Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat
Jerusalem Launches Unity Prize in Memory of Murdered Jewish Teens
JNS.org - The city of Jerusalem announced the establishment of the "Jerusalem Unity Prize" in memory of the three Jewish teenagers who were kidnapped...
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Receive ‘Innovation Teams’ Grants From Bloomberg Foundation
JNS.org - Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation chose Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo as the only two non-American cities among a group...
Jerusalem Launches Security Program in Wake of Palestinian Terror Attacks
JNS.org - In the wake of a recent string of Palestinian terror attacks, the Jerusalem municipality on Sunday sent 80 new patrol vehicles manned...
Israeli Minister: Peace Now ‘Poisoning the Atmosphere’ With New Settlements Claim
Israeli Transportation Minister Israel Katz on Thursday came out swinging against the US Administration's scathing comments that Israeli construction in a disputed Jerusalem neighborhood would...
Christian Zionist ‘Feast of Tabernacles’ is Jerusalem Arena’s First Major Event
JNS.org - The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), a Christian Zionist organization based in Jerusalem, has announced that it will hold its week-long "Feast...
Jerusalem Mayor Defends Construction Plan Condemned by U.S
Ynet - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat responded to criticism lodged by the U.S. over Israel's controversial plan to build some 2,500 new housing units in southern...
Jerusalem Mayor Tells Residents to Open Bomb Shelters
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Tuesday evening instructed residents to open and prepare public and private bomb shelters, due to increasing Hamas rocket fire out...
J’lem Mayor Unites Grieving Jewish, Arab Families in Conference Call
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, during a conference call on Sunday, tried to assuage the families of both Israeli and Palestinian victims of nationalistic murders that...
Frankel Family on Murdered Arab Youth: We all Bleed the Same (VIDEO)
Arabs in east Jerusalem rioted and clashed with police in several locations on Wednesday in the wake of the early-morning discovery of the burned body of...
TV Series ‘Dig’ First to be Filmed Entirely in Israel
The first U.S. television series ever to be filmed entirely in Israel will be broadcast on the USA Network at the end of next...
Choosing the Next Mayor of Jerusalem
Jerusalem is one of the most colorful and contentious cities in the world. It is the spiritual heart of the Jewish people. It is a...
Jerusalem Mayor Barkat Says Splitting City With PA ‘Will Never Work’
Jerusalem's Mayor Nir Barkat said on Tuesday in an interview with the Associated Press, that the city must remain united, despite calls by the Palestinian Authority...
Federation Trip to Israel Biggest in 10 Years
More than 700 Jews from South Florida visited Israel through a trip sponsored by the local Jewish federation, the largest such trip in...
