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Israeli security forces and medics remove the body of a Palestinian man who stabbed two Israelis in the Old City of Jerusalem, on May 31, 2019. The attack occurred as Muslims marked the last Friday of the month of Ramadan. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Two wounded, one critically, in stabbing attack in Old City of Jerusalem
The terrorist was shot dead by police after wounding a man near the Damascus gate and a 16-year-old student in the Jewish Quarter.
Israel Festival director Eyal Sher: “Running a cultural organization in Jerusalem” requires a “vision of what we believe this incredible city could be, what it should be, what it deserves to be.”
The Shabbat meals he’s arranged over the years while meeting wandering Jews in Jerusalem have given countless young adults their first taste of a traditional Shabbat, and often, an enduring appreciation of Judaism.
The victory by Morrison, who hails from the center-right Liberal Party, echoes some of the surprise electoral success other decidedly pro-Israel right-wing candidates have seen in recent years around the world.
A young woman with disabilities visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, May 2019. Credit: Courtesy.
Disabled young adults offered ‘artsy’ opportunity to bring prayers to the Western Wall
“Note of Hope,” a new joint initiative of Israeli organization Shalva and the .ART internet domain, aims to use the power of the Internet to bring prayers from around the world to Jerusalem.
A tweet by Israeli Knesset member Ahmad Tibi blasts Israel for allegedly forcing a Gaza girl to die in a Jerusalem hospital without her parents. Israel adamantly denied the accusation, saying the girl's parents refused to enter Israel with her. Source: Twitter.
Israel denies separating Gazan girl from her parents while hospitalized for cancer
Israel’s COGAT claims that 5-year-old Aisha a-Lulu’s parents refused to accompany her from Gaza to Jerusalem for cancer treatments.
Several hundred entrepreneurs and business professionals gathered to introduce their products and services, network, hear lectures and attend workshops at the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Anglo-Israeli/American Jerusalem Expo and Conference.
“My word is my word. I stand behind what I said in the past. There is no change in policy,” said Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă.
“There is a new efflorescence, a new renaissance of relations between us and many of our Arab neighbors, and many non-Arab Muslim countries,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
American citizens are warned to be vigilant due to the coincidence of the Eurovision Song Contest, “Nakba Day” and the anniversary of the U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The diplomats represented Kenya, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Latvia and Lithuania.
Jordan is wary of the Mideast peace plan expected to be presented by the White House in June, after the Muslim month of Ramadan.