Posts Tagged: Jerusalem
May 14, 2018: A Historic Day for Israel
May 14 loomed large in 1948. It was the date, according to the secular calendar, when the modern state of Israel was born. It was a...
Reminiscing: Israel at 70
I celebrated my 12th birthday one week before the birth of the State of Israel. I was about to begin lessons for my bar mitzvah with...
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Paraguay to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Paraguay will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by the end of May, a Paraguay government spokesman and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Monday, following the...
Divorce Rate in Israel Drops for First Time
The number of Israeli couples divorcing dropped for the first time in 2017, according to new data published by the Chief Rabbinate on Thursday. A total...
Israeli Source: Trump Will Unveil Peace Plan After Embassy Move
President Donald Trump will unveil his long-gestating peace plan after the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, an Israeli source stated on Saturday. Media reports have indicated that...
Antisemitic Letter by Wagner Sold at Auction in Jerusalem
A letter written by German composer Richard Wagner that underscored his antisemitism was sold to Jewish collector from Switzerland at auction in Israel on Tuesday for $34,000,...
Reader’s Digest Deems Presidential Suite at Jerusalem’s The David Citadel Hotel One of Most Luxurious in World
The presidential suite at The David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem has been deemed by Reader’s Digest as one of the 16 most luxurious in the...
Jerusalem, Al-Quds or Yerushalayim — Another Step for Peace
Last year, President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing longstanding US policy. Trump said that it was long overdue to...
Did Palestinian Incitement Lead to Latest Terror Attack?
On Friday, a Palestinian terrorist drove his car into a group of Israeli soldiers, killing two and wounding two others in the northern West Bank. The...
Israeli Security Guard Stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City Dies of Wounds, Hospital Says
A 30-year-old security guard died of wounds suffered in a stabbing attack on Sunday evening in the Old City of Jerusalem, a hospital spokeswoman said. The...
Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre to Reopen After Protest
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial, will reopen its doors after Israel backtracked on Tuesday from a tax...
Jerusalem — Israel’s Capital — Is a Peaceful City
The word “Jerusalem,” which is derived from the word “peace,” tends to evoke images of anything but peace. It suggests, instead, images of massive demonstrations pitting...
Trump: Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Was Pinnacle of My First Year
Reflecting on his first year in office in a recent interview with the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, President Donald Trump said that his official...
Jewish Future of Jerusalem at Stake as Israel Mulls City’s Boundaries
JNS.org - For several months now, Israel’s National Security Council has been examining multiple plans that would change the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. Each proposal tries...
