Jerusalem
US ambassador criticizes Israel for Sheikh Jarrah eviction in eastern Jerusalem
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan responded by saying the family “stole public lands for their own private use.”
The Salhiya family “were given countless opportunities to hand over the land with consent” following the original 2017 eviction order, said the Jerusalem Municipality.
Professor Avi Bell: “The accusation that Israel is committing war crimes with plans to build an Arabic-language special-needs school for Israeli and Palestinian Arab residents of the neighborhood shows that European officials harbor equal contempt for common sense, international law and the Jewish state.”
The five-year plan aims to increase the number of visits to the site by improving access and developing educational programs. Annual visits grew by 2 million between 2015 and 2020.
Israeli committee approves more than 3,500 homes in eastern Jerusalem
One building area is between Har Homa and Givat Hamatos; the other plans are on the edge of French Hill towards Mount Scopus.
Jerusalem’s elites had the rare luxury of toilets 2,700 years ago, but poor hygiene and sanitary conditions led to chronic stomach troubles.
Out of 51 indices, Jerusalem fared poorer than the national average in 33, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
Jake Walles, the U.S. consul general and chief of mission in Jerusalem from 2005-2009, recently said that, for almost all practical matters, it makes little difference in the end whether the sign above the door reads, “U.S. Consulate” or “Palestinian Affairs Unit.”
The suspect, a 20-year old resident of Anata near Jerusalem, attacked passersby in the capital before fleeing the scene, according to police.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has preconditions regarding security and defense cooperation to be worked out first.
For three generations, the Karakashian family have run a pottery workshop in Jerusalem. Their story is a celebration of resilience and diversity.
Poll: 93 percent of eastern Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli rule
Of those who answered the “Palestine News Network” survey on the transfer of rule to the Palestinian Authority, even supporters of the option said that they wouldn’t give up their Israeli ID cards.
