Jerusalem mayoral race narrows to religious and secular Jewish candidates
Source: Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The race for mayor of Jerusalem, a role shaping Israel’s rule over the sacred city at the heart of its conflict with […]
A Palestinian’s failed bid to become mayor of Jerusalem highlights his community’s challenge
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash JERUSALEM — Aziz Abu Sarah’s bid to become mayor of Jerusalem was doomed from the start. A Palestinian businessman and activist born and raised in […]
Australia’s Jerusalem ploy fails to avoid by-election beating, risks Muslim backlash
Source: Reuters By Tom Westbrook , Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – In the kosher cafes of Sydney’s east, Australia’s surprise move to mull recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital won some […]
Australia considers following US on Jerusalem embassy
Source: BBC News Australia will consider recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy there from Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. If acted upon, the move would […]
Israeli PM favors naming envoy to Christian world
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he favors appointing an envoy to the Christian world, a sign of Israel’s efforts to foster close ties with its […]
For Some Americans, Jerusalem’s Newest Pilgrimage Site Is The U.S. Embassy
Source: NPR BY DANIEL ESTRIN “Donald Trump!” said Melissa Brunner from Georgia, as she posed for a photo in front of the recently inaugurated U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Beckah Shae, a […]
King of Jordan meets representatives of international, US Jewish organisations
By JT – Sep 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, meets with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations NEW YORK […]
After meeting Bedouins whose houses are being destroyed, I can’t see how a Palestinian state can ever happen
Robert Fisk, The Independent September 21, 2018 Abu Yussef Abu Dahuk is 60 years old. But of course he looks around 75 or 80, because he is a Bedouin […]
At Yom Kippur, business leaders profit from reflecting on ethics
Source: Religion News Service BY Michele Chabin JERUSALEM (RNS) — Roughly one-sixth of the 613 commandments in the Torah, the Hebrew Scriptures, touch on business and monetary practices. The Talmud, the […]
Muslims at haj blame Arab disunity for Jerusalem embassy move
Source: Reuters By Muhammad Yamany, Seham El-Oraby ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims at the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia criticized what they described as discordant Arab leaders for failing to […]
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 […]