINA They’re dashed from dining. Chinese officials are not allowed entry to a popular Michelin-starred eatery in Beijing due to a government ruling. Officials have been banned, without public explanation, from dining at King’s Joy, known for its vegetarian menu,…

Why Israel is strengthening ties with Somaliland as Red Sea rivalry intensifies Israel accorded a state reception for Somaliland’s president in Jerusalem, bestowing a highly regarded award on the leader of a territory still unrecognized by any nation other than Israel. Last Sunday, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi made his first…

JERUSALEM - Israel carried out deadly strikes in south Lebanon on Saturday and Hezbollah maintained it had the right to respond, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire in fighting that had strained a fledgling deal with Iran. US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian,…

Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon on Thursday (June 18). PUBLISHED ON June 19, 2026 5:46 AM JERUSALEM — Israel's military said Friday (June 19) its forces struck targets throughout southern Lebanon overnight…

By JONAH DAVIDOV, HODAYA RAN JUNE 17, 2026 08:44 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 18:13 Around 10,000 haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders reportedly blocked Highway 57 eastbound at the Beit Lid and Kfar Yonah intersection on Wednesday afternoon. The protests stalled traffic in the Sharon region for hours and led the Emek…

By YONAH JEREMY BOB JUNE 16, 2026 20:32 Updated: JUNE 16, 2026 22:13 Much of the world is already familiar with the game-changing Iron Beam laser defense system, which Israel covertly deployed against Hezbollah drones in October 2024, and then publicly in December 2025. Few know that Elbit Systems is…

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD MAY 7, 2026 18:07 Updated: MAY 7, 2026 19:52 The West has helped Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas keep the Palestinian people “hostage,” Fatah political leader and president of the Jerusalem Development Fund Samer Sinijlawi told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. “I don’t have any hard…

An Israeli man suspected of shoving a French Catholic nun to the ground and kicking her in Jerusalem has been charged with assault motivated by religious hostility, Israel's state attorney's office said on Thursday. The April 28 attack was condemned by Christian clergy in Jerusalem and came amid a rise in harassment…

By SARAH BEN-NUN MAY 5, 2026 16:37 Updated: MAY 5, 2026 21:14 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited his security and diplomatic workload from the witness stand on Tuesday, as his cross-examination in Case 4000 focused on media coverage and interviews he gave during the period the indictment covers. “In the…

The memorial, which was not damaged by the fire, is devoted to protesters murdered by the Islamic Republic of Iran. A police van arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court as Essa Suleiman is due in court charged with attempted murder on May 01, 2026 in London, England. (photo credit: Leon Neal/Getty…