U.S. Embassy in Israel to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019: Pence
Source: Reuters By Jeff Mason, Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in […]
Jordan’s king delivers pointed remarks to Pence on Jerusalem
Source: The Washington Post By Jenna Johnson and Loveday Morris January 21 at 8:28 PM AMMAN — In pointed public remarks, Jordan’s King Abdullah II told Vice President Pence on Sunday that he had repeatedly […]
US to move embassy to Jerusalem by year’s end, Netanyahu says
Source: CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN)The United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of the year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
A missing tourist scattered Bible pages in Israel’s desert. Is ‘Jerusalem Syndrome’ to blame?
Source: The Washington Post By Alex Horton The Negev desert was imposing, but Moses sent 12 scouts to survey the rolling dunes in what is now Israel to search for sanctuary, […]
Abbas says Trump’s policy shift on Jerusalem was ‘sinful’
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian president on Wednesday again blasted Donald Trump in a fiery and emotional speech, saying the U.S. leader’s decision to […]
More Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews buck tradition and head for the army, higher ed
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | January 17, 2018 JERUSALEM (RNS) — Moshe Lifshitz says he always felt motivated to serve in the Israeli army even though, as an ultra-Orthodox Jew, […]
Saudi Prince Salman conveys details of ‘Deal of Century’ to Palestine
ANADOLU AGENCY RAMALLAH, Palestine Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends the Annual Horse Race ceremony, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 30, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The Palestinian leadership […]
Israel deliberately keeping Dome of the Rock mosque in darkness, won’t allow outage fixed
ANADOLU AGENCY JERUSALEM Dome of the Rock Mosque within the Al-Aqsa compound in Al-Quds (AA Photo) The Israeli authorities are deliberately keeping Jerusalem’s iconic Dome of the Rock Mosque […]
Is Liberal Zionism Dead?
Source: The New York Times By Michelle Goldberg Last month, Donald Trump announced that the United States would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, infuriating the Palestinians, […]
Emboldened Israeli Right Presses Moves to Doom 2-State Solution
Source: The New York Times By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud Party voted Sunday to support the annexation of Israeli settlements in occupied territory. CreditAmir Cohen/Reuters JERUSALEM — An emboldened Israeli […]
Jerusalem decision a test for Muslims leaders, an end to hopes for peace
MEHMET ÇELIK @celik ISTANBUL AFP Photo Jerusalem, or Al-Quds as the Muslim world calls it, came to the forefront of world politics once again when U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Thousands of Palestinians take part in anti-Trump protests
Source: Reuters GAZA (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against U.S. […]
Israel minister plans Trump train station at Western Wall
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City, passing near […]
With few options, Israeli couples turn to rogue weddings
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chuck Davidson is a criminal in the eyes of Israeli law. However, he wouldn’t be put behind bars for his crime in most countries. His offense: conducting rogue weddings in defiance of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. Even though Davidson belongs […]
Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem
Source: BBC News Media caption: Pope Francis urged people to “see Jesus” in the oppressed Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for “peace for Jerusalem” and […]
A Christmas in solidarity with Jerusalem
Dec 24,2017 – Jordan times editorial The celebration of Christmas this year is marred by the untimely decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of […]
Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite threats from the US to pull […]
‘We will remember this’: US slams UN Jerusalem vote – video
Source: The Guardian The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks at an emergency session of the general assembly ahead of a vote criticising Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem […]
Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Source: CNN The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite threats from the US to pull funding from the world body. Some 128 countries voted for the resolution, while nine voted “no,” and 35 nations abstained, including Canada, […]
Anti-Israel protests in Berlin, by immigrants, dismay German officials
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack and Luisa Beck December 20 at 4:49 PM BERLIN — Protests against Israel, sparked by President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as its capital, are once again forcing […]