7 Israel National News Nov. 6 2022 Defense Min. decides to continue funding security coordinators in settlements surrounding Jerusalem until end of the year The Defense Ministry will continue to pay for the employment of security coordinators in the settlements surrounding Jerusalem until the end of the year, with the aim of reaching by the…

7 Israel National News Nov.6, 2022 Western Wall Foundation, Herzog Hospital, and United Hatzalah team up to bring hospital-confined child to Western Wall A 10-year-old boy who suffers from a birth defect that has kept him in hospital on a ventilator since birth was brought on Tuesday morning to the Western Wall in a moving…

Times of Israel Nov. 3 2022 Officers in good to moderate condition after attack by 20-year-old in Old City; one cop was hurt by so-called friendly fire Three policemen were wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City Thursday morning, and the alleged Palestinian assailant was shot dead, officials said. According to police, officers…

Rishi Sunak has also hailed the Jewish state as a ‘shining beacon of hope,’ expressed determination to eliminate ‘scourge’ of antisemitism Rishi Sunak, who will be the new British new prime minister after becoming Conservative party leader on Monday, is considered a strong supporter of Israel and a friend of the UK’s Jewish community. At…

Jerusalem District commander praises policeman for managing to take down attacker in soccer field as dozens of young children were playing Police on Sunday published bodycam footage of an officer chasing and eventually shooting a Palestinian teen on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed and seriously hurt an Israeli man in East Jerusalem. The footage showed…

Nine months after his wife Esther passed away, ex-spy Jonathan Pollard remarries Thursday night in Jerusalem. Former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard married his fiancé, Rivka Abrahams-Donin, in a ceremony held at the Heichal Ya’akov synagogue in Jerusalem’s Kiryat Moshe neighborhood Thursday evening. The wedding was conducted by Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, and former Chief…

Jerusalem is a mosaic of cultures, traditions and identities, mayor Moshe Lion told the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.   Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said the changes he is making in the city – from increasing recycling, reducing pollution and adding hi-tech office space, to investing in infrastructure – are intended to benefit both…

8 people were wounded when Al-Sidawi opened fire at a bus stop at close range. The Jerusalem District Prosecution Service has issued an indictment against Amir Al-Sidawi, a 26-year-old Jerusalem Arab, who has admitted to committing a shooting attack last month in the Old City of Jerusalem. Eight people were wounded in the attack including two seriously – a 38-year-old…

Prime Minister holds situation assessment ahead of the Tishrei holidays, amid fears of security flare-up following the situation in Judea and Samaria.   Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday held an assessment of the security situation ahead of the Tishrei holidays, following the recent events in Judea and Samaria. Channel 13 News reported that the tensions…

In light of recent IDF activity in the West Bank, Israel Police is preparing for the High Holy Days by issuing restraining orders to activists. A number of restraining orders from Temple Mount were issued to Jewish and Arab activists ahead of the High Holy Days, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Tuesday. KAN reporter Suleiman Maswadeh added…

With a budget of $300,000, the project is part of a program to support educational institutions in East Al-Quds.   Rabat – Bayt Mal Al-Quds, a Moroccan foundation dedicated to supporting the socio-economic development of the Palestinian capital in East Al-Quds (Jerusalem), announced yesterday launching the construction of Al-Quds University in Beit Hanina, a Palestinian…

Jewish ascenders were targeted, arrested and ejected from the Temple Mount in record-breaking numbers, according to the Beyadenu (Temple Mount is in our hands). One of those arrested Tuesday morning was a Jewish ascender to the Temple Mount in an IDF uniform, who was taken into custody for sitting on the steps and insisting on…

The District Committee for Planning and Construction in Jerusalem, headed by Shira Talmei-Babai, has decided to advance the plan for the establishment of a new residential neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem – Givat Hashaked. The neighborhood will be located near the light rail and the Katmonim neighborhood, the Malha industrial park, and Emek Refaim…

A man was arrested by police on Saturday on suspicion of imprisoning his adult daughter against her will, hitting her, and cutting her hair at their home in East Jerusalem. According to a statement from the Israel Police, the suspect, a 50-year-old resident of the Shuafat Refugee Camp in the capital’s northeast, is suspected of…

A former deputy prime minister of Italy pledged in an interview published Tuesday to stand by his promise to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital should his coalition emerge victorious in upcoming elections. Matteo Salvini’s party “Lega” is part of a right-wing coalition that garnered nearly 50 percent support in recent polling, and which is expected…

