Jerusalem
Celebrated in Jerusalem both at the Western Wall and on the Haas-Sherover Promenade that overlooks the Old City, the Ethiopian Jewish event is a multi-generational gathering that attracts thousands from all over the country.
The Memorial Candle Monument honors the estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million who died during the 900-day siege, considered to have been among the most brutal in history.
Israeli Foreign Ministry hails the opening of the contested Roman-era site as the result of “long and strenuous” negotiations with France, which has owned the site since the late 19th century.
It raises much-needed funds for Israel’s only pediatric rehabilitation hospital: ALYN in Jerusalem.
“Every structure and neighborhood tells the unique tale of the city of Jerusalem,” said Mayor Moshe Lion.
The suspect, a 16-year-old eastern Jerusalem resident, was shot in the hand by police following a brief chase in Jerusalem’s Old City.
“The office will be equivalent of a diplomatic office and be a part of the Ukrainian embassy in Israel,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
“The whole world is learning that the gentiles can come celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with the people of Israel,” said spokesman David Parsons of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
A new study of Palestinian educational material finds “a systematic insertion of violence, martyrdom and jihad across all grades and subjects.”
It concluded the “Awake Jerusalem” event, a three-day gathering where hundreds of Christians from more than 10 nations assembled at key sites in the city for worship, teaching and prayer.
The new immigrants had all made aliyah to Israel with the assistance of the Jewish Agency just two months earlier, as they begin their lives in Israel bringing in the Jewish new year, 5780.
After years of inaction, Israel’s Foreign Ministry is drawing up a plan to stop Ankara’s efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.
