Hundreds of Israelis, Palestinian and foreign runners took part in a peace run from Bethlehem to Jerusalem’s Ophel Garden on Sunday. Twenty-five runners from different countries — including members of the Vatican soccer team — ran alongside Israeli and Palestinian participants from the Nativity Church in Bethlehem via Rachel’s Tomb...
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A no-holds-barred interview turned into a open sparring match that pitted the left-wing media and the "Tel Aviv establishment" against the Prime Minister. Netanyahu, who probably knew what lay in store before he arrived at the television studio, had apparently been well briefed and armed to return Levy's fire.
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The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo ranked as the most popular tourist destination among Israelis in a survey by Dun’s 100 released last month. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo received 738,304 visitors in 2009, a 7.4% increase compared to the previous year. Ramat Gan Safari ranked second and Masada, last year’s top destination,...
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A policeman shot and seriously wounded a British tourist after he drew a knife on officers and priests at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City's Christian Quarter, police said. "The man in his 40s was seriously wounded by shots from a policeman on Friday evening after...
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A car with a three-month-old baby girl was stolen from Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood Friday. Police forces went into pursuit and succeeded in locating the car in an Arab village with the baby safe and sound. Friday morning, while the parents stood outside the car talking, an unidentified man suddenly jumped...
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INTERVIEW - According to an AP report yesterday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flatly rejected President Obama's demand to halt Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, and early this week he told George Stephanopoulos 'the issue of Jerusalem will be discussed in the final settlement.'
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In honor of Israel's 62nd Independence Day and in light of President Obama's repeated claims that US interests are best served by distancing itself from Israel, Caroline Glick decided to write the following essay explaining why a strong Israel is essential for US national security.
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Or Ashoel of Kfar Saba, 17, defeated 15 competitors to take first place in the International Bible Quiz in Jerusalem on Tuesday, followed by Elad Nachshon and Avner Netanyahu. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was a visibly proud father after judges announced that his son Avner, who won last month's National...
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met last week with Lord Jacob Rothschild and other members of the Rothschild family representatives, thanking them for their willingness to donate – through the Yad Hanadiv Foundation – over NIS 100 million for the establishment of a new national library facility. The Prime Minister...
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“Not one day has passed without us reaching out to our neighbors in peace,” said Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a speech on Jerusalem’s Ammunition Hill yesterday, at a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers. ” Not even one day, and we still reach out to those of...
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It was inevitable: Jerusalem once again is at the center of political debates and international storms. New and old tensions surface at a disturbing pace. Seventeen times destroyed and seventeen times rebuilt, it is still in the middle of diplomatic confrontations that could lead to armed conflict. Neither Athens...
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