The Jerusalem Municipality has launched a new Arabic-language education program, which will see 30 schools across the city begin to teach Arabic to Jewish students this schoolyear. The program — named Ahlan, an Arabic greeting also used by many Hebrew speakers — will be taught by 50 Arabic-speaking university students currently studying education. It will…

Apple is expanding its operations in Israel and opening a development center in Jerusalem. This will be the US tech giant’s third center in Israel after Herzliya and Haifa. While most tech giants announce the opening of new development centers through press releases in order to maximize media publicity, Apple’s new development center in Givat…

JERUSALEM, Israel – Child sex abuse is a worldwide problem, and the city of Jerusalem is addressing this issue with a unique program called “Dare to Share”  – “Letet Pe” in Hebrew.  Shneor Walker and Ran Yehoshua founded Dare to Share seven years ago and are working to get the program in all Jerusalem schools…

A new LGBTQ+ clinic was opened at the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance on Wednesday in honor of the five-year anniversary of the death of singer and activist Amir Fryszer Guttman. The opening ceremony of the clinic was held with Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Meir Cohen in attendance. “More than a year…

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—The Associated Press reports that a first-century A.D. villa was discovered in Jerusalem during rescue excavations that preceded construction of an elevator that will increase access from the city’s Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall. Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists Oren Gutfeld and Michal Haber unearthed fragments of mosaics and ornate wall paintings that adorned the…

A Palestinian high school has drawn outrage after video footage showed a school play that had students dressed up as gunmen pointing weapons at other students dressed up as religious Jews, blindfolded and on their knees. The incident took place at the Anata High School in East Jerusalem, according to a report Wednesday by Channel…

Israeli officials reportedly furious after Biden delegation refused to let them accompany tour of East Jerusalem.

A Palestinian official warns that unless US President Joe Biden gives Abbas assurances on several key issues, his visit will “only make things worse” between Israel and the PA.

The initiative to try and sway Biden not to make an unprecedented visit to the eastern part of the city was spearheaded by Rep. Beth Van Duyne of Texas.

‘The city of Jerusalem sends its condolences to the Japanese people and mourns the death of a friend of Israel, a great leader of his people and the entire world,’ mayor says

Israeli authorities are at loggerheads about the transfer of the property on which the Tel Aviv branch office sits back to the state, and Palestinian families are claiming ownership of the proposed site in the capital.

Researchers from Hebrew University say large number of canals , holes and water pools discovered, indicate a large construction activity associated with water supply in the area

A new poll captures East Jerusalem attitudes towards Arab-Israeli rapprochement, involvement from other Arab countries, and the U.S. policy on the conflict.

Arutz7, June 26th 2022       Arab community leaders no longer allowed to vouch for property title.  Last Friday, the Justice Ministry abolished the “Mukhtar Protocol,” an important move in favor of genuine property rights and one which will go a long way toward stopping illegal Arab construction in Jerusalem. According to Regavim, the…

The Jerusalem Post June 24, 2022   The original confirmation of an embassy in Israel, made last month, drew criticism from some members of the Surinamese parliament.   Suriname’s president said on Thursday the South American country did not have the funds to build an embassy in Israel, reversing an announcement made last month. “There is…

The Jerusalem Post June 22 2022   Israel’s first organoid (mini organs) bank was established at Hadassah University Medical Center in Ein Kerem on Tuesday. The technology to grow organoids in a lab was discovered a few years ago, and now they are used for medical research and translational medicine around the world. “An organoid…

The Jerusalem Post June 22, 2022     ROI Community is an international network of 1,750 Jewish activists, entrepreneurs and innovators in their 20s and 30s who enhance Jewish engagement When Beri Rozenberg entered a new role as director of the ROI Community, the world was in the midst of a pandemic that has never…

European Parliament member Iratxe García spoke up after visiting the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and South Hebron Hills Firing Zone 918 where Palestinians face eviction. The Jerusalem Post June 16 2022   The European Parliament must take a more active role to prevent Israel from evicting Palestinian families  from their homes in east…

Arutz 7, June 12 2022 A young Jew bowed at the Temple Mount after the court decided that this was not a criminal offense, but the Temple Mount police expelled from it for 7 weeks. Read more here (Hebrew)

Ynet June 9 2022 Supreme Court ends nearly two-decade battle over Old City property despite church’s claims properties were acquired illegally and without its permission, which were ‘not proven to be true’ Read more here

The Times of Israel June 9 2022 Police were deployed across the Palestinian East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya late Wednesday and early Thursday after two off-duty officers were attacked there and one had a gun briefly stolen. Officers opened fire in the crowded residential neighborhood to fend off the assault, during which one police officer…

