Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will begin "gradually" lifting COVID-19 lockdown restrictions next week. "We will start with a gradual opening as early as next week, but we will exit with caution," the prime minister told a press conference. He…

Updated / Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021 21:14 "We wanted to show our own culture and our own heritage and our own absolutely beautiful countryside" Screengrab: An Garda Síochána/Twitter One of the gardaí behind the Jerusalema Challenge video has said she and her colleagues want people to show off their best…

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To present Him to the Lord REFLECTIONS TODAY The Israelites believe that their first-born sons belong to the Lord who spared their lives even as he slew the first-born of the Egyptians (Ex 13:15). God instructed Moses: “Consecrate to me every first-born that opens the womb among the Israelites” (Ex…

World Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews participate in funeral for prominent rabbi Meshulam Soloveitchik, in Jerusalem on Jan 31, 2021. (Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit) 31 Jan 2021 09:00PM(Updated: 31 Jan 2021 09:44PM) JERUSALEM: Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis participated on Sunday (Jan 31) in the funeral of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, flouting…

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After a decade of unadulterated hostility, over the past few weeks Turkey's Islamist president Recep Erdogan and his advisors have been waging a charm offensive on Israel. How are we to understand this sudden turn of events?In the 1990s, aside from the U.S., Turkey was Israel's closest strategic ally. The…

JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard, who spent 30 years in U.S. JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard, who spent 30 years in U.S. prison for spying for Israel, arrived in Israel early Wednesday with his wife, triumphantly kissing the ground as he disembarked from the aircraft in the culmination of a decades-long affair…

Former US Navy analyst had long voiced desire to emigrate to Israel The espionage affair strained US-Israel relations for decades Topic |   Espionage E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 1:43pm, 30 Dec, 2020 Updated: 8:46pm, 30 Dec, 2020 Read More

JERUSALEM - Israel was set Sunday to begin its third coronavirus lockdown, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced optimism that a "world record" vaccination drive will restore a degree of normality within weeks. After a sharp rebound in detected infections, Netanyahu's government announced three days ago that it would re-impose…