Jerusalem Controversy

They were attending a ceremony, coinciding with the Sukkot festival, in which members of Judaism's priestly caste bless the public in a chant at the Western Wall. Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall in the shadow of coronavirus (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) The Western Wall plaza is traditionally jammed…

JERUSALEM: Israel’s tourism minister resigned on Friday in protest at a new law that curbed demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the measure left him without a “shred of trust” in the veteran leader. Azaf Zamir will be replaced by Orit Farkash Hacohen, a fellow member of the Blue…

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel will hold rare talks with Lebanon next month in an effort to resolve a longstanding maritime border dispute, an Israeli official said Saturday. The official said Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz will lead the Israeli delegation in talks mediated by the United States. Representatives from the three…

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel's coronavirus lockdown after he said a surge in infections was pushing the nation to "the edge of the abyss."Israel went back into lockdown, its second during the pandemic, on Sept. 18. But over the past week, the…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel’s coronavirus lockdown after he said a surge in infections was pushing the nation to “the edge of the abyss”.Israel went back into lockdown, its second during the pandemic, on Sept. 18. But over the past week,…

DUBAI: In the latest sign of increased UAE-Israeli business co-operation, Al Habtoor Group, the Dubai-based hotels and motor conglomerate, has teamed up with a Jerusalem-based company on plans to put “robo-taxis” on the roads of the emirate. Khalaf Al Habtoor, founding chairman of the group, signed a deal with Mobileye, the…

Jerusalem to purchase advanced training helicopters, Rome to purchase spike missiles and simulators. AW119Kx helicopter, illustrative (photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/DAVEANDY1) Israel and Italy have completed a reciprocal procurement agreement which will see Israel’s Defense Ministry purchase five advanced training helicopters and the Italians purchasing Rafael spike missiles and Elbit Systems…

The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israel Film Fund and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School to foster film and TV ties in the region. The agenda focuses on four initiatives, which interestingly include plans for a new regional film festival. The…

The recent U.S.-brokered agreement under which Israel established diplomatic relations with two Arab states has rapidly prompted formal film industry ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Abu Dhabi Film Commission, the Israel Film Fund and Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (pictured) on Monday announced…

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…