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With data indicating that the Arab population in Jerusalem is growing faster than the Jewish population, Keep Jerusalem’s Chaim Silberstein believes that Israeli leaders’ lack of awareness about the demographic picture presents a danger to the city’s future.

If Atarot does not remain Jewish, a contiguous north-south route of Arab neighborhoods will essentially divide Israel’s capital.

The luxury apartments to be built in “Lana,” as it will be called, are earmarked for affluent Palestinian families.

Flash point: Israeli Court offers deal on Palestinians facing eviction We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Shira Rubin Normal text size Advertisement Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court offered a compromise to delay the eviction of four Palestinian families from a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem that was the flash point in the most recent bout of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip. The deal, proposed on Monday afternoon, would requ...

SHARE Palestinian families are living in limbo as the conclusion of a long-running legal battle against their eviction from East Jerusalems Sheikh Jarrah district draws near. The fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian militant groups has brought uneasy quiet to the district, where fragrant citrus trees grow in courtyard gardens and cosy terraces overflow with flowering jasmine. The houses the Palestinians have lived in for nearly 70 years are filled with hand-carved furniture, ornate rugs...

May 11, 2021 To read any of the reports by The New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, Washington Post, Reuters or Associated Press, one could be forgiven for thinking that Palestinian worshipers were severely mistreated by heavy-handed Israeli security forces. On Friday, thousands of Muslim worshippers chanted violent slogans while rioting on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, also location of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest place. Over 200 Palestinians and 17 Israeli po...

May 10, 2021 There is no rational way to explain the remarkable circumstances that led to the liberation of the Old City of Jerusalem in 1967. This short video, produced by World Mizrachi especially for Yom Yerushalayim, the anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem during the Six Day War, highlights the totally unexpected political and military twists and turns guiding the epic and historic return to the Holy City for the first time in almost two millennia. Once all diplomatic attempts faile...

May 10, 2021 Seeing the contrast between the Western Wall celebrations and the Arab riots reminds us why it is more important than ever that Jerusalem remains united under Israeli sovereignty forever! Today, Israelis are celebrating the 54th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish State. This year, in the backdrop of the spirited celebrations at the Western Wall, Israeli soldiers defend the Temple Mount from Arab rioters who in recent weeks have been spu...

May 10, 2021 “It is the struggle between intolerance and tolerance, between law-breaking violence and law and order,” the Israeli prime minister said. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Arab rioting in Jerusalem is part of the organized Palestinian campaign to cancel Jewish presence in the city. Netanyahu made his comments as Palestinian leaders egged on rioters in the city who attacked police and appeared to be trying to break up the...

May 9, 2021 “After canceling the Palestinian elections because his Fatah party faced certain defeat, Abbas was at his lowest popularity ever… He was desperate to redirect Palestinian wrath from him to Israel,” explains PMW director Itamar Marcus. Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party has called for increased violence and riots in Jerusalem, following clashes on Saturday night which left 205 Palestinians and 17 police officers injured. In a widely publicized statement, the Fatah’s Central Commi...