Jerusalem population doubles Tel Aviv

June 3, 2024 by  
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More than one million people live in Jerusalem, more than double the number living in Tel Aviv, according to an annual report released on Sunday, ahead of Jerusalem Day. Read more

Israeli researchers correlate biblical events with archaeological evidence in Jerusalem

May 3, 2024 by  
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Israeli researchers have successfully dated findings from the First Temple period, marking the first time exact science has been employed to correlate events mentioned in the Bible with archaeological evidence. Read more

Lasers light up Jerusalem night sky

March 20, 2024 by  
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A laser show of sound and colour lights up Jerusalem’s sky, extending over large areas of the capital city. Read more

Gaza truce in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war

March 3, 2024 by  
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Mediators are expected to reconvene in Cairo soon and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounts for a pause in fighting by Ramadan. Read more

‘Hero’ reservist soldier killed Palestinian gunman

February 23, 2024 by  
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A 23-year-old Israeli army reservist who recently returned from fighting in the Gaza Strip shot and killed one of the three Palestinian terrorists who opened fire on a checkpoint north of Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Read more

Thousands rally in Jerusalem against ending Hamas war

February 9, 2024 by  
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Thousands of Israelis, including soldiers, parents of fallen soldiers and relatives of Hamas hostages, took part in a rally on Thursday in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Read more

Gandel Rehabilitation Centre in Jerusalem treating war-wounded

January 22, 2024 by  
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Hadassah representatives clapping and singing “Shalom Aleichem” welcomed the first patients into the Gandel Rehabilitation Centre at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus marked the phased opening of the facility. Read more

Three fatalities identified from terror attack including rabbinical judge, school principal

December 1, 2023 by  
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The three Israelis killed in Thursday morning’s rush-hour shooting attack in Jerusalem were identified as a rabbinical judge, a school principal, and a young woman. Read more

Israeli orthodox Jews take up arms, form civil defence groups

November 9, 2023 by  
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The Oct. 7 Hamas massacre has led to a societal shift in thinking when it comes to personal defence in Israel. Read more

59 Israeli police killed since October 7

November 7, 2023 by  
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Border Police Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin, whom a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem stabbed on Monday morning, has died of her injuries, the Israeli Police announced. Read more

Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians

October 5, 2023 by  
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Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five Orthodox Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Read more

Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem

August 28, 2023 by  
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Officials in Port Moresby have confirmed Papua New Guinea will inaugurate a new embassy in Jerusalem. Read more

Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over High Holidays

August 21, 2023 by  
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Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated A$50 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. Read more

No prejudgement on final status of Jerusalem: Penny Wong

August 20, 2023 by  
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Penny Wong says Labor’s changed position on Israel and Palestinian lands is not a prejudgement on the final status of Jerusalem by Australia. Read more

On the other hand

August 19, 2023 by  
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In 1536 CE, the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal extended its campaign against Jews by establishing the Inquisition in Brazil. Read more

Potential Saudi normalisation raises questions about the Palestinian Authority

August 10, 2023 by  
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Progress towards a potential normalisation agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is raising the question of how the Palestinian Authority would fit into such a significant regional maneuver. Read more

Evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple unearthed in Jerusalem

July 27, 2023 by  
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Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light with the discovery of a rare coin in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park. Read more

Thousands of Israeli troops threaten to quit on reforms

July 23, 2023 by  
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Shortly before a crucial vote on a controversial judicial reform bill in parliament, the Israeli military has raised the stakes in an effort to prevent it from passing. Read more

Israeli Foreign Minister: Hungary to open embassy in Jerusalem

June 1, 2023 by  
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Hungary will become the first European Union member state to open an embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced in Budapest on Wednesday. Read more

Jerusalem to be Israel’s first million-denizen city

May 18, 2023 by  
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Jerusalem is on track to become Israel’s first city with more than one million residents, according to data published ahead of Thursday’s celebrations marking 56 years of a reunified capital. Read more

2,000-year-old financial record unearthed on Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road

May 17, 2023 by  
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Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a remarkable financial record dating back 2,000 years on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period. Read more

MBS: Is Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution dead or alive?

March 20, 2023 by  
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Following the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend resuming diplomatic relations within the next two months – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister – Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) – needs to urgently answer this one question: “Is the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022 by your confidant Ali Shihabi dead – or is it still alive?” Read more

Opinionated Pronouncements

March 17, 2023 by  
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At the best of times, Israel is the target of unsolicited verbiage from all and sundry. Read more

Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem

February 27, 2023 by  
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Papua New Guinea will establish an embassy in Jerusalem, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday morning. Read more

Secret talks paving way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

February 27, 2023 by  
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The bombshell revelation that senior aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been holding secret talks for almost two months further confirms the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) acceptance of the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) as the basis for negotiating an end to 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews. Read more

One year into the war, the displacement, physically and emotionally, of Ukrainian Jews

February 26, 2023 by  
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The term “displaced persons” doesn’t always adequately capture how much of a geographical impact wars have. Read more

13-year-old Palestinian indicted for murder of border police officer

February 24, 2023 by  
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A 13-year-old Palestinian was indicted on charges of murder on Thursday after stabbing a Border Police officer at a Jerusalem checkpoint. Read more

Netanyahu visits bereaved family

February 15, 2023 by  
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have paid a condolence call on the Paley family at their home in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramot, where two members of the family – Yaakov, 6, and Asher, 8 – were murdered and another civilian, 20, were intentionally run over by a terrorist. Read more

New two-state solution: Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

February 13, 2023 by  
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Indications that a new two-state solution – Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine – continues to progress towards its successful implementation – were in evidence again this past week. Read more

Two killed, five injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack

February 11, 2023 by  
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A six-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in a car-ramming attack in northern Jerusalem on Friday afternoon. Read more

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