Yousef Majlaton moved into the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev for such comforts as proper running water and regular garbage pickup. But he represents a potentially volatile twist in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute over the holy city.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews threw themselves under the wheels of an idling bus and in front of waiting cars to protest the opening of a parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath — an act they consider an abomination.
The Israeli official put in charge of Jerusalem's Arabs said he believes treating them more fairly will strengthen Israeli claims to all the disputed city, and says he's seeking ways to legalize thousands of unlicensed Arab homes vulnerable to demolition.
Jerusalem's new mayor said Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was ill-informed when she criticized the demolition of Arab houses in this hotly disputed city. He said the practice is about law and order, not politics.
Yakoub Rishe fears returning from work one day to find his home wrecked. His wife, Aida, worries that any stranger knocking at the door was sent to kick them out.
A rabbi, a high-tech investor and a Russian tycoon accused of arms trafficking are vying to be mayor of Jerusalem, the city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A former Iranian president warned the West on Friday that its support for Israel would backfire, as hundreds of thousands of people staged rallies in support of Muslim claims to the holy city of Jerusalem.
Like her father before her, Zeina Ashrawi was born in Jerusalem. Her mother represented the city in the Palestinian parliament for 10 years.
A ship's sail, a crooked nail, or a giant headache — the people of Jerusalem can't agree about how best to describe the newest landmark their ancient city inaugurated Wednesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to please a pro-Israel crowd this week by saying that Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel and that the holy city should not be divided.
Israel disclosed plans on Sunday to build nearly 900 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem, adding new turmoil to troubled peace talks.
Israeli police on Tuesday broke up a Palestinian event meant to promote Jerusalem as the world's next "Arab Cultural Capital."
A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says.
The mayor of Jerusalem announced a plan Wednesday to revamp long-neglected Arab neighborhoods, a step meant to counter growing signs that Israel's leadership is willing to consider ceding parts of the city to the Palestinians.
Two senior Israeli politicians, including the prime minister's closest ally, talked openly Monday about dividing Jerusalem, signaling a possible shift in Israeli opinion about one of the Mideast's most contentious issues.
Senior Israeli officials expressed support Monday for the transfer of Arab parts of Jerusalem to Palestinian control, offering a concession on one of the most contentious issues in the conflict. The offer appeared to fall short of Palestinian calls for a full Israeli withdrawal from key areas of the holy city.
Israel's new government is drawing up a blueprint for dividing the holy city of Jerusalem — a once inconceivable notion — giving the Palestinians nearly all the Arab neighborhoods while holding onto Jewish areas and disputed holy shrines.
"Sometimes tourists show up at Jerusalem's mental health centers, convinced that a voice from the heavens told them they were the messiah. The illness, commonly known as Jerusalem Syndrome, usually passes once they have left the city.
Egypt's president criticizes Israeli construction in east Jerusalem, telling his Israeli counterpart that settlements in the disputed sector of the holy city threaten to anger the entire Muslim world.
"The Jerusalem Municipality is plowing ahead with plans for construction of more than 5,000 housing units in Arab neighborhoods.
A couple of days ago, an internal Jerusalem planning committee approved, as a preliminary first step, plans to build some 900 housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama put fresh pressure on Israel on Wednesday to curb its settlement projects, saying continued building could lead to a dangerous situation with embittered Palestinians.
In 1949, the UN was set to debate what was to happen with Jerusalem.
"Israeli law does not discriminate between Arabs and Jews, or between east and west of the city," he said in a statement. "The demand to cease construction just for Jews is illegal, also in the US and any other enlightened place in the world."
Israel approved the construction of hundreds of new housing units in annexed east Jerusalem on Tuesday, driving another stake into troubled US efforts to restart Middle East peace talks.
Dror Bar Yosef explains how internal disputes among the Fatah leadership stall Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations and may lead to another outbreak of violence.
A government minister publicly advised the Palestinian Authority on Monday that if it unilaterally declares a new Arab state, Israel may annex parts of Judea and Samaria.
What's wrong with this planet? There used to be a time where we enjoyed moral values and family togetherness but not anymore and all gone. Is it too late or there is still hope for Reconfiguration?
After US Secretary of state Hillary Clinton warned Mahmoud Abbas on Oct. 31 that he was going against the wishes of president Barack Obama, the White House hauled out a heavy contingent of big American guns to make him see reason. They visit Ramallah Sunday, Nov.
This article first appeared at aish.com and is the original source of the material. I want to personally thank the wonderful people at aish.com for giving us permission to reprint this important two part article by Rabbi Leibel Reznick.
In other words, the Jewish people have no historical connection with the Temple Mount, including the Western Wall, or with any part of old Jerusalem. No archaeological evidence has ever shown otherwise. So they claim.
Jerusalem is the epicenter of the world. It is the one place on earth God chose for His dwelling-place.
Just trying to balance my mindset. So, I would like to take a time off once a whilef from politics/religions and try to discuss other things such as sports or move industry. Smile. Tell me who is your favourite actresses or actors and why?
Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.
China Confidential sources in East Jerusalem say many residents of the predominantly Arab section are expressing strong support for the Muslim U.S.
A very special exhibition opens next week in Jerusalem, revealing to the public for the first time all of the ancient coins uncovered in excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount. The exhibit was organized by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the East Jerusalem Development …
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S. stance toward Israeli settlements to worried Arab allies on Wednesday.
During a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem last Thursday, two soldiers held up a banner that sparked a wave of condemnation by soldiers and civilians alike.
The Shin Bet and police believe Teitel, a father of four who immigrated to Israel from the US in 2000, is the mastermind behind a string of attacks, including the murder of two Arabs and the attack on Hebrew University Professor Ze'ev Sternhell.
Today, Israeli riot police confronted militant Arabs holed up in the Mosque on top of the Temple Mount. The Muslims claim they have taken to the streets and are committing violence because there is a rumor that Jews are going to come to the Temple Mount to pray.
Of course Israel does not claim that Jerusalem is holy only to Jews. And unlike under Arab jurisdiction, the Jewish State allows freedom of religion to the point where Christians and Muslims control their own Holy sites.
The final tally after an elderly Jewish man attempted to serve an eviction notice to Arab squatters on his Jerusalem property on Friday: * Two Jewish men hurt by large Arab-hurled rocks, one in the head and one in the chest; * one man in his 60%u2019s who spent the Sabbath i …