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| July 25, 2013
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Victim of Arab Stabbing in Jerusalem Attempted to Drive Himself to Hospital

Not realizing the extent of his wounds the  victim of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem tried to drive himself to the hospital.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

The victim of a stabbing Wednesday afternoon at Liberty Bell Park (Gan Hapa’amonim) in Jerusalem tried to drive himself to the hospital after the attack, not fully aware of how seriously he was wounded.

The man, age 40, was discovered in the Katamon neighborhood either in or near his car, ready to drive himself to a doctor to get medical treatment.

Medics said he was not fully aware of the seriousness of his injuries at the time. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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US Court: Americans born in J’lem can’t have ‘Israel’ designated ‘place of birth’

 

US federal appeals court strikes down 2002 law designed to allow U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth.

By Reuters
 

A federal appeals court on Tuesday invalidated a U.S. law that was designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to choose to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports contrary to long-standing U.S. foreign policy.

Jerusalem, Israel. The Old & the new – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the president – and not lawmakers – had sole authority to say who controls the historic holy city claimed by Israelis and Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| July 18, 2013
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Get Ready for the 19th Maccabiah Games from Jerusalem

For the 1st time since 2001, the opening ceremony is returning to Jerusalem.

By ALLON SINAI
 
 

Four years of waiting is to come to an end in spectacular fashion when the 19th Maccabiah gets underway with Thursday’s opening ceremony in the capital’s Teddy Stadium.

Maccabiah games ready to kick off.

Maccabiah games ready to kick off. – Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

Around 32,000 people are expected to pack the stands, with thousands of Jewish athletes from 77 countries to march around the stadium as part of the Parade of Nations.

President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will be among the numerous local and foreign dignitaries present at the ceremony.

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| July 17, 2013
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Watch Video: Arab Anti-Jewish Riots in Jerusalem

Violent Arab mob smashes windscreens of cars with metal rods & debris as frantic Jews make their getaway. – This is Jerusalem, 2013.

By Gil Ronen and Ari Soffer

 

A video uploaded Wednesday shows a frenzied Arab mob targeting cars driven by Jews as they pass near Jerusalem’s Damascus (Shechem) Gate.

The video was uploaded to the “Free Qudss” account on YouTube, and to a group by a similar name on Facebook.

The text at the start of the video reads: “Destroying the settlers cars and arrests”, and claims to have been taken near Damascus Gate.

The account’s operators and the videographers claim the events are from Tuesday evening, and that the identities of the attackers had been blurred out to protect them from being identified. Continue Reading »

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| July 11, 2013
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Computer analysis: 2-state solution best way to reduce Arab-Israel violence

Computer program developed jointly by Israeli & Swiss social scientists finds best way to reduce violence in Jerusalem is by separating the Arabs & Jews as part of a 2-state solution.

By DPA

Separating Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem as part of a two-state solution could offer the best way to reduce violence in the disputed city, according to a computer simulation developed in Switzerland and Israel.

The Old City of Jerusalem

The Old City of Jerusalem. – Photo: Michal Fattal

Social scientists mapped population groups in Jerusalem and analyzed their relationships in order to develop a computer model, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich said Thursday. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2013
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Abbas claims Israel is planning to rebuild Jewish Temple

Mahmoud Abbas again denies Jews have any history in Jerusalem, speaks of insidious Jewish plot to rebuild temple on Temple Mount

By Ryan Jones

 

Once again demonstrating his penchant for theatrics, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas last month made an impassioned call to the Arab world to stop the insidious Jewish plot to rebuilt the Jewish Temple in its historic location – Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

Abbas: Israel trying to rebuild Jewish Temple!

Abbas: Israel trying to rebuild Jewish Temple! – Israel Today

 

In an interview with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Watan daily newspaper, Abbas was asked to comment on the notion that “Jewish organizations are making frantic efforts, both visible and hidden, to complete the Judaizing of the Al-Aqsa [Mosque] and to take control of it, especially following the recurring invasions of Al-Aqsa and the attacks on worshipers.” Continue Reading »

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| June 26, 2013
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Once again UNESCO resolution censures Israel’s activities in Jerusalem

 

UNESCO World Heritage conference in Cambodia becomes battlefield as its members pass a Palestinian-sponsored, Jordanian-authored resolution condemning Israel’s activities in its capital.

Saudi newspaper: Israel razing Al-Aqsa mosque to build Second Temple.

By Israel Hayom Staff

Israel is irate at UNESCO for having adopted a Palestinian-sponsored resolution that denounces Israel’s activities in Jerusalem’s Old City. The resolution was presented to the 37th World Heritage Convention in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Sunday, where it passed with a narrow majority of 8:3 with 10 abstentions.

Entrance to Jaffa Gate - IsraelandStuff/PP

Jaffa Gate Entrance to the Old City – IsraelandStuff/PP

Estonia, Germany and Switzerland voted against the resolution, while Algeria, Iraq, Malaysia, Qatar.

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| June 14, 2013
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Formula 1 speeds through Jerusalem, putting capital’s traffic jams to shame

Thousands of spectators – religious & secular Israelis, Palestinians, & tourists – stand together to watch the fastest cars Jerusalem has ever seen.

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Tens of thousands of Israelis, Palestinians, and tourists flocked Thursday for the first day of Formula One road show on the streets of Jerusalem.

Route of Formula One show in Jerusalem.

The route of the Formula One “peace road show” in Jerusalem.