United with Israel, June 8 2022 The Muslim rioter will face charges of throwing stones at police on the Temple Mount and desecrating the sanctity of the site. By Aryeh Savir, TPS Israeli police arrested on Wednesday a Muslim on suspicion of rioting, violating the order, throwing rocks at police forces, and relieving himself on…

    Report: ending the continued Israeli occupation and discrimination against Palestinians is essential to stopping the conflict and halting the persistent cycle of violence, while a ‘culture of impunity’ feeds resentment and fuels recurrent tensions, instability, and protraction of conflict GENEVA (7 June 2022) – The continued occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory and…

The Jewish Press, June 7th After a few weeks during which police officers turned a blind eye to Jewish groups ascending to the Temple Mount, and a few officers being caught on video putting on tallit and tefillin, on Tuesday morning the cops were back at it. During an ascendance to the holy site led…

WAFA News Agency, June 7th 2022 Warning: Biased article JERUSALEM, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 (WAFA) – Heads of Mission and representatives from the EU and like-minded countries visited residents in Wadi Qaddoum, part of Silwan in East Jerusalem, where 74 Palestinians are at risk of imminent displacement. The visit was jointly organized by the Israeli…

MEMO, June 6th Warning: Biased article ahead Israeli occupation authorities demolished 300 buildings in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year, according to data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The data is composed of each permanent closure or destruction of a residential or commercial property,…

Haredim 10, 02/06/2022   The Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage presented this week at the conference of European rabbis held in Munich the exhibition “The Longing for Jerusalem” • Minister of Construction and Housing, Jerusalem and Heritage, Zeev Elkin: Read more here (Hebrew)

Arutz 7, 02/06/2022   Following the celebrations for the unification of the city, attention should be paid to the loss of rodent sovereignty in large parts of Jerusalem, while the Palestinians are already planning to make it their own capital. The solution: expand the city limits. opinion Read more here (Hebrew)

Ynet, 31/05/2022   Opinion: Those making the dangerous and wrong claim that Jerusalem Day tradition is the catalyst for Palestinian riots, must remember the debunked ‘al-Aqsa in danger’ motto has been used as incitement against Jews for centuries Read more here 

The event was the product of an Im Eshkachech initiative and was launched with the participation of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, MK’s and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon. The purpose of the lobby is to promote construction and development projects in Jerusalem and strengthen Jerusalem as the eternal united capital of the Jewish people.  

United with Israel, May 11th 2022     Palestinian guards on the Temple Mount were fired for supporting the Hamas terror group. By Pesach Benson, United With Israel Six Palestinian guards working on the Temple Mount have been expelled over their support for Hamas, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Tuesday. Bennett did not elaborate,…

United with Israel, May 10th 2022   Visiting a Palestinian hospital on the Mt. of Olives unaccompanied by Israeli officials would undermine Israeli sovereignty. By Pesach Benson, United With Israel U.S. President Joe Biden is considering visiting eastern Jerusalem unaccompanied by Israeli officials in June, Israel’s Kan News reported. No U.S. president has ever visited any area…

Israeli security forces on Monday detained 25 activists belonging to the Palestinian ruling Fatah faction in Jerusalem on suspicion of carrying out activities on behalf of the PA and its security forces in the city. Read full article here

Media reports have revealed discussions between Israel and Saudi Arabia about limiting the role of Ankara in Palestinian affairs and replacing it with Riyadh. The two now apparently friendly states have recently held secret talks to discuss having Saudi representatives in the management of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, which is currently under the custodianship of the…

As the government moves forward with its plans to formally annex the West Bank settlements, two recent polls have demonstrated a high level of support among the ultra-Orthodox community for annexation. Read full article here

Unlike Dior’s small branch at the high-end TLV Fashion Mall in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem store will span 143 square meters, essentially making it the brand’s largest boutique store in Europe and the Middle East. Read full article here

The Silicon Wadi project entails the construction of approximately 200,000 square meters (2.1 million square feet) of business area, with an emphasis on the high-tech, trade and hotel sectors. One of the goals of the initiative is to create 10,000 jobs in eastern Jerusalem and increase the participation of eastern Jerusalem women in the job…

The project will have two 30-floor towers with 308 apartments and six-floors of underground parking. Read full article here

Analyzing a handful of charred seeds reveals the ancient builder of an iconic structure in the Western Wall Tunnels Read full article here

