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'You are the protective force of the city of Jerusalem, and thanks to you, the citizens can maintain a safe routine of life knowing that there are those who guard and protect them from any threat,” said the Jerusalem District Police commander.

Alleged attack occurs at the Chain Gate entrance to Temple Mount; no Israeli injuries

The woman, a 30-year-old from south of Jenin, pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers near Jerusalem's Chain Gate, according to police

Israeli forces kill Palestinians in occupied West Bank village of Burqin, Jerusalem’s Old City, and in Gaza.

To understand the rage in the mixed Jewish-Arab cities, one has to look at social media

Senator Bernie Sanders, the son of a Polish immigrant father, grew up in Brooklyn and spent a summer working on... “Thus, said the L-rd of Hosts: There shall yet be old men and women in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of their great age. And the streets of the city shall be crowded with boys and girls playing in the streets.” Now, years later, as olim chadashim, my wife and I could qualify as part of the “old men and women.” No, we don’t walk with canes, yet,...

This essay originally appeared in HaMizrachi Magazine and is reprinted by permission of the author. I’ve read what the Talmud says, “10 measures of beauty descended on the world, nine were taken by Yerushalayim, one by the rest of the world” ( Kiddushin 49:2). A beautiful thought if ever there was one. But the realist in me takes over and I see recycling bins overflowing with plastic bottles and newspapers. I will say, however, that the trash from our building is picked up daily and the s...

May 9, 2021 According to the Talmud, 10 measures of beauty descended on the world, nine were taken by Jerualem and one by the rest of the world. By Stephen M. Flatow I’ve read what the Talmud says: “Ten measures of beauty descended on the world, nine were taken by Yerushalayim [Jerusalem], one by the rest of the world” (Kiddushin 49:2). A beautiful thought if ever there was one. But the realist in me takes over and I see recycling bins overflowing with plastic bottles and newspapers. I wi...

From Sheikh Jarrah to Damascus Gate to Al-Aqsa Compound, the police have initiated and intensified a campaign of suppression against Palestinians.

Israel criticized for silencing call to prayer from Al-Aqsa Mosque The move reportedly came after the agency that oversees Jerusalem’s holy sites refused to voluntarily turn off loudspeakers for a ceremony at the Western Wall. Muslim worshippers pray during the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalems Old City, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) April 16, 2021 (RNS) — Israeli police broke locks and cut the electric l...