 

The exhibition, which included eight Formula One race-cars and a few motorcycles, is scheduled to continue on Friday. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, a fan of motor sports, initiated the bid for his city to host the world’s greatest race-car show. Continue Reading »

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| June 13, 2013
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Jerusalem to Host Historic Debut of Formula 1 Road-Race

Jerusalem’s “Peace Road Show” to traverse Old City & downtown streets  and will feature ‘Blue & White’ Formula 1 race car built by Ben Gurion University students.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD
 

 

In a first, Formula 1’s internationally renowned race cars and drivers will traverse the capital’s streets Thursday through Friday, accompanied by models designed by the nation’s leading race car engineers.
Mayor Nir Barkat preparing for Formula 1 race in Jerusalem - Photo Courtesy

Nir Barkat preparing for Formula 1 race in Jerusalem Photo: Courtesy

The event, part of Formula 1’s “Peace Road Show,” will feature world-class cars and drivers representing Ferrari, Mercedes and Audi – as well as models constructed by Ben-Gurion University’s student race car team, “Ben- Gurion Racing.”

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| June 10, 2013
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Minister Bennett: More High Tech in Jerusalem and Less PA

In order to ensure Jerusalem stays strong and Israeli, the capital needs more high-tech industry and fewer PA institutions, Naftali Bennett said.

By David Lev

 

 

In order to strengthen Jerusalem, two things are necessary, Minister of Industry and Trade Naftali Bennett told Bayit Yehudi MKs at the party’s weekly meeting Monday. One is to encourage more high-tech businesses to open up shop in Jerusalem – and the other is to keep the Palestinian Authority, and its institutions, out of town.

Encouraging more high-tech businesses to open up offices in Jerusalem is a sure way to strengthen Israel’s presence in the city, Bennett said. Continue Reading »

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| June 5, 2013
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Bipartisan Congressmen urge Obama to relocate embassy to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem

Marking 46 years since Israel’s reunification of Jerusalem, heads of the bipartisan Israel Allies Caucus in Washington say moving US Embassy to Israel’s capital a ‘no brainer’

By Ynet news

 

The heads of the bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israel - Facebook profile Photo

U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israel – Facebook profile Photo

“We strongly believe that Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of Israel with no waivers and no caveats,” said Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05), in an event on Capitol Hill Tuesday marking 46 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| May 31, 2013
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PA Condemns Israel for Cancelling ‘Politicized’ UNESCO Mission to Jerusalem

The PA’s foreign ministry blasts Israel for its cancelling a UNESCO investigative mission to Jerusalem’s Old City, after the PA manipulated the schedule to politicize it.

By Elad Benari

 

The Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry slammed Israel on Thursday for having called off a United Nations investigative mission to Jerusalem’s Old City, calling it an act of “contempt of international law and institutions,” according to AFP.

David's Citadel in Jerusalem - IsraelandStuff-PP

David’s Citadel in Jerusalem – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The ministry said it “condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of Israel, the occupying power, to prevent the technical mission of UNESCO from carrying its monitoring mission in the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls.” Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2013
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Arab trespasser: ‘This Isn’t Jerusalem, it’s Palestine’

After moving to Jerusalem 10 years ago, a woman describes daily Arab terror in her neighborhood. As the police speak eloquently, ‘The situation gets worse from day to day.’

By Maayana Miskin

 

Ten years ago Batya Kayman and her newlywed husband decided to move from New York to Jerusalem and to build their home in the Jewish state. The couple moved to the French Hill (Giva Hatzarfatit) neighborhood, fulfilling their dream of aliyah.

Now, ten years on, the dream is becoming a nightmare, Batya Kayman told Arutz Sheva.

Jewish families in the neighborhood are constantly harassed by Arab youth from surrounding Arab neighborhoods, she said. Continue Reading »

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| May 27, 2013
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Technological innovation are focused on at In’l tourism summit in Jerusalem

 

PM Benjamin Netanyahu to attend summit where Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson is to receive a special award for efforts in changing the face of tourism around the world.
Summit to showcase the latest groundbreaking trends in the tourism world.

By Ilan Gattegno

The 2013 Jerusalem Innovative Tourism Summit, a two-day international conference on innovation in the field of tourism, will begin on Tuesday at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center.

Tourism bigwigs will gather at the Jerusalem’s Int’l Convention Center, pictured here, to discuss the future of tourism – Photo: Lior Mizrahi

The summit is one of the most important events in the tourism field and it will showcase the latest groundbreaking technologies and trends in the tourism world. Continue Reading »

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| May 21, 2013
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Israel postpones UNESCO Jerusalem delegation’s visit at last moment

FM officials: PA broke agreement by manipulating what was planed as a purely professional UN visit and ‘politicized’ it.

By HERB KEINON

 

 

Israel on Monday called off a planned visit by a delegation from UNESCO, the United Nation’s cultural organization, to inspect preservation work in Jerusalem’s Old City, saying that the Palestinians had “politicized” the delegation.

UNESCO - Photo Charles Platiau Reuters

UNESCO – Photo: Charles Platiau/Reuters

“The delegation as a delegation has been postponed,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

“The Palestinians violated all the agreements we had with UNESCO: that this was to be a purely professional, not a political visit,” he said.  The official said the Palestinians asked to introduce a “slew” of political elements into the visit, with PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki characterizing it as a fact-finding commission to investigate Israeli steps in Jerusalem.

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