Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Jews
Yom Yerushalayim: Jerusalem Is a City That Holds Us All
In 1790, when Washington, D.C., was designed to be the capital of the United States, it was envisioned not just as a seat of government,...
A Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2024
Here are eight things you should know ahead of this year's celebration of Passover: 1. Passover (April 22-30, 2024) is a Jewish national liberation holiday, highlighting...
Zion and Antisemitism
JNS.org - At the conclusion of the traditional Yom Kippur service, we joyfully declare, “Next year in Jerusalem.” It is a heartfelt and reinvigorating moment...
Jews and Jerusalem: A Love Story
JNS.org - The bond between the city of Jerusalem and the Jewish people is profound. This love runs deep and has been expressed in a...
Celebrating Jerusalem Day, 2020: Equality and Opportunity for All
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, is as moving to me as it was when I first marked it as a new immigrant to the country in...
To Ensure Sovereignty Over Jerusalem, Arab Residents Must Be Equally Protected
Benjamin Netanyahu takes pride in having played a key role in President Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and...
World Media Silent as Mahmoud Abbas — Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ — Undermines Talks
Just how bad is the media bias against Israel? In a week filled with extensive coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- much of it poor -- the leader of...
Jordan’s King at UN: Jews ‘Attacking’ Jerusalem Holy Sites
King Abdullah of Jordan said this in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday: Safeguarding Jerusalem is a key concern...the Holy City; a strategic linchpin not...
Understanding the Campaign to Divide the Holy City
On Sunday, Israel celebrated “Jerusalem Day,” the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. Since the intensification of terrorist activities in...
More US Jews Said to Be Packing Weapons, Applying for Gun Permits After Antisemitic Attacks in New York
More Jews in the U.S. have decided on keeping themselves armed in light of the recent terror attacks taking place across Israel, according to a New...
Turkey’s Erdogan Calls for Islamic ‘Liberation’ of Jerusalem
JNS.org - Turkey's Islamist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called for the "liberation" of Jerusalem during a rally ahead of Turkish parliamentary elections later this week. "Conquest...
Jerusalem: Not Just an Idea
JNS.org - With Jerusalem Day upon us, we are once again witness to the usual platitudes from our leaders. We again hear the speeches about...
Global Partnership to Change the Face of Jerusalem
Cities most essentially belong to their residents. The residents shape the character of cities in which they dwell. The cities, in return, provide them shelter,...
Abbas Denies Jerusalem’s Jewish History
Palestinian Authroity President Mahmoud Abbas recently called Israel's presence in Jerusalem "Judaization," accusing Israel of stealing "cultural, human, and Islamic-Christian religious history," Palestinian...
