Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel restricted its COVID Green Pass on Sunday to allow only those who have received a vaccine booster dose or recently recuperated from coronavirus to enter indoor venues. The new criteria mean that nearly 2 million people will lose their vaccination passport in the coming days. Israel…

A Palestinian woman was shot dead as she attempted to stab police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City early Thursday morning, police said. According to police, the woman approached the officers near the Chain Gate leading to the Temple Mount at around 6:30 a.m., took out a knife and tried to…

A Palestinian woman was shot dead as she attempted to stab police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City early Thursday morning, police said. According to police, the woman approached the officers near the Chain Gate leading to the Temple Mount at around 6:30 a.m., took out a knife and tried to…

Sunday’s defeat has revealed a gasping conservative party. But what that means for Germany’s future is not clear as traditional left-right politics are scrambled. Chancellor Angela Merkel with Armin Laschet, her party’s candidate to succeed her, in Berlin on Sunday.Credit...Sean Gallup/Getty Images Sept. 28, 2021 BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel…

Archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have discovered a vast quarry dating from 2,000 years ago (Second Temple period). The 2,000-year-old quarry in Jerusalem, Israel. Image credit: Shai Halevi / Israel Antiquities Authority. The quarry, only part of which has been excavated, covers approximately 600 m2 (0.15 acres), but was at least…

Raids that targeted alleged members of a Hamas cell in the West Bank overnight Saturday, and killed five Palestinian suspects, prevented a major terror attack reminiscent of the Second Intifada, officials told Hebrew-language television networks. The cell planned to conduct a sequence of kidnappings and murders across the country, defense…

JERUSALEM (AP) — In an unusually harsh speech, President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday gave Israel one year to end its occupation of territories the Palestinians want for a future state. He threatened to withdraw recognition of Israel — a cornerstone of three decades of failed peace efforts — if it…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appeared to be consoled by fellow members on the House floor on Thursday afternoon after the chamber overwhelmingly passed funding for the Israel Iron Dome missile defense system.  Ocasio-Cortez, huddling with allies for several minutes, appeared to wipe her face multiple times and was speaking in…

Qatar’s emir criticized Israel during his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, blaming the Jewish state’s Jerusalem policies for the May war in the Gaza Strip. “This year has witnessed numerous Israeli violations in occupied East Jerusalem and the recurrence of attacks on Islamic and Christian sanctities, especially…

Israel has reportedly asked the United States and European Union to adopt its soon-to-be-updated rules for Israeli travelers, under which eligible people who have not received coronavirus booster shots will no longer be recognized as vaccinated. Starting October 3, anyone who has not received a booster shot six months after…