Jerusalem Controversy

The Women of the Wall have demanded that Blue and White Party Chairman Benny Gantz cancel his planned participation in the lighting of the eighth candle of Hanukkah on Sunday evening at the holy site. They noted, in a l…

POMPEII, Italy — In the gift shop at the Pompeii archaeological site, tourists might notice a book entitled, The Jews in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and in the Cities of Campania Felix. Dedicated to the Jewish victims of the eruption of 79 CE, it claims th…

Last Friday the International Criminal Court (ICC) became the latest UN body that chose to side with the Palestinian Arabs and to go after Israel. After finishing her preliminary investigation into Israeli and Palestinian actions in Gaza, eastern Jerusalem, …

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey today visited the Western Wall, where he was greeted by Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz. Governor Ducey said he decided to come with his family for the holiday vacation to the holy city of Jerusalem, adding tha…

The second Hanukkah candle was lit at the Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem on Monday evening, with the slogan "Shadows of Fire" - a tribute to Holocaust survivors, about 200 of whom participated, along with leaders of organizations representing survivo…

PARIS -- Holocaust survivors in several cities around the world are lighting candles for Hanukkah together, as Jewish community leaders try to keep first-hand memories of the Nazi horrors alive. An 86-year-old man in Moscow described being forced by Nazi o…

PARIS (AP) Holocaust survivors in several cities around the world are lighting candles for Hanukkah together, as Jewish community leaders try to keep first-hand memories of the Nazi horrors alive. An 86-year-old man in Moscow described being forced by Nazi o…

PARIS (AP) Holocaust survivors in several cities around the world are lighting candles for Hanukkah together, as Jewish community leaders try to keep first-hand memories of the Nazi horrors alive. An 86-year-old man in Moscow described being forced by Nazi o…

A Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony took place on Sunday evening at the Western Wall with the participation of Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, the Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau, the Rabbi of the Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, Jerusalem M…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE claimed Sunday that efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israeli forces in Palestinian-controlled areas were rooted in anti-Semi…