Jerusalem Controversy

The United States will "continue to oppose anything" that puts a two-state solution "further from reach" after one of the bloodiest months in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in several years, the US secretary of state has said. Antony Blinken said the US opposes Israeli settlement expansion and any…

There’s a new Israeli bourbon on the spirits scene, although it may be something of a misnomer to call it Israeli, since bourbon has always famously been an all-American drink. And Dew of B’Dolah, as the bourbon created by Thinkers Distillery is called, is actually mostly made in the US,…

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference in Jerusalem on Jan. 30. Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Tony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Jerusalem on Monday to build a broad consensus…

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By Dov Lieber, Aaron Boxerman and Fatima AbdulKarim Updated Jan. 29, 2023 12:14 pm ET JENIN, West Bank—A recent spiral of violence between Israel and the Palestinians is worsening after two gun attacks in Jerusalem and a wave of Israeli raids in the West Bank. The deteriorating situation has raised…

Global Imams Council has condemned the Jerusalem attack in which a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue on January 27 (night). Taking to Twitter, the council wrote, "The Statement of The Global Imams Council on the Palestinian Islamist terrorist attack in Jerusalem. 28 January 2023" With the tweet, a…

Israeli policemen secure a shooting attack site in east Jerusalem. Photo / AP A 13-year-old Palestinian gunman shot two people in east Jerusalem yesterday, a day after the deadliest attack on Israeli civilians in a decade. The shooting in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan badly wounded a father, 47, and…

Israel's Netanyahu vows swift, strong response to recent violenceIsrael's prime minister vowed to respond with an ‘iron fist’ as deadly violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued into the weekend. On Friday, seven people were killed after a Palestinian attacker opened fire at an East Jerusalem synagogue. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin…

Measures are likely to apply primarily to Palestinians with Israeli nationality (Israeli Arabs) and Palestinians with resident status in annexed east Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier vowed rapid action following two attacks in annexed east Jerusalem, one of which killed seven people near a synagogue Published: 4:29am, 29 Jan,…

The remaining victims killed in the terror shooting in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood on Friday night were all named on Saturday night. The attack left seven people dead, two of whom — Eli and Natali Mizrahi — were identified earlier in the day. The shooting was followed by another terror…