Carol Kasbari, a Palestinian born in Nazareth, shares her experiences of living on both sides of Jerusalem for the past 18 years, sharing her difficulties in living as a Palestinian-Israeli in this city and relating how her perspective affords her a unique role as a mediator who works to...
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Tonight, at 8:05 local time, Mayor Nir Barkat will turn off the lights around the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem as a show of solidarity with Gilad Shalit. Friday marks four years since Iran-backed Hamas took Israeli-French soldier Gilad Shalit hostage.
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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have introduced electric batteries based on treated potatoes. Developed by Yissum Research, the university's technology transfer arm, the simple, sustainable device can potentially provide an immediate inexpensive solution to electricity needs in parts of the world lacking electrical infrastructures.
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The OECD Tourism Committee has announced it will hold its 86th annual conference in Jerusalem for the first time ever, October 20-22. The 31-country economic group of developed nations voted unanimously on May 10 to include Israel as a member. The OECD (Organization for Co-operative...
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“Israel is fighting for us," states Geert Wilder's right-wing party, which tripled its power in the recent elections. "If Jerusalem falls, Athens and Rome are next. This is why Israel is the central front in the defence of the West. It is not a territorial conflict, but an ideological...
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Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League, recent statements from Chavez and others in...
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Turkey’s five-man delegation withdrew from this year’s annual Magen David Adom Paramedics Competition, where 50 teams from around the world vied for the title of the "Very Best Rescue Team." The Turkish delegation “decided to cancel for their own reasons and MDA is very sad at their decision,” said a...
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A recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Center For Public Opinion in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza in March 2010 found that if new legislative elections were held, Hamas would likely lose with Fatah receiving 42 per cent of the vote while Hamas would get just 28...
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I spend my days helping clients develop and implement PR campaigns designed to promote the company in such a compelling way that its key audience will respond positively to what the company is communicating. Ultimately, the goal is always to build momentum and help the company achieve its potential. So...
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Prof. David Weisburd of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was awarded the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology at Stockholm's City Hall Tuesday night in recognition of a series of experiments he conducted showing that intensified police patrol at high crime ''hot spots'' does not merely push crime around the...
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This is the beginning of a revolution," said Mayor Nir Barkat on Sunday as he unveiled a plan to make housing in the city more affordable. As part of the new plan, the Municipality will demand that contactors apply the affordable housing policy to each construction project brought to...
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