A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian–Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Rockmill says Aryeh Shechopek was a very special student who was always smiling. He says the teen will be missed greatly by…
Canadian-Israeli Teen Killed in Jerusalem Attack While on His Way to Seminary
Jerusalem Bus Stop Blasts Kill 1, Injure 18
Twin blasts near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday have killed one and injured at least 18 people, with Israeli police blaming Palestinian terrorists and Islamist terror group Hamas praising the attacks but stopping short of claiming responsibility. The first explosion took place near a bus stop on the edge of Jerusalem, where commuters typically…
UK Ditches Former PM Truss’s Plan to Relocate Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has abandoned plans by his predecessor to move the UK embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Downing Street has revealed. Liz Truss, when she was prime minister, ordered a review into whether the UK should follow the Trump administration in relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv. Asked whether the government…
Israel Angered by Australian Government’s Decision to Reverse Recognition of Jerusalem as Capital
The Australian left-wing Labor government has created a diplomatic crisis with Israel after it decided on Tuesday to walk back the previous government’s policy of recognising Jerusalem as the capital of the country. Taking to social media on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lipid admonished the Australian government for what he saw as a hasty and…
Australian Foreign Minister Says No Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australia’s Labor government has moved to assure Israel there will be no change to the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. On Oct. 18, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs was forced to respond to media reports that key sentences on its website related to Australia-Israel relations had…
Australian Foreign Minister Announces Change to Recognition of Jerusalem
Australia’s Labor government has announced that they will be walking back the previous government’s policy of recognising West Jerusalem as the capital of the country. This comes after a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Oct. 18, told The Guardian that “no decision to change” had been made by the government…
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Undergoes Tests After Feeling Unwell
JERUSALEM—Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent tests after feeling ill during prayers on the Jewish Day of Atonement, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. “Former Prime Minister Netanyahu felt unwell while praying at synagogue. He underwent a series of tests on site that came out normal and he now feels well,” the…
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Palestinians Clash With Israeli Police at Jerusalem Holy Site, 152 Injured, Hundreds Arrested
Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands gathered for prayers during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded. In a statement, Israeli police said hundreds of Palestinians hurled firecrackers and stones at their forces and toward the nearby Jewish prayer area…
1 Dead and 4 Injured After Gunman Opens Fire at Holy Site in Jerusalem
One person has died and four others have been injured at a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City following an attack by a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred near an entrance to the contested flashpoint area known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Violence has previously…
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