Jerusalem Controversy

Israel’s policy toward Ukraine since Russia invaded last year has remained remarkably consistent, even after the ascendance of a government in Jerusalem that is diametrically opposed to its predecessor on most issues. The situation in Ukraine and Russia, however, has been far from static, and the latest developments, such as…

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir rebuked the force today for what he called collective punishment of Jewish settlers, as cracks widened between the security services and the government over sectarian violence in the occupied West Bank. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and…

The UN peacekeeping mission on the Israeli-Lebanese border has confirmed, following Israeli pressure, that operatives of the Hezbollah terror group have established an outpost within Israeli territory. According to Kan news, which originally reported on the Iranian proxy’s armed presence inside Israel proper, the IDF approached UNIFIL regarding the matter…

(June 23, 2023 / JNS) Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s Twitter feed is full of photos of different parts of the world taken from the International Space Station. On June 22, Al Neyadi—whose handle states that he is part of history’s longest Arab space mission—shared an image of Jerusalem at…

I was on holiday in Turkey (now officially named Türkiye) during the first round of the presidential elections when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fell just 0.48% short of winning reelection. Two weeks later, on the May 28 runoff ballot, the Ankara strongman achieved victory with 52.18% of the vote.  Questions…

(June 19, 2023 / JNS) Jerusalem Reunification Day, also known as Jerusalem Liberation Day, has come and gone. Many are not aware of the sublime significance of this day. In fact, aside from Israel’s Independence Day, it is the brightest and happiest day in the past 2,000 years of Jewish…

(June 19, 2023 / JNS) Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska joined Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, for breakfast in Tel Aviv on Monday. The visit comes against the backdrop of Israel providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine suffering under the Russian invasion. Israel has also…

A window in the Room of The Last Supper (the Cenacle) on Mount Zion in Jerusalem was damaged on Thursday by a Jewish man - apparently under the influence of alcohol -who threw a stone at an Ottoman-period window at the Christian holy site. The police opened an investigation and…

Israel's government on Sunday approved legislation to speed up the construction of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, handing more power to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over one of the most contentious issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Settlement construction no longer has to be approved at a political level,…

(June 18, 2023 / JNS) Russia plans to establish a consular office in Israel’s capital that will act as a branch office of its Tel Aviv embassy, according to an official statement released on Friday. The move will solve a long-running dispute over a plot of land in Jerusalem purchased…