Jerusalem Controversy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. (Aug. 9, 2026 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces will not carry out any withdrawal from the Gaza Strip until the Hamas terrorist organization is fully disarmed, Israeli Prime Minister…

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD AUGUST 7, 2026 20:42 Updated: AUGUST 8, 2026 21:39 Hezbollah’s attacks on the IDF and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have not derailed talks between Beirut and Jerusalem, even amid Israel’s recent strikes on the group, two experts told The Jerusalem Post. Beirut and Jerusalem held talks in…

By TOBY KLEIN GREENWALD AUGUST 7, 2026 16:32 Updated: AUGUST 22, 2026 14:38 August 9, 2001, was a sultry summer day. A time for families and teens to take to the streets of Jerusalem to celebrate the weeks before returning to school; a time for meet-ups, for shopping, for stopping…

JERUSALEM – Israeli prosecutors on Aug 6 charged a Jewish settler over the killing of a Palestinian community leader in 2025 in the West Bank, the first such indictment in more than seven years amid a rise in settler violence in the occupied territory. In an indictment filed by the…

During a diplomatic gathering in Jordan, Saudi Arabia sent a clear and precise message regarding its baseline for Middle Eastern peace: an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. This message is the cornerstone of the Kingdom’s decades-long foreign policy, which champions sustainable diplomatic solutions that address the…

Christians and leaders from across 175 nations are gearing up for the 24th Annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem on October 4th, 2026, a monumental event poised to declare a powerful global stand with Israel.  The 24th Annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ)…

By SAM HALPERN AUGUST 3, 2026 21:13 Updated: AUGUST 4, 2026 14:34 Tel Aviv Deputy Mayor Guy Avner challenged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to a boxing match, citing the American mayor’s anti-Israel statements and accusing him of fomenting hatred towards the Jewish people. “Mayor Mamdani, you've been saying…

Austro-Hungarian journalist and founder of modern-day Zionism, Theodor Herzl. Source: YouTube. Haim Ben Yakov is the director general of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. (Aug. 3, 2026 / JNS) An event will take place on Aug. 5 on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem whose meaning extends far beyond a family ceremony. The…

Jerusalem Police arrested six people in connection with spitting and throwing stones at a church in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City over the weekend.  The six religious Jews, including one adult and five minors, were arrested after police received a report of people spitting at the entrance of…

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…