Tag Archives: Jerusalem

“Every one of the pro-terrorist policies Arafat carried out following the Oslo Accords was supported and facilitated by his number two man, Mahmoud Abbas”

JNS Trump’s Arafat problem by Stephen M. Flatow May 10, 2017 White House officials say they foiled a plan by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to have President Donald Trump walk near the tomb of Yasser Arafat when Trump visits Israel … Continue reading

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Known for his harsh repression of Turkey’s citizens, Erdogan calls Israel “racist and discriminatory”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Erdogan lashes ‘racist’ Israel, calls for Muslims to flood Temple Mount by Staff and AFP May 8, 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Muslims to throng to the Temple Mount in a show of … Continue reading

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In Our Hands: The Battle for Jerusalem [VIDEO TRAILER]

For centuries, their nation had been in exile. For a generation, they had been without access to their ancestral city. For six days, surrounded by enemies, Israel stood alone … and changed history. This spring marks the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading

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Jerusalem: Parents of Hannah Bladon, 21, say her murder at the hands of a Palestinian terrorist Friday was ‘senseless and tragic’

TIMES OF ISRAEL Family of British student killed in Jerusalem attack ‘devastated’ by Staff April 15, 2017 The family of a British exchange student murdered in a terror attack in Jerusalem on Friday has said it is “devastated” by her … Continue reading

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About to release its first studio album, the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus models the meeting of music and conflict transformation [VIDEO]

ISRAEL 21c Arab and Jewish teen choristers harmonize in Jerusalem by Abigail Klein Leichman April 5, 2017 One by one, Micah Hendler gives hello hugs to 30 teenagers from across the capital city as they arrive for choir practice at … Continue reading

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Russia announces recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, beating out every other country in the world

JERUSALEM POST Moscow surprisingly says west Jerusalem is Israel’s capital by Herb Keinon April 6, 2017 Russia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated in a surprise announcement on Thursday, obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post. … Continue reading

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“Contrary to longstanding State Department apprehension about an embassy relocation, doing so at this time would quench our allies’ thirst for an American re-commitment to leading in the Middle East”

DAILY CALLER American Re-Commitment: Why The Time Is Ripe For A Jerusalem Embassy by Andrew Lappin March 31, 2017 …Today, Israel and the Arab regimes that remain standing have been herded together in a loosely confederated cooperative against radical Islam. … Continue reading

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From former President Obama’s Ambassador to Israel: How to move US embassy to Jerusalem without “wrecking hopes for peace”

FOREIGN POLICY So You Want to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem? Here’s How by Dan Shapiro January 31, 2017 It never failed. In five years serving as U.S. ambassador to Israel, whenever I spoke before an Israeli audience, the … Continue reading

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#NotTheOnion “Fatah leader attacks new UN Chief António Guterres for saying that the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was “Jewish”

ARUTZ SHEVA Fatah: How dare UN Chief speak of Jewish Temple in J’lem? by Hillel Fendel January 30, 2017 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday night that it is “clear” to him the Holy Temple destroyed by the … Continue reading

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“The irony is that pretty much any taxi driver in Tel Aviv understands the Israeli-Palestinian situation far better than the self-crowned experts at Foggy Bottom, present or past”

JNS Jewish ex-State Department gang undermines embassy move by Stephen M. Flatow January 25, 2017 Someday, perhaps, a team of sociologists and psychologists will examine the curious question of why Jewish ex-State Department officials are obsessed with Israel. Until that … Continue reading

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