Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Israel
Trump Follows Through on Jerusalem Promise
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6 was not a political move, but rather the fulfillment of a...
Holding Out an Olive Branch? US Lawmakers Speak Out After Being Detained on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - US Representatives Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) no doubt anticipated an eye-opening experience when they visited the Temple Mount on Thursday -- as...
Mayor: Jerusalem Is One of the Safest Cities in World Due to ‘Zero Misuse’ of Guns
JNS.org - Despite the constant threat of terror in Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has announced that “Jerusalem is one of the safest cities...
Thank You, Guatemala
Guatemala's vote last month against the United Nations resolution opposing the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, has since earned the South American country little but...
Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem: The View from Beijing
On December 6, 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a declaration that said: “We finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.” In doing...
Why the International Community Should Follow Trump’s Lead on Jerusalem
Now that US President Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital -- and announced plans to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem -- Arab and Muslim leaders...
Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration Was Long Overdue
President Trump's announcement on Wednesday that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was both correct and prudent from America's perspective. Much more remains...
US Must Include ‘Sovereignty’ in Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act
President Trump did Israel a favor when he delayed the US embassy move to Jerusalem. Why? Because current wording in the US Embassy Relocation Act would...
Trump Delivers Sorely Needed Dose of Reality on Jerusalem
JNS.org - December 6 will be remembered as a day when a historic wrong was righted. When President Donald Trump made his long-anticipated announcement that the US not only...
How Jerusalem Is Reacting to Trump’s Change in US Policy
JNS.org - Opinions in Jerusalem about President Donald Trump’s landmark policy change there is vast -- reflecting the diversity of the Israeli capital itself. In an effort to take the pulse...
Alan Dershowitz: Violence Should Not Determine Policy
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Many who are opposed to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital point to the call...
UNESCO’s Jerusalem Lies
Earlier this month, coinciding with Israel’s 69th Independence Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution entitled "Occupied Palestine." The...
50 Jerusalem Facts for the 50th Anniversary of Its Reunification
JNS.org - Israelis will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification on May 23-24 of this year. Leading up to the holy city’s semi-centennial milestone, here...
In Jab at Erdogan, Israeli President Notes Jerusalem’s Jewish Majority Dates to Ottoman Period
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Tuesday sought to counter Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claim that Israel was attempting to “Judaize” Jerusalem, with Rivlin noting the...
