Israeli questioning of US Jews at border exposes deeper rift
Source: Associated Press By JOSEF FEDERMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — When Simone Zimmerman arrived at the check-in window at the Israeli border with Egypt, it didn’t take long for the young […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews demand a blanket exemption from military conscription, scuffle with police
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli draft, scuffle with police Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel who say they should receive a blanket exemption from military conscription staged a […]
Thousands march in Jerusalem Gay Pride amid surrogacy uproar
Source: Associated Press By CARON CREIGHTON JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 15,000 people marched in the Gay Pride Parade through Jerusalem on Thursday, partying in the shadow of a recently passed […]
Israel inaugurates Jewish heritage center in hotly contested East Jerusalem neighborhood
Source: Washington Post By Erin Cunningham More than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including scores who live in Silwan. The settler group Ateret Cohanim […]
Israel rules Palestine as land of Jews!
Jul 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Finally, the Israeli Knesset had passed a law declaring Israel as a Jewish state, in fact declaring the land on which […]
Boulder falls from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, barely missing worshipper
Source: Reuters BY Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An elderly worshipper had a close call on Monday when a 100-kg (220 lb) stone suddenly fell from Jerusalem’s Western Wall and […]
1,000 Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa under occupation forces’ protection
Jordan protests provocative acts, holds Israel accountable By JT – Jul 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Jerusalem awqaf official speaks on the phone as Israeli settlers storm Al Haram Al […]
Palestine continues to inspire
Jul 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – I was in a conversation with a visiting researcher this week and she asked whether the escalating political and military situation in Palestine could […]
Israeli parliament passes contentious Jewish nation bill
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish […]
In West Bank, 99.7% of Public Land Grants by Israel Go to Settlers
Source: The New York Times By Isabel Kershner JERUSALEM — Over five decades in control of the West Bank, Israel has marked out hundreds of thousands of acres as public […]
Contentious bill defines Israel as Jewish nation-state
Source: Associated Press BY Aron Heller JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli parliamentary committee deliberated Monday on the final draft of a contentious legislation that would define Israel as the nation-state […]
Jewish or democratic? Israel debates its founding principles.
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash JERUSALEM — A bill making its way through Israel’s parliament has sparked fierce debate over the foundations of democracy in the country and what it […]
Israel launches smear campaign against Turkey to cut off aid to Jerusalem
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Palestinian Muslim worshipers walk in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in the Jerusalem’s Old City on Dec. 8, […]
The ‘ultimate deal’ that Jared Kushner is proposing for Palestine would strip the people of all their dignity
Is there no humiliation left for the Palestinians? After Oslo, after the “two state solution”, after the years of Israeli occupation – of “Area A” and “Area C” to […]
Prince William tours Jerusalem on final day of royal visit
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Prince William toured sensitive Jerusalem holy sites on Thursday and paid a pilgrimage to the tomb of his great-grandmother on the […]
Prince William’s Jerusalem visit highlights unique ancestor
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — When Prince William caps his historic royal tour of the Middle East with a visit to the holy city of Jerusalem, […]
Kushner rips Abbas, says Mideast peace plan due ‘soon’
In an interview published Sunday in the Arabic language Al-Quds newspaper, Jared Kushner appealed directly to Palestinians and criticized Abbas (AFP) Updated 24 June 2018 AP June 24, 2018 00:00 […]
British milestones in Holy Land set traditional foundation for royal visit
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William will become on Monday the first British royal to pay an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, 70 years after British […]
Palestinians and Israelis remember life under British rule
Source: Reuters BY Maayan Lubell, Rinat Harash JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prince William’s tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is the first official visit by a member of the royal family, […]
‘Occupied’ East Jerusalem: Prince William infuriates Israel with statement on royal visit
Prince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East. In a facebook post, Israel’s Elkin was enraged by the Prince’s OPT reference, claiming Jerusalem was […]