Jerusalem Controversy

New York: Qatar is prepared to take on the role of an international mediator in the wake of the recent Doha-brokered prisoner swap deal between Iran and the US, the nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Wednesday. “Our job as mediator is to make sure that…

(August 18, 2023 / JNS) The U.S. State Department described Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Thursday morning meeting with Israel Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who is known as “Bibi’s brain,” as low-key. “The secretary reaffirmed the United States’ enduring friendship and steadfast commitment to Israel’s security,” Matthew Miller, the…

A conference for educators that featured supporters of gay conversion therapy and other homophobic content went ahead at a hall in Jerusalem on Tuesday after two other locales declined to host the event. The conference, put together by the Even Yisrael organization, was disavowed earlier this month by the Education…

Notorious Feelings, a new book by Ever Abott, has been released by RoseDog Books. Notorious Feelings has many poems with true rhymes. Each poem is a translation of the many feelings and emotions that were created in a short or a long period of time and which are the result…

Israeli film producer and businessman Arnon Milchan, who lives in Los Angeles, confirmed on Monday at the Old Ship Hotel hall in Brighton, England, that he bought gifts, including champagne bottles, cigars and a necklace, for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, but he claimed not knowing that…

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…