Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday approved the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, paving the way for her to stand trial after a six-year legal battle. Malka Leifer, a former educator who is accused of sexually abusing several former…

Honduras will move its embassy to Jerusalem, Honduran President Juan Hernandez said in a recent telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.In a statement on Twitter, Hernandez said he had spoken with Netanyahu “to strengthen our strategic alliance and agree to open the embassies in Tegucigalpa and Jerusalem, respectively.”“We hope…

So many people have been curious about the South African song, “Jerusalema,” that this month it became the most Shazamed song in the world. Recorded by producer Master KG and featuring vocals by Nomcebo, this latest achievement is a continuation of the acclaim that the track has garnered since it was…

JERUSALEM: An Israeli court on Monday handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. The Lod District Court found Amiram Ben-Uliel, a Jewish settler, guilty of murder in May for the killing of 18-month-old Ali…

A pair of top Democrats in the U.S. House on Friday called for the U.S. State Department's Office of Inspector General to immediately launch an investigation into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's decision to deliver a speech to the Republican National Convention last week from a rooftop in Jerusalem while…

"Most of the doctors were pessimistic and explained to me and my family that there was nothing left to do and that I had two years left to live." Prof. Rifat Safdi standing next to Amir Hassan (photo credit: HADASSAH SPOKESPERSON) Against all odds, Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem saved the life…

This is what 'The Jerusalem Post' knows about the Israeli coronavirus victims MAGEN DAVID ADOM workers, wearing protective clothing, bring a patient to the coronavirus unit at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan (photo credit: FLASH90) Although privacy laws forbid The Jerusalem Post from obtaining access to the identities of…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Friday a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country to settle with its former foe over the last month, reinforcing an ambitious White House push to redraw the conflicts of the Middle East. Calling it a "truly historic day",…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the U.S.-brokered Bahrain-Israel agreement, as his office issued a statement, saying “the Palestinian leadership see this as a betrayal of the Palestinian issue, of Jerusalem and of the al-Aqsa mosque” by Bahrain.Why it matters: The Bahraini decision to follow the Untied Arab Emirates and normalize…

Cape Town — "Jerusalema ikhaya lami, Ngilondoloze, Uhambe nami, Zungangishiyi lana..." How many of you have heard these beautiful lyrics being belted out? When Limpopo-born music producer Master KG, real name Kgaogelo Moagi, released the song in 2019, he didn't anticipate international success or even having a chart-topping song on…