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Home   >   Israel News Who says you can’t see the Old City, visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or ‘taste’ food in Jerusalem’s market during a pandemic? These tour guides are refusing to sit idly by while COVID-19 keeps everyone at home Just as he does on…

Prayer at Western Wall in the age of coronavirusNati Shohat/Flash90 The Western Wall Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem has been reopened to public prayer, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation announced Tuesday afternoon. “Due to the government’s decision to cancel the restriction of prayer only at a distance of…

LONDON — One of Britain’s most successful playwrights, Steve Waters, has taken on the thorny topic of Middle East politics with an ambitious 10-part drama about the birth of the State of Israel for the BBC World Service radio network. “Miriam and Youssef” is about two young and idealistic people…

Israel was marking Memorial Day on Tuesday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the nation’s military cemeteries closed for the first time in the country’s history and ceremonies being held without audiences as mourners were asked to remember their loved ones at home alone. At 11 a.m. Tuesday,…

Home   >   Israel News Memorial Day was ushered in Monday evening to honor those killed in the defense of the country, and will continue until Tuesday evening, when Independence Day begins Following a nationwide one-minute siren and a ceremony at the Western Wall Monday evening marking the begining…

Home   >   Israel News Annual Western Wall ceremony held without an audience, as bereaved families kept at home over coronavirus restrictions Memorial Day was ushered in on Monday evening with a one-minute siren around the country, followed by a ceremony broadcast live from the Western Wall in Jerusalem…

Israelis on Monday evening commemorated the country’s fallen soldiers and terror victims, bowing their heads for a minute of silence, as air raid sirens sounded nationwide to mark the start of Memorial Day. Following the siren at 8 p.m., the official Memorial Day ceremony was held at the Western Wall…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel came to a standstill for a minute on Monday evening to mark the beginning of the country’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks.The somber day of mourning comes as Israel is beginning to relax stringent measures meant to combat the country’s coronavirus outbreak.…

By The Associated PressMon., April 27, 2020timer2 min. readJERUSALEM - Israel came to a standstill for a minute on Monday evening to mark the beginning of the country’s memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks.The sombre day of mourning comes as Israel is beginning to relax stringent measures…