Jerusalem Controversy

Some construction workers in Zimbabwe have joined the viral dance challenge, #JerusalemaChallenge. For some months , since the song was released, the challenge has been trending. Sung by Master KG and Nomcebo’s song, Jerusalema became a global hit. Several people such as Frontline workers, students, friends and families – These…

A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority has found several dozen adorned architectural details from an ancient royal building at an archaeological site in the City of David, Jerusalem. The 2,600-year-old royal stone capital found in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel. Image credit: Israel Antiquities Authority. The…

France asked Israel on Sunday to postpone the expulsion and allow Hamouri, who is a French citizen, to be reunited with his family in Jerusalem. Salah Hamouri shows his French passport during an interview with Reuters in the neighbourhood of Dahiyet al-Barid, December 19, 2011 (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMAD TOROKMAN) France…

The Jerusalem Post presents its first virtual annual conference. Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2020 (photo credit: JERUSALEM POST) The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference is one of the most important political and diplomatic meetings of the Jewish world.Times below are EST.12:05 p.m.: Shaping our Jewish Future: Ronald S. Lauder 12:17 p.m.: Shaping…

Promises to move embassies to Jerusalem met with skepticism By URI COHEN/THE MEDIA LINE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 07:43 SERBS FROM Kosovo protest in Belgrade against recognition 37 (photo credit: REUTERS) In a curious turn of events, US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had brokered a deal to…

Serbia and Kosovo have committed to economic normalization. By focusing on job creation and economic growth, the two countries were able to reach a real breakthrough on economic cooperation across a broad range of issues. Kosovo and Israel have agreed to normalization of ties and the establishment of diplomatic relations.…

A White House summit between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo ended with a twist on Friday: Both countries announced diplomatic breakthroughs not with one another, but with Israel.Driving the news: Serbia has agreed to move its embassy to Jerusalem "by July," President Trump announced, while Kosovo and Israel will…

The sale of the official residence in Herzliya Pituah would emphasize the permanence of the US embassy's transfer to Jerusalem. Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major backer of pro-Israel causes. (photo credit: REUTERS) US billionaire and longtime Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson is in advanced talks to buy the…

If he wins the presidential election, Joe Biden will find a Middle East quite different from the one at the end of the Obama administration.Nuclear threats may once again be on the horizon in Iran. Militant groups are on the ascendance in Lebanon and Yemen. And Israelis and Palestinians stand…

"We will do our best to help everyone and allow the residents of the city to go through the Tishrei holidays and prayers in the safest way." Selichot at the Western Wall, August 2020 (photo credit: THE WESTERN WALL HERITAGE FOUNDATION) Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion asked community leaders throughout the…