Border Police officers on Monday thwarted an stabbing attack on the famed Armon HaNatziv promenade, overlooking the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukabeh. Read full article here
The Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, will reopen next week after the conclusion of a major holiday, following weeks of closure aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday. The mosque sits atop the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism and the location of the two…
The capital’s 405 companies have raised total investments of $1.6b. Jerusalem also has the highest business survival rate in Israel. Jerusalem is currently home to 405 active companies, a 102 percent increase from 2012, according to the report. In 2019, $233.5 million were invested in Jerusalem-based companies, which is a 21 percent increase from the…
During the Six-Day War, Lt. Gen. Mordechai “Motta” Gur, who at the time commanded the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade that fought in the besieged city, drew a map tracing his troops’ advances as they moved to liberate it. Now, in commemoration of Jerusalem Day, this map is being revealed to the public for the first…
To be a ‘Doresh Tzion,’ a seeker of Jerusalem, is to stake material, spiritual and national claims to the city The Talmud derives the obligation of Derishat Tzion, of seeking Zion, from Jeremiah (30:17): “I will restore you to health, and heal your wounds, says the Lord; because [the nations of the world] called you…
The controversial plan will rezone 210 acres of forest on the slopes of the White Ridge in the Jerusalem hills, which are between Moshav Ora and Moshav Aminadav and the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Menachem. 5,250 housing units, 300 hotel rooms, commercial and business space, stores, a filling station, and other uses will be built…
IDF soldiers thwarted a terror attack in east Jerusalem near Abu Dis on Friday evening, when they opened fire at three Palestinian terrorists who lit a firebomb with the intent to throw it at them, an IDF spokesperson reported. Read full article here
Peretz will serve as minister of Jerusalem affairs and heritage, the post that was sought by two Likud ministers. Peretz will be responsible for religious Zionist education. Peretz will also join the Likud faction in the Knesset. Read full article here
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erden extended for six more months an earlier decision to close Palestine TV’s office in East Jerusalem and ban the station’s activities in the Holy City and in Israel. Read full article here
Top officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump in Israel and elsewhere took to social media on Thursday to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the US Embassy in Israel’s relocation to Jerusalem, the capital. Read full article here