Posts Tagged: Jerusalem
Why They Didn’t Stand for Jerusalem
JNS.org - Except in times of war or national emergency, foreign policy doesn’t usually get much attention during the State of the Union address and President Donald...
Mike Pence’s Stirring Speech in Jerusalem
JNS.org - In one of the friendliest speeches ever made by a foreign dignitary at the Knesset, Vice President Mike Pence reiterated that Israel is right...
Jerusalem Decision Sends Abbas Over the Edge
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is having a tough time grappling with reality in recent weeks. Ever since US President Donald Trump declared his intention to...
Islam and Jerusalem
Why is the Muslim world up in arms about Jerusalem being declared the capital of Israel? After all, Jerusalem is made up of different areas -- just...
Questioning Mahmoud Abbas’ Historical Revisionism
One of the more overlooked issues raised by Mahmoud Abbas’ recent speech was a claim that the Palestinians are Canaanites, whose presence in the Holy Land predates...
Palestinian Girl Reunited With Mother in Gaza After Being Abandoned in Jerusalem by Father Following Medical Treatment at Israeli Hospital
A seven-year-old Palestinian girl from the Gaza Strip has been reunited with her mother after she was abandoned by her father in Jerusalem on Sunday...
Pope, in ‘State of World’ Speech, Urges Respect for ‘Status Quo’ of Jerusalem
Pope Francis, in his annual "state of the world" address, called on Monday for all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean...
British FM Johnson to Palestinian Counterpart: Jerusalem Should Be Shared Capital of Two States
Jerusalem should ultimately be the shared capital of Israeli and Palestinian states, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told his Palestinian Authority counterpart Riyad al-Malki on Monday, a...
Israel Changes Law to Make It Harder to Cede Jerusalem Control
Israel's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday that would make it harder for it to cede control over parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal...
Palestinian Hostility to Peace Overlooked Following Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
Commentators far and wide have made it sound like President Donald Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital is the death knell of the Palestinian-Israeli...
Israeli Embassy in Cairo Hails Egyptian Scholar Who Questioned Holiness of Jerusalem to Muslims
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo praised on Tuesday an Egyptian scholar who -- in televised remarks last weekend -- questioned the sanctity of Jerusalem to...
A Disappointing, Muted Response to Imams Calling for Violence
A radical imam recently called on Muslims to "kill the Jews" in a Friday sermon entitled, "Our Duties Towards Al-Quds (Jerusalem)." But this imam was not a...
Erdogan: US Can’t Buy Turkish Support on Jerusalem at UN
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United States on Thursday it could not buy Turkey's support in a vote at the United Nations on Jerusalem,...
US VP Pence Postpones Israel Trip, as Tax Reform Push Reaches Capitol Hill Climax
US Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel this week in order to stay in Washington for a congressional vote...
