Tag: Wednesday
Jerusalem’s New Business District Inaugurated Wednesday
Jerusalem Gateway, with a $360 million investment, will spread over 52 acres, create 40,000 new jobs, and become Israel's largest transportation hub.
New UNESCO World Heritage Vote on Jerusalem Set for Wednesday
Another UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem is coming up for a vote, this one by the World Heritage Committee."
200 French Jews Immigrating to Israel Wednesday, Biggest Group this Summer
The flight was planned months ago, without any connection to recent events in France.
Polish Foreign Minister to visit Yad Vashem Wednesday
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Witold Waszczykowski will, visit Yad Vashem on Wednesday.
3 Jews Removed from Temple Mount Wednesday for Religious Crimes
Wednesday's evictions add the number of religious Jewish criminals to 11.
Defense Minister Ya’alon: Assad Has Lost Control
According to rebel sources in Syria, the number of dead as a result of the chemical gas attack on a suburb of Damascus has topped 1,300, including women and children.
Obama, Erdogan Agree over the Phone on Syria, Egypt
The President and the Prime Minister discussed the danger of extremists in Syria and the repression of extremists in Egypt.
Protesters: Police in Cahoots with Arabs over Jewish Access to Mount
On those few days when Jews were allowed to go up to the Mount, they suffered constant abuse by the Muslims and by the police.
Tanks Deployed Outside Morsi’s Palace as Bloody Confrontations Are Raging (Video)
Thousands of pro and anti-Morsi forces clashed into the night outside the presidential palace.
Deadly Anti-Morsi Protests Continue
Egyptian newspapers are reporting that thousands of pro and anti Morsi Egyptians demonstrators are still violently protesting and clashing over the proposed new constitution.
Hundreds...
Rivlin Offers to Trade Spots With a Female Candidate
Speaker of the Knesset Rueven Rivlin (Likud) said Wednesday that he would be willing to be moved lower on the joint Likud Yisrael Beitenu...
Israel: We Can Secure European Under-21 Football Championship
Avi Luzon, president of Israel’s football association, said Wednesday that Israel’s hosting of next year’s European under-21 football championship would not pose a security problem.
And the Powerball Numbers Are…
The record Powerball lottery - $550 million ($360.2 million as a cash option before taxes) - goes to numbers...
Germany “Relieved” That Fighting Between Israelis and Gazans is Over
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle applauded the ceasefire agreement between Gaza terror group Hamas and the State of Israel, saying on Wednesday that "if the ceasefire holds, this would be a great relief for all of us, but especially for the people of Israel and Gaza".
Wed. War Update – 11 Year Old Hurt in Post Cease Fire Attack
Latest update on the war with Gaza, for Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.
Cleared by Censors: Five Soldiers Wounded Before Ceasefire
According to a report by Ynet, seven people, including five soldiers, were injured in a rocket attack on the Eshkol Regional Council on Wednesday...
Palestinian Source: Hamas, Israel Have Truce
Israel and the Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a Gaza ceasefire deal, an un-named Palestinian official with knowledge of Egyptian mediation between the two...
Canada “Stands With Israel”
The Ma'an News Agency reported that Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird said Wednesday that his country backs Israel's right to defend its citizens from air assaults by Hamas.
70 Citizens Wounded Since Pillar of Defense Began
Channel 10 news reports that of the 70 Israelis injured in rocket attacks since the launch of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday, 16...
Egyptians Confirm Missiles Were Fired from the Sinai into Israel
Egyptian military sources confirmed on Wednesday that missiles were launched from the northern Sinai town of Rafah at the Israeli kibbutz Kerem Shalom, Egypt...
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Israel Mast Stop Bombing Gaza Immediately
Amid rumors that Egypt is planning to send home the Israeli ambassador to Cairo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Amr issued a statement Wednesday...
Gush Etzion on High Alert
Arabs and foreign anarchists have had a busy day on Wednesday, blocking main roads and running protests.
In Gush Etzion, army and police are expecting a...
Sarah Silverman Eyes Israeli Elections
With U.S. politics over for now, Silverman turns her attention to Israeli politics.
PM Netanyahu Congratulates US President-Elect Obama
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu congratulated re-elected President Barack Obama.
Prime Suspect in Etan Patz Case To Be Released Today
Jose Ramos, imprisoned for 20 years for molesting children and the prime suspect in the case of six year old Etan Patz, a Jewish boy from Manhattan who disappeared on his way to school on May 25, 1979, is set to be released on Wednesday.
Mayor Bloomberg Gives Restoration Update
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said ion Monday that an estimated 115,000 New Yorkers are still without electrical service, down from 145,000 yesterday. The lack...
Sandy’s Ripple Effects Felt In Israel
Hurricane Sandy’s fury created a ripple effect that was felt in Israel, as thousands of tourists, business travelers and ordinary citizens found themselves stranded on both sides of the ocean.
Fuel Tanker Explodes in Saudi Arabian Capital, Killing 10
A fuel tanker which slammed into a bridge at a busy intersection in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed 10 people and injured at least 50 on Wednesday.
PLO Sources: Fayyad Not Resigning, Proposing New Government
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has not offered his resignation, but has presented instead a plan to the PLO leadership to form a more inclusive...
Captain Ziv Shilon Awakens, Salutes Following Attack
Captain Ziv Shilon, who was taken to Soroka Medical Center in critical condition after being wounded by a Hamas bomb in the Kissufim area near Gaza on Tuesday regained consciousness on Wednesday, saluting his commander with the arm doctors are fighting to save.