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Jerusalem Controversy

US Jewish movements ‘outraged’ by Israeli PM’s decision to quash Western Wall deal Jerusalem Controversy

US Jewish movements ‘outraged’ by Israeli PM’s decision to quash Western Wall deal

(RNS) — The two largest Jewish religious movements in the United States expressed outrage at news that Israel’s prime minister was reneging on an agreement to create a mixed-gender prayer space at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, known in Hebrew as the “Kotel.” In an interview with The Jerusalem…
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January 31, 2022
2 arrested at Jerusalem protest over closure of probe into settler teen’s death Jerusalem Controversy

2 arrested at Jerusalem protest over closure of probe into settler teen’s death

Dozens of nationalist activists attempted to block the entrance of Jerusalem on Thursday night, protesting the closure of a probe of police officers who were involved in a car chase more than a year ago which led to the death of a settler teen. Police said officers prevented the protesters…
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January 27, 2022
Israel joins space program Jerusalem Controversy

Israel joins space program

JERUSALEM: Israel on Wednesday signed the Artemis Accords and joined the US-led program to land human beings on the Moon by 2025 and later on Mars, Israel Space Agency (ISA) said on Wednesday. The agreement, signed by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and ISA Director General Uri Oron, sets out principles…
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January 27, 2022
Jerusalem’s holy sites and West Bank carpeted in rare snow Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem’s holy sites and West Bank carpeted in rare snow

An aerial view shows Jerusalem's Old City covered in snow, January 27, 2022. Photo: ReutersWorshippers trudge through snow to reach holy sites in walled Old City of Jerusalem.Children go out in streets to watch rare occurrence of flakes falling.Police close off major thoroughfares leading to Jerusalem.JERUSALEM:  A rare heavy snowfall…
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January 27, 2022