Amid some ambivalence, the government moved speedily toward annexation immediately after 1967 Six Day War The barriers separating the two halves of Jerusalem, he said, would be removed in the morning, and residents – Arabs as well as Jews – would be free to cross over. Almost everybody at the meeting, including Kollek, protested that it was too soon. Enemies…

Yehudah Glick calls attack on him during condolence visit to family of autistic man shot dead by police ‘a murderous lynch that ended in a miracle’ Read full article here

The population of Jerusalem is double that of Tel Aviv’s and stands at 919,000, of whom 62 percent is Jewish and 38 percent Arab. Jerusalem is the city with the largest Jewish population in Israel, the largest ultra-Orthodox population (one-quarter of all ultra-Orthodox in Israel), and the largest Arab population (20 percent of all Arabs in…

Imagine being able to exit Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, hop on a fast train to Jerusalem and within about 45 minutes, stand at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City. That day could come soon, but first Jerusalem officials need to clear a few hurdles. Read full article here

Sheikh Ekrima Sabri was picked up by Israeli intelligence from his home in East Jerusalem.

Sixty-three students and 15 staff at Jerusalem’s Gymnasia Rehavia have been tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, marking one of the country’s worst outbreaks of the pathogen so far. Read full article here

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

600 homes, hotels, office space and commercial stores and more have been approved on land stretching south from the city’s historic railway station. Read full article here

-Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered his office to draw up plans to stop the Turkish government’s efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem and protect Jordan’s special status as guardian of Muslim holy sites in the city.

This year, more than 5,000 Christians from all parts of the world gathered on Thursday for the city’s annual Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) festive march around Israel’s capital, which saw 10,000 participants in total.

A 2,000-year-old street that may have been commissioned by Pontius Pilate for pilgrims has been discovered in Jerusalem by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Munir Zughayer, an activist who leads a committee that frequently complains to the Jerusalem Municipality about the poor state of services in Kafr Aqab, said that he would welcome the decision to transfer Dar al-Marafa’s administration to Israeli authorities.

“We know that these types of schools are better than those run by organizations,” he said. “We hope Dar al-Marafa will become one of them.”

The city of Jerusalem will see the rise of 40,000 more apartments in the next ten years, according to Mayor Moshe Lion.

The mayor made the announcement last week at an inauguration for the Aura Institute for Law, Social Entrepreneurship and Urban Renewal at the Interdisciplinary College (IDC) of Herzliya.

Old Yemenite synagogue violently taken by Arabs over 80 years ago reclaimed in the historic City of David.

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Chaim Silberstein, founder and president of the public diplomacy organization Keep Jerusalem, paid a visit to Canada last week, culminating in an important visit to the Canadian Parliament and meeting with Members of Parliament from the Conservative and Liberal parties, as well as the heads of CIJA, an Israel advocacy organization with headquarters in Ottawa. Silberstein is the grandfather of the baby murdered in a terror attack at the Ofra Junction.

Absolute disgrace… To celebrate liberation of Jerusalem but close liberated area to the liberators…  Wild idea… wait for it… Ban the Muslims from the Temple Mount, They’re anyways the trouble maker (always have been, long tradition of trouble making on the site dating back to year 600) Keep Jerusalem United and LIBERATED under Israeli sovereignty…

100 down (supposedly)… 40,000 more illegal units to go.. Keep Jerusalem strong and united free of illegal Palestinian construction See article

​“Today marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel,” Trump said in a celebratory tweet highlighting the move. “Our beautiful embassy stands as a proud reminder of our strong relationship with Israel and of the importance of keeping a promise and standing for the truth.” See full article

Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă called Israel’s Ambassador to Bucharest David Saranga to reiterate her commitment to relocating her country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.“My word is my word. I stand behind what I said in the past. There is no change in policy,” she said.

Speaking to Arutz Sheva on Wednesday, Silberstein said, “Although this comes four months late we are grateful and relieved that the IDF finally carried out this necessary action. We hope that this will help increase the sorely needed deterrence of Israel against terrorism.” See full article here

“The new government needs to take actions which will send clear messages to our enemies that we are sovereign here… Annex at least Area C in Judea and Samaria… people will see that we mean business.” Chaim Silberstein, President of Keep Jerusalem  

Keep Jerusalem – Im Eshkachech strengthens the hands of the government in general and Minister Erdan in particular to assert Israeli sovereignty in all parts of a united Jerusalem. This, also in order to prevent insidious attempts by the Palestinian authority and other hostile elements to undermine Israel’s legitimate, moral, historical and exclusive rights to…