Jerusalem Controversy

Updated February 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM Published February 21, 2023 at 1:43 PM JERUSALEM – Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Jerusalem for a second straight Monday as Israel’s far-right government pushed forward with a divisive plan for a judicial overhaul that critics say will weaken and politicise…

Tens of thousands of protesters against the government’s plan to radically overhaul the judiciary assembled outside the Knesset on Monday for a rally as the coalition prepared to hold a first vote on a key piece of legislation shoring up the plan. Masses gathered outside parliament waving blue and white…

How many people attended Monday’s protest in Jerusalem against the government’s planned legal overhaul? Nobody knows for sure, and estimates diverge widely. Following the event, police sources estimated that about 90,000 people attended the protest, while some organizers put the number at 130,000, others at 250,000, and a high-tech group…

The bill passed a vote on the Knesset’s Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee and is set for its first reading before a full legislative body on Wednesday...Read More

The cabinet on Sunday approved the legalization of nine outposts deep in the West Bank in response to a string of recent Palestinian terror attacks in East Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision in a statement, listing the illegal outposts as Avigayil, Beit Hogla, Givat Harel, Givat Arnon,…

The mother of the two young boys who were killed on Friday in a Palestinian terror attack spoke Sunday of her loss, and of the moments of the attack, which also seriously injured her husband. Yaakov Yisrael Paley, 5, and his brother, Asher Menahem Paley, 7, died after a terrorist…

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday accused Israel of having "crossed all red lines" in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, and urged world leaders to put an end to its actions. The international community must "protect" the Palestinian people and "put a stop to Israeli aggression... (and) unilateral…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived at the Arab League headquarters to take part in a conference in support of Al Quds. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received the President upon arrival at the pan-Arab body premises. Read More

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government on Sunday agreed to legalize nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, saying the move was a response to recent Palestinian violence. It said it would approve additional settlement construction in the coming days. The decision put the government on…

The artifact is one of only a few made from pure gold ever found in Israel and dates to at least 1,600 years ago. (February 8, 2023 / JNS) A unique, pure gold bead dating back at least 1,600 years has been uncovered in the Emek Tzurim National Park in…