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By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s government has passed a law restricting the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws, the first piece of a proposed overhaul of the country’s judiciary that has led to massive street protests and … Read More
This is a developing story. By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel was filled with surreal images Sunday night as thousands of people lit bonfires and gathered to protest in the streets against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his planned judicial … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — A Palestinian rammed his car into civilians at a Jerusalem bus stop on Friday afternoon, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man in Jerusalem. An off-duty policeman killed the attacker, a 31-year Palestinian from … Read More
By Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner For Community “Please pray for the safety of my colleague and friend Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, and his family, as well as all members of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville Texas,” wrote my former professor and … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg Whenever there is a war between Israel and the Palestinians, there are no winners or losers, only victims. This latest round was no different. Prior to this last round of fighting, there had been an understanding … Read More
Of all the efforts to bring peaceful coexistence to Jerusalem, Rabbi Dalia Marx said few are as successful, albeit coincidental, as the city’s public transit system. The Light Rail tram, which began operation in 2011 is literally bringing Jerusalemites of … Read More
Michael Cohen turned on Trump at urging of Holocaust survivor father Michael Cohen’s decision to turn on one-time patron Donald Trump was partly motivated by a conversation with his father, a Holocaust survivor. Maurice Cohen reportedly told his son that … Read More
The new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is going to cost a bit more than President Donald Trump had estimated. Make that nearly 100 times more. The Maryland-based firm Desbuild Limak D&K was awarded a $21.2 million contract to design and … Read More
Prince William will come to Jerusalem at the end of June, the British royal family said, during the first visit to Israel by a senior British royal. The announcement Friday about the visit sometime between June 24 and 28 was … Read More
Jerusalem is the city I love, where I feel at home, the city I know better than the palm of my hand. For her streets, open markets, smells and tastes of her dishes, I yearn daily. Born and raised in … Read More