Jerusalem Controversy

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Tehran. Credit: Khamenei.ir. (Aug. 16, 2026 / JNS) A Hamas delegation began talks in Egypt on Sunday to probe alternative ways of advancing Washington’s 15-point roadmap for Gaza, a Hamas official told AFP. The terrorist organization’s delegation arrived in Egypt on Saturday evening, ahead of…

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 15, 2026 15:43 Updated: AUGUST 15, 2026 18:43 A funnel cloud was seen in the Golan Heights on Saturday following thunderstorm and flash flood warnings issued earlier in the day by the Israel Meteorological Service, with gust forecasts in the Golan reaching as high as…

JERUSALEM, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's latest plan to end the Gaza war calls on Hamas to lay down its arms as Israel withdraws from the territory, terms endorsed by the militants but rejected by Israel, which says it will not pull back until the group's disarmament is complete.…

The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, in a move that Israel said reflected the “unbreakable alliance” between the countries. During his first term, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and ordered the relocation of…

Turkey’s consulate in Jerusalem, which it describes as its "Embassy to Palestine", is located on a property owned by the Syriac Church, whose members were victims of the genocide against Armenians and Syriac (Aramean) Christians around 100 years ago, the Jerusalem Center for Applied Policy announced this week. The report…

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD JUNE 26, 2026 22:19 David Burck is not a politician. Where a seasoned statesman might have reached for a carefully crafted talking point, Burck offered direct, nuanced answers to The Jerusalem Post’s questions. Maybe this is what will resonate with voters in Florida’s Republican Primary on August…

Such a move would likely spark widespread outrage among Palestinians, whose majority Muslim community has been worshipping at the Al-Aqsa Mosque since it was built in the 8th century. Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven from the Dome of the Rock. A stark example of just how explosive…

Dispossession Through Bureaucracy in Occupied Jerusalem February 2023 In this update, Who Profits sheds light on Israel’s weaponization of bureaucratic processes to advance its long-standing agendas of illegal settlement expansion and Judaization, while at the same time controlling, concentrating and minimizing the Palestinian presence in Jerusalem. We examine corporate complicity…

JERUSALEM (RNS) — ‘For three years, the police saw me as a nudnikit (pest),’ said Yisca Harani, founder of the Religious Freedom Data Center, which tracks and aims to prevent incidents targeting Christians in Israel. ‘After the incident with the nun, I feel they are taking me a little more…

By Alexander Cornwell and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 23 (Reuters) - A former Israeli prime minister acknowledged on Tuesday that Israel had smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to help anti-government protesters, though he said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government failed to follow through on the plans. Naftali Bennett, who…