Jerusalem
Jerusalem court cancels Russian government’s ownership of Old City Courtyard
The court decision comes at a sensitive time as international pressure has risen on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Sheikh Jarrah has been a focal point of tension, and Hamas used the issue as a pretext for violence against Israel, which eventually led to the 11-day war with Israel last year.
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.
The pledged funding will go towards enriching Yad Vashem’s world-renowned International Institute for Holocaust Research and the creation of two new “Book of Names.”
Israeli Minister Eli Avidar calls the police’s breakup of the protest at the Knesset “violent and brutal.”
Gaza terrorists warn of fresh hostilities over Sheikh Jarrah unrest
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett takes lawmakers to task for inflaming tensions, saying, “we do not need provocateurs that will set the region ablaze for political purposes.”
Defense officials are tracking efforts by Hamas to inflame tensions • Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked bans Islamic Movement leader Raed Salah from leaving the country.
The decision is also likely to facilitate a favorable government vote on the issue of security jurisdiction, currently in limbo over a dispute between the IDF and the Border Police.
At least two injured, six arrested in latest Sheikh Jarrah riots. MK Itamar Ben-Gvir moves his office to the neighborhood.
Ma’ale Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel has called on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz to allow discussion on building approvals to continue.
The bus suffered damage, but no casualties were reported.
A video shows the perpetrators kicking and tossing the hats of Jewish protestors. Police says haredim have been entering the complex and using violence themselves.
