Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. The Health Ministry said the country’s coronavirus Cabinet had authorized a raft of measures, including red-listing…

RABAT, Morocco — It is not every day that you hear the prayer for the well-being of Israel Defense Forces soldiers in an Arab country, especially not when there are IDF soldiers in uniform standing alongside you. But so it was on Thursday when Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is "on the threshold of an emergency situation” after authorities detected the country’s first case of a new coronavirus variant and barred travel to and from most African countries. A man who opposes coronavirus vaccine mandates wears a…

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…