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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...

May 9, 2021 Israel celebrates the reunification of its capital city as Palestinian leaders incite violence and several countries, including the UAE and Bahrain, blame Israel. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel On the eve of Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, marking the 54th anniversary of the reunification of Israel’s capital city, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that under Israeli sovereignty, the city remains open to people of all religions and will continue to maintain law...

May 5, 2021 Anti-Israel activists often make accusations of “ethnic cleansing,” despite the fact that the Arab population in Jerusalem continues to grow. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel A new study released Wednesday by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research shows that since 2000 there has been a 10% increase in the proportion of the Arab population in Jerusalem, destroying anti-Israel claims that Israel is somehow “Judaizing” or “ethnically cleansing” the city. The new re...

Apr 28, 2021 A Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah describes his approach to emergency care, which means treating patients equally and urgently. By Josh Hasten, JNS Jerusalem has seen nightly violent clashes between Arabs and Jews in the past two weeks with the epicenter of confrontation taking place near the Old City’s Damascus Gate. JNS reported that the violence began on April 13, the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and according to police, was sparked in part by a new socia...

A  New York Times news article about Senate budget votes managed to insert a gratuitous — and factually inaccurate — swipe at America’s decision to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The  Times article reported: “The Senate also approved an amendment to maintain the US Embassy in Jerusalem. Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, breaking with decades of precedent, and opened a new embassy in the city, complicating pea...

By Aryeh Savir, TPS Guatemala was devastated by a disastrous volcano eruption in June 2018, which killed scores and displaced thousands, and Israel has since led an initiative to help finance and build a new neighborhood of 100 units to provide homes for the evacuees. The Israeli Embassy in Guatemala, together with other international groups, raised the necessary funds and then helped in the construction of the neighborhood, located some 90 minutes from Guatemala City and close to the area most...

A Waqf-run elementary school for girls has students explore and venerate the phenomenon of deadly terrorist attacks. By Yori Yalon and Shahar Klaiman, Israel Hayom via JNS A Waqf-run elementary school for girls in Jerusalem recently marked “Palestinian Shahid Day” and held educational activities on the subject of martyrdom. The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf is an Islamic trust that controls and manages the current Islamic edifices on and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque. It operates several schools in th...

The city has approved plans to build the permanent US embassy in Jerusalem, as well as an extension of the current temporary embassy.

Dec 22, 2020 The plaque reads: “Kushner Garden of Peace in honor of Jared Kushner whose indispensable role in brokering the Abraham Accords and advancing peace will not be forgotten” At the inauguration of the Kushner Garden of Peace at the Grove of Nations in the Jerusalem Forest on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded Jared Kushner – President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser – for his important contribution to peace between Israel and Arab countries. The Gro...