Posts Tagged: Nir Barkat
Terror Wave Has Israelis Afraid to Go About Daily Business
Thursday's cross-country stabbing attacks have left Israelis apprehensive about conducting their daily routines, Israel's Channel 2 reported. Before Thursday, the recent spate of Palestinian terror had been concentrated in and around Jerusalem....
Jerusalem Schools to Shut Down Thursday
Most schools in Jerusalem above the primary level will be closed on Thursday, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Parent-Teacher Association Chairwoman Paz Cohen announced on Wednesday,...
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Slams US Supreme Court Decision
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat criticized Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "Jerusalem, Israel" cannot be listed as "place of birth" on the passports of Jerusalem-born...
Major Jewish Groups Express ‘Concern’ Over Supreme Court Jerusalem Status Ruling
Major North American Jewish groups expressed “concern” on Monday over a Supreme Court ruling rejecting a congressional law that required the State Department to recognize...
From Tragedy, Families of Slain Israeli Teens Create the Gift of Unity
JNS.org - "In the Diaspora, people say they can't remember a time when [Jews] came together across denominations," Racheli Frenkel, the mother of one...
Jerusalem Mayor Barkat Subdues Terrorist After Stabbing Attack in City (VIDEO)
A 27-year-old Haredi youth was stabbed on Sunday by an Arab assailant in IDF Square in Jerusalem, near City Hall. Jerusalem's Mayor Nir Barkat,...
Message From Jerusalem: ‘We Support France’
JERUSALEM - More than 1,000 people took part in a solidarity rally for the French people organized by the Jerusalem municipality last weekend. The rally...
Jerusalem Mayor Announces New Security Plan
Times of Israel - Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat released a new security plan for the capital, as episodes of violence continued in the capital and...
Small-Scale Terror Attacks a Daily Occurrence in Jerusalem
On Wednesday morning, Bus 143 was stoned near Pisgat Ze'ev, in Jerusalem. There were no injuries, though the bus was damaged. Later in the afternoon, five...
Jewish Man Blamed for Clash After Palestinian Demonstrator Snatches Prayer Book (VIDEO)
"Psychopaths," "genocide," "hatred." These words, along with the hashtag #JSIL (a derogatory reference to Israel, classifying it as the "Jewish State in the Levant," a...
Netanyahu Said ‘Furious’ Over Lack of Police Response to Low Intensity Terror in Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday demanded Israeli police and security agencies take a harsher stand against escalating firebombing, stoning, and vandalism attacks against...
Jerusalem Mayor Warns Talk of Terrorism Hurts Economy
Arutz Sheva - Faced with increasingly brazen and numerous daily Arab terror attacks on Jews, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat thinks the media should not talk about the...
Knesset Holds Official Tu B’Shevat Seder for First Time”Ž
JERUSALEM - For the first time in the 65 years of Knesset history, an official Tu B'Shvat ceremony was held by members of Israel's parliament on Wednesday...
Victims’ Families: Terrorist Release is an Affront to Morality and Justice
Under the banner "Shame on You!", bereaved families and their supporters continued to demonstrate on Sunday against the pending release of 26 Palestinian terrorists as...
