Eyes on the Capital

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told contestants in the International Bible Quiz he has been spending time on Shabbat studying Tanach. The prime minister admitted his new study routine is encouraged and guided by his 15-year-old son Avner, who won the National Bible Quiz last month. During the talk with the contestants in the Prime Minister's...
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The Jerusalem Quartet won BBC Music Magazine's chamber award for the second time for their album of Haydn quartets during an awards ceremony yesterday at Kings Place, London. The award was voted for by the public and a jury of critics, reflecting the best of the 1,500 recordings reviewed by the magazine in 2009. BBC...
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As Israel commemorates Yom Hashoah and world leaders gather in Washington to prevent nuclear terrorism, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled a newer, faster centrifuge and reiterated Iran’s plans to share its nuclear know-how with like-minded countries. Speaking at an April 9 state ceremony, Ahmadinejad said, “Today in the...
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Jordan wants to take charge of the construction of the new Mughrabi Gate ramp leading from the Temple Mount to the Western Wall Plaza, but the government says Amman is seeking to take advantage of Israel's weak position on construction in the Old City and the rest of the capital. Jordan submitted a request to...
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The government has decided to allocate NIS 50 million in subsidies for medication for Holocaust survivors, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced at this week’s Cabinet meeting on Sunday, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Approximately 80,000 survivors of the camps and ghettos will receive discounts of up to 90% on medicine. He also announced the...
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Finance Committee Chairman MK Moshe Gafni lashed out against the decision to send condolences to Poland immediately following the plane tragedy, rather than waiting for Shabbat to end. “There was no need to hastily issue a message of condolences in a way that disparages Israel, since it was sent in the middle of Shabbat,” he...
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Turkey has named a new ambassador to Israel to replace envoy Ahmet Oguz Celikkol, who was recalled after a humiliating public debacle in Jerusalem earlier this year. According to a report aired by private television network NTV on Sunday, Celikkol, who held the post for less than...
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A prominent Saudi cleric stirred controversy after announcing he intended to visit Jerusalem, while Israel replied by suggesting he apply for a visa from Jordan, according to a report on the Al Arabiya News Channel. Riyadh-based Sheikh Mohamed al-Areefi announced on the satellite channel Iqraa that the next episode of his show would be about...
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"Jerusalem is the apple of the eye of each and every Muslim... and we cannot at all accept any Israeli violation in Jerusalem or in Muslim sites," said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his speech at the opening of the Arab League summit in the Libyan town of Sirte Saturday. In an unbridled...
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"The connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel cannot be denied," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in his speech to the AIPAC conference in Washington. "The connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem cannot be denied. The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the Jewish people are building...
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