Jerusalem Controversy

Paisley, the teardrop-shaped pattern that has decorated everything from Torah scrolls to bandannas, has its moment in “Paisley, A Princely Pattern,” an exhibit at Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art. The design-focused exhibit, open since May, weaves between past and present as it follows the metamorphosis of paisley from its origins…

I have been a rabbi for more than four decades. I have seen many young people become b’nai mitzvah. I have been to celebrations with all sorts of tasteless themes. But, there is one theme that I have not experienced, and would have hoped not to experience. “Torn prayer books.”…

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Updated: July 18, 2022 at 10:09 AM U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al Salman Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Photo courtesy of Saudi press Agency The prince, known as MBS (R), takes part in a working session with…

A vocal, foul-mouthed Likud operative known for his attack-dog tactics against political rivals and opponents of the party, and especially its leader, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was recently praised by senior party members at a prominent event near Jerusalem. At an event last week in Mevasseret Zion, Rami Ben-Yehuda…

Joe Biden’s trip to the region is an “unprecedented opportunity to change dynamics in the Middle East,” a senior Israeli official told reporters last Tuesday, a day before the US president landed at Ben Gurion Airport. The superlatives from Israeli leaders continued after Biden had touched down. Prime Minister Yair…

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    FAIRFAX, VA, July 16, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Award-winning nonprofit organization Coptic Orphans is pleased to announce that board member Dr. Sherif Helmy has been inducted into the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller. Dr. Helmy's investiture was performed this past June by Prince Vladimir Karađorđević of Yugoslavia,…

Oof. It appears that President Joe Biden committed four new gaffes while visiting East Jerusalem this morning. Gaffe No. 1: Before crossing into East Jerusalem, Biden removed the Israeli flags from his motorcade — “a move that may be seen as undermining Israeli sovereignty”: Biden's entourage removed the Israeli flag…

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden met Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man he once pledged to shun for human rights violations, and shared a cordial fist bump as he tried to reset an important diplomatic relationship, bolster Mideast security and increase the global…