Jerusalem Controversy

Posted: 03/05/20 | March 5th, 2020Home to incredible historical and religious sites, the mineral-rich Dead Sea (which is also the lowest point on Earth), a lively nightlife, and a world-class food scene, Israel has a lot to offer visiting travelers.Though a small country that doesn’t take too long to drive…

Marc Tirl/ DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy) “Jerusalem seemed quiet and thoughtful that winter,” Amos Oz writes in his final novel, Judas (2016). “From time to time, church bells rang out. A westerly breeze stirred the tops of the cypresses.” It’s a lovely image, but Jerusalem wasn’t at all quiet and thoughtful…

This week’s carnival procession in the Belgian town of Aalst, which featured Nazi uniforms, costumes of Jews as vermin and several other anti-Semitic tropes, was widely condemned by Jewish groups, Israeli officials and even the government in Brussels. But Michael Freilich, the only Orthodox Jew currently serving in Belgium’s national…

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satirical Belgian carnival parade decried by Israel's foreign minister as "hateful" went ahead on Sunday despite being withdrawn from the United Nation's list of recognized cultural events over accusations of racism and anti-Semitism.After a float in 2019 featured caricatures of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…

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satirical Belgian carnival parade decried by Israel’s foreign minister as “hateful” went ahead on Sunday despite being withdrawn from the United Nation’s list of recognized cultural events over accusations of racism and anti-Semitism.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,…

(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,…