Jerusalem Controversy

AALST, Belgium (Reuters) - A satirical Belgian carnival parade decried by Israel’s foreign minister as “hateful” went ahead on Sunday despite being withdrawn from the United Nation’s list of recognized cultural events over accusations of racism and anti-Semitism. Revellers in costumes attend a carnival parade in Aalst, Belgium February 23,…

By Robin EmmottAALST, Belgium (Reuters) - A satirical Belgian carnival parade decried by Israel's foreign minister as "hateful" went ahead on Sunday despite being withdrawn from the United Nation's list of recognized cultural events over accusations of racism and anti-Semitism.After a float in 2019 featured caricatures of ultra-Orthodox Jews standing…

(February 21, 2020 / JNS) In the company of senior representatives from more than 50 countries in the global tourism industry, Israel’s Ministry of Tourism presented its developments and innovations for 2020 at the recent International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) conference in Tel Aviv. The fair not only represents the…

Home   >   Israel News Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich exerted heavy pressure on the committee to accept the plan, several sources say The government has approved a plan on Monday to extend the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train line to the Western Wall, under pressure from Transportation Minister Bezalel Smotrich of…

Western Wall packedWestern Wall Heritage Foundation Just a day after the National Planning and Building Council announced it approved a 3-mile tunnel quarrying plan for a new rail line that will lead from Yitzhak Navon Station to the Western Wall, Jordan condemns the plan and calls it "a blatant violation…

(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 18 - The Israeli National Commission for Infrastructure on Monday approved the extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rail line with a new underground stretch running to the Western Wall. Israeli daily Israel Hayom said the new station will be named after US President Donald Trump,…

(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 18 - The Israeli National Commission for Infrastructure on Monday approved the extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rail line with a new underground stretch running to the Western Wall. Israeli daily Israel Hayom said the new station will be named after US President Donald Trump,…

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Western Wall attracts millions of visitors and worshippers a year Jordan has condemned a decision by Israel to advance a plan to build a railway line and station underneath the heart of Jerusalem's Old City.The Israeli transport ministry said on Monday that a new…

TEL AVIV – Hundreds of worshipers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday to pray for the recovery of people afflicted by coronavirus and to ask God to stop the outbreak of the disease. The event was led by Chief Rabbi of Safed and president of the Rabbinical Community…

Ezequiel Doiny The author is an Engineer and writer based in Maryland, USA. Below is a list of Jewish Holy Sites where Arabs built mosques as a symbol of Islamic supremacy over Judaism:  Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Holiest site for Judaism. Site of the two Jewish Temples. The Muslims built two…