Tag: Western Wall

They also issued 'An open letter to the President of the French Republic,' which 'draws attention to France's harmful role vis-à-vis the island of stability and democracy in the Middle East.'

In 1994 US envoy to the UN Madeleine Albright insisted on a paragraph-by-paragraph UNSC vote, to edit out language saying Jerusalem was occupied territory.

PM Netanyahu says with sarcasm that according to the United Nations, the Maccabees did not liberate Jerusalem, but rather "occupied Palestinian territory."

"Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue," Netanyahu noted.

Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'

How will the gang in Ramallah take the news from Washington? Not well, most likely.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon took 14 of his ambassadorial colleagues on a tour of the Western Wall tunnels.

The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.

Happy Rosh Khodesh!

Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cardozo discusses with Walter his controversial and drastic solution to prevent once and for the endless objections to the Orthodox control of all procedures at the Western Wall area.

Marchers protested UNESCO's effort to erase Judaism from the Jewish people's holiest sites.

On Wednesday morning, a large group of non-Orthodox Jews marched carrying Torah scrolls to protest restrictions on non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall.

A long-term railway construction project will result in a high-speed train line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, with a stop at the Temple Mount and Western Wall.

Italy's prime minister vows to oppose, not abstain against future UNESCO resolutions against Israel.

Hundreds of Israeli police and Border Guard Police officers were among worshipers at the Blessing of the Kohanim.

I am applauding because this UN organization has finally unmasked its real intent.

Mexico’s Jewish ambassador to UNESCO in Paris walked out of the hall on Friday because he couldn't bring himself to obey his government’s instructions.

Among other things the resolution blames Israel for destroying Jerusalem's historic and archeological heritage by conducting archaeological digs.

Israeli Jewish leaders and lawmakers across the board are livid over the UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem.

PM Netanyahu invited members of UNESCO to take a trip to the Arch of Titus to view the treasures of the Holy Temple and refresh their historic memories.

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat saying Selichot.

In advance of the upcoming Jewish high holy days, Israel is preparing for the good and all else, by tightening security at night and by day.

Hareidi children dance at the Kotel.

They didn't even need to call the fire department to free the cat.

I have not gone up although I yearn to walk, pray and worship on the holiest place on Earth for the Jewish people and it is emotionally depressing to see what is happening up there.

A search for "Palestine" in Google Maps does yield a proper reference to the entity, but with a blank map of Israel, with the areas of Gaza, Judea and Samaria marked with a broken borderline but not mentioned by name.

Thousands of Jews from around Israel and elsewhere will sing and dance their way around the Old City's gates.

"Reform Jews in the US don’t have a single mikvah. All of a sudden they need a mikvah over here?"

The draft refers ten times to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, exclusively using the Islamic term for Temple Mount, without any mention that it is the holiest site in Judaism.

Happy birthday, Frannie, may you grow up to marry a Jewish guy.