Jerusalem Controversy

Benjamin Netanyahu Children: Meet Noa Netanyahu-Roth – Benjamin Netanyahu was born and raised in Jerusalem and also spent some time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in the United States). In order to join the Israel Defense Forces, he came back to Israel in 1967. He joined the Sayeret Matkal special forces as…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to edge toward election victory on Wednesday, with nearly two-thirds of ballots showing that he and his ultranationalist and religious allies are poised to achieve a stable majority in the country’s parliament. Votes were still being counted and results were…

Iran forces fire on protester’s family and seize body: rights group Activists accuse Iran’s security forces of carrying out secret burials of protesters they have killed Updated 19 November 2022 AFP November 19, 2022 09:57 PARIS: Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on family members mourning a slain protester and seized…

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s sharp rise in popularity in the last three years…

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of Israel’s most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic — young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s population. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s sharp rise in popularity in the last three years…

The Labor party on Saturday held an annual rally to mark the assassination of former prime minister and party leader Yitzhak Rabin at Jerusalem’s Zion Square, in an event held three days before national elections. During the event — which wasn’t attended by Rabin’s family members — current Labor leader…

Over the course of a month, US Deputy Special Envoy on Antisemitism Aaron Keyak used Israel as a launchpad for state visits to the Gulf and Europe. Keyak, an observant Jew and one-time Democratic party operative, had at any rate been planning on coming to Jerusalem for the Jewish High…

I yearned to gather your children together REFLECTIONS TODAY In the Gospel of Luke, Jerusalem plays an important role. It was in Jerusalem where Jesus was killed (23:33ff), and where he rose from the dead (24:1-12). It was in Jerusalem where he commissioned his disciples (24:36ff). Today’s Gospel has two…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday called on Israel to join the fight against Russia and repeated a request for Israeli air defense systems. “Isn’t it time for your state to choose who you are with as well?” Zelenskiy said in a video speech to a conference for…

Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke Monday with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in a call his office described as “positive,” despite tensions between the countries over Jerusalem’s refusal to provide Kyiv with defensive weaponry. The discussion included Israel’s offer to help Ukraine build an early warning system to notify citizens…