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| July 30, 2015
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Israelis Stunned After Ultra-Orthodox Man Stabbed 6 in Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade

Unstable Ultra-Orthodox man, who was released from prison just 3 weeks ago for a similar attack at one of Jerusalem’s first pride parades in 2005, was apprehended at scene, knife in hand.

By i24news

 

An assailant stabbed four people taking part in a Gay Pride march in central Jerusalem Thursday, Israeli police and health services said.

Stabbing at Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade, July 30 2015 – Photo: Ynet

The attack, which occurred on Keren Hayesod street in central Jerusalem, was carried out by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man named as Yishai Schlisel by police.

According to Magen David Adom, Israel’s equivalent of the Red Cross, two of the casualties are in serious condition. Continue Reading »

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| July 26, 2015
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BBC Criticised For Unbalanced Defamatory Report on Jerusalem’s Light Rail

WATCH: BBC’s deficient 30-minute documentary biasedly narrated by ‘bewildered Jew’ is contentiously titled “The Train that Divides Jerusalem.”

By JERRY LEWIS

 

LONDON – A BBC documentary examining the role of Jerusalem’s light railway in redefining the capital’s demography has come in for strong criticism after it depicted a city in which Israelis have used the tram line to strengthen their grip over the Palestinians.

Israeli teens play music as a light rail tram passes by in Jerusalem. – Photo: REUTERS

The 30-minute documentary in the BBC’s flagship Panorama series, contentiously titled “The Train that Divides Jerusalem,” was described by the publicly financed corporation as being aired on the anniversary of “last summer’s brutal conflict in Gaza” in which a “filmmaker, Adam Wishart” visited Jerusalem to ride on the city’s so-called ‘controversial train.’

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| July 7, 2015
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Israel outs UNESCO for ignoring Jewish & Christian historical bond to Jerusalem

Israel’s Foreign Ministry director denounces UN body saying, typically, “The resolution is full of distortions & is totally disconnected from reality on the ground.”

By HERB KEINON

 

Israel slammed the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday for adopting a “completely one sided resolution” on the Old City of Jerusalem that “deliberately ignores the historical connection between the Jewish people and their ancient capital.”

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The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

The resolution, adopted by the World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, takes Israel to task for – among other grievances – the following allegations: engaging in “illegal excavations” in the Old City; causing damage to structures on the Temple Mount; impeding restoration work on the Temple Mount; and damaging the “visual integrity” of the Old City with the Jerusalem light rail.

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| June 29, 2015
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Islamists Begin Terror Campaign Against Jerusalem’s Christian Arabs

Flyers, distributed to the Arab Christian residents of the North Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina with threats of ‘slaughter’ should they remain, were signed, “ISIS in Palestine”

By Israel Today Staff

 

Flyers made their appearance in the North Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina on Thursday last week, signed by the “ISIS in Palestine” organization, with threats against Arab Christians of the area. Christians are threatened with slaughter if they do not evacuate the area by Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. The flyer went on to say that one month is enough time and warning for Christians to flee the area to avoid a massacre. Continue Reading »

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| June 21, 2015
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Israel Border Policeman Shoots Terrorist After Being Stabbed In Jerusalem

view videoThe Arab terrorist, an 18 yr-old resident of the West Bank, was left in critical condition after being shot by his victim, also in critical condition

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

An Israel Border Police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed Sunday at Damascus Gate, outside the Old City in Jerusalem, Israel Police reported Sunday.

Israel Border Police officer stabbed outside Damascus Gate – Screenshot: J’lemPost

The terrorist, an 18-year-old resident of the West Bank, was shot at the scene and is in critical condition.

Paramedics provided treatment at the scene and evacuated the injured officer, who is approximately 20 years old, to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Continue Reading »

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| June 8, 2015
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Alert Police Foil Jerusalem Stabbing Attack

Terrorist admitted to police that he had decided to stab Jews & that he had come to the Temple Mount for a last prayer before executing stabbing attack.

By Gil Ronen

 

Alert policemen foiled a terrorist stabbing attack Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Terrorist with knife – Illustrative file photo

The terrorist, an Arab man aged 25, from the Hevron area, had reached the Cotton Gate that leads to the Temple Mount, when officers the Temple Mount police spotted him and decided that he seemed suspicious.

They began to question him about what he was doing there but he managed to get away. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2015
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Israel Police clash with disruptive Palestinian protest in Jerusalem

WATCH: Israel’s Police are called when Palestinians organize disruptive counter-event to Jerusalem’s annual Light Festival, in objection to the capital’s municipality expressing its Jewish identity.

By REUTERS

 

Police used stun grenades to disperse hundreds of Palestinians on Wednesday who were protesting against an Israeli light festival at the Old City of Jerusalem.

Police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem – Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP

Police said four men were arrested. A few were pushed to the ground during the scuffles but no serious injuries were reported.

The light festival is an annual event organized by Israel’s Jerusalem municipality where thousands take part in the cultural and artistic events including dancing and singing. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2015
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Obama Invokes Executive Waiver Delaying Relocation of US Embassy to Jerusalem

President Obama signed the waiver just as successive administrations dating back to Clinton’s, using executive authority to postpone implementation of the law by citing “national security interests.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

US President Barack Obama invoked a waiver on Wednesday postponing the relocation of the American embassy to Jerusalem for at least another six months.

