Jerusalem Controversy

Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

Swastikas were painted on the side of two synagogues in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak Saturday, police said. Police said they were investigating the incident after receiving a report on Saturday night. Officers arrived at the scene to collect evidence, according to a police statement. Photos of Shira Banki…

Two crewmen, a British and Romanian national, died in an attack on an oil tanker operated by an Israeli-owned company off the coast of Oman on Thursday night, the company said. An Israeli security official who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that Israel believes Iran was…

JTA — When Israel’s current government managed to unseat longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, it did so by the narrowest of majorities and with the most ideologically diverse coalition in history. Now that the government has turned to governing, it’s unclear what it can accomplish. The coalition, which…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Israeli airlines launched their first commercial flights between Israel and Morocco on Sunday, less than a year after the countries officially normalized relations. FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2020 file photo, the national flags of Israel and Morocco are projected on the walls of the…

The Biden administration has decided to hold off on reopening the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem until after Israel's new government passes a budget, likely in early November, Israeli, U.S. and Palestinian sources say. Why it matters: The decision shows how invested the Biden administration is in helping to stabilize the…

In the Israeli elections of March 2020, the third out of four in just two years, parties seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a slim majority and quickly set about preparing to elect a new speaker of Israel’s Knesset. But in an unprecedented move, the outgoing speaker, a…

Topline Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday warned Unilever of “severe consequences” for the decision of its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s to halt ice cream sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested East Jerusalem, according to a statement from Bennett’s office. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Ben and…