Jerusalem Controversy

A 12-year-old boy was killed and a man was lightly injured in a fire that broke out late Tuesday in Jerusalem, police and medics said. The fire erupted in a 4th-floor apartment building on Daniel Street in the city center. “When we reached the road we saw flames and smoke…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. With the release of a 278-page report compiled over a period of…

(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…

As Yonit enjoys the novelty of a heavy snowfall (by Middle Eastern standards) in Jerusalem, Jonathan is captivated by the political drama in London with scandal and cake simultaneously ambushing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. They also contemplate how Israel is walking a diplomatic tightrope in trying not to offend either…

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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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…

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…

Jerusalem was blanketed in white after a winter storm covered much of the region’s higher altitudes with snow. he holy city’s golden Dome of the Rock was dusted in snow. Main roads to Jerusalem and its major arteries were shut, and schools and businesses closed for the day as municipal…