President Barack Obama, assisted by Deputy Staff Secretary Ted Chiodo, signs bills in the Oval Office. – OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO/PETE SOUZA

Despite Congressional legislation mandating that the US move its mission to the Israeli capital, successive administrations dating back to the Clinton regime have used presidential authority to postpone implementation of the law by citing “national security interests.” Continue Reading »

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| May 23, 2015
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2 millennia old, 13-mile subterranean aqueduct unearthed in Jerusalem

Road workers in Umm Tuba, a neighborhood in Israel’s capital, discovered section of subterranean aqueduct built by Hasmonean kings to bring water to Jerusalem for 2 millennia, up until a century ago.

By Yori Yalon

 

A section of a subterranean aqueduct that brought supplied water to the city of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago was recently unearthed in the neighborhood of Umm Tuba during preparations to lay a new sewer pipe.

The section of the ancient conduit, which was the city’s main source of water for two millennia – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Assaf Peretz

Now that part of the aqueduct has been uncovered, the Israel Antiquities Authority has set up an official archeological excavation at the site. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2015
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Jerusalem Plans a Face-Lift For 2017, 50 Year Jubilee For Capital’s Unification

Billions to be spent on projects, including massive visitors center at Western Wall, a fertility center, upgrading transportation infrastructure and more.
• “We are moving full steam ahead in Jerusalem,” PM  Netanyahu said at the cabinet meeting, warning that the opposite, a division of the city, would restore “barbed wire & snipers.”

Shlomo Cesana and Mati Tuchfeld

 

The government announced major construction projects in Jerusalem on Tuesday during a special cabinet session marking the 48th anniversary of the city’s reunification.

The Western Wall will see a new visitors center built over the next few years – Photo: iStock

At the meeting, which was held at the Israel Museum, the cabinet approved the construction of a large visitors center in the Western Wall area, to be inaugurated in 2017 when the city marks 50 years since reunification following the 1967 Six-Day War. Continue Reading »

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| May 19, 2015
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Palestinian Authority advances lawsuits against Israel at ICC for war crimes & construction

Palestinian FM Riad al-Malki says PA submitted request to set date at ICC for alleged war crimes committed by Israel and their settlement expansions.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, TOVAH LAZAROFF & YONAH JEREMY BOB

 

Authority has submitted an official request to the International Criminal Court to set a date to discuss the possibility of two war-crimes lawsuits against Israel, PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki said on Monday.

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki (C) leaves the ICC at the Hague, August 5, 2014. – Photo: REUTERS

The Palestinians want the ICC to sue Israel for war crimes it claims were committed during last summer’s Operation Protective Edge and for Jewish building over the 1949 Armistice Line in Jerusalem and the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2015
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Teenage Archeology Enthusiasts Unearth 1,400 Year-Old Wine Press In Jerusalem

A woman running her dog in a wooded area in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Neve Yaakov, alerted the Israel Antiquities Authority after spotting the ancient wine-press, which apparently had been uncovered by local teens.

By Yori Yalon

 

A wine press used 1,400 years ago was recently unearthed in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in northeast Jerusalem.

Archeologists noted that the wine press had been excavated carefully – Photo: Alex Vigman/Israel Antiquities Authority

Local resident Tamar Simon was running with her dog in a nearby wooded area when noticed the ancient remains. Simon alerted the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Archeologists were surprised at the sight of the ancient press, which measures five meters (16.4 feet) across, carved out of a boulder.

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| May 18, 2015
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Netanyahu: Jerusalem, capital of the Jewish State, the Jewish People

Four Israeli policemen injured by Arabs, as a group of Muslims scuffled with Jews attending the  Jerusalem Day march, which saw 30,000 people participating.

By i24news

 

Four Israeli policemen were lightly injured on Sunday as clashes broke out between Israeli Jews and Palestinians near Jerusalem’s Old City at the annual celebrations marking Jerusalem Day. Four Palestinians were detained.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the official Jerusalem Day ceremony, marking 48 years since the unification of Jerusalem, at Ammunition Hill National Memorial Site in Jerusalem – Photo: Kobi Gideon, GPO

Demonstrators were dispersed by baton-wielding police, some on horseback. A police statement said that in one incident “several dozen Muslims scuffled with a group of Jews.” Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2015
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Minister Regev’s 1st directive: Move Culture & Sport Ministry to Jerusalem

Miri Regev says that because the ministry deals in matters of state, it’s appropriate that it should operate from Israel’s capital.

By Roi Yanovsky

 

Miri Regev’s first decision as minister of culture and sport is to move the ministry’s offices from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Ynet has learned.

The New Culture & Sport Minister, Miri Regev – Photo: George Ginsburg

Regev has already approached Finance Ministry officials with the request to find the Culture and Sport Ministry a new home in the capital.

As part of the move, the ceremony to replace ministers on Sunday will not take place at the Tel Aviv office, but rather in the ministry’s existing branch in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem, where the ministry’s operations have been far and few so far. Continue Reading »

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| May 6, 2015
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Jerusalem to become film & TV hub to attract international filmmakers

Noting major Hollywood projects by  Richard Gere & Natalie Portman in Jerusalem, Mayor Barkat says time has come to incorporate the Jewish capital into a global production destination.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

On the heels of several high-profile Hollywood productions filmed, or filming, in the capital, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced on Tuesday his intention to build a major film and television complex in the city to attract more international filmmakers.

Old city of Jerusalem – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

“After Richard Gere and Natalie Portman made Hollywood films in Jerusalem, and NBC filmed here last summer for the series ‘Dig,’ now it’s time to move to the next stage in the development of the film industry in the capital,” Barkat said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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