Jerusalem
The march, which began at at Liberty Bell Park under heavy police protection, marks three years since an ultra-Orthodox zealot stabbed a teenage marcher to death and wounded several others.
Online travel reservation service Booking.com has erased its categorization of Jerusalem as an “Israeli settlement” after being contacted for questioning by a Belgian Jewish newspaper.
Palestinian Authority official says that the presence of Jewish Knesset Members on the Temple Mount “defiles” the Islamic holy sites.
The breakage comes just a day after the Western Wall plaza was filled with worshippers marking Tisha B’Av—a day of fasting and mourning the destruction of the two holy Jewish temples at the site.
“Jerusalem under Israel’s sovereignty is a cosmopolitan city representing freedom, holiness and morality,” said the group Women in Green, calling upon all Israelis to join the walk on Saturday night.
The bill now holds weight as one of Israel’s “Basic Laws,” the highest level of legal authority, being that Israel has no official constitution.
The goal of the new services is to put Jerusalem on par with other major cities around the world, such as London, Paris and New York.
Israel weighs measures to counter growing Turkish influence in Jerusalem
Turkey has carried out 400 local projects, including restoration work on the Dome of the Rock and new dormitories at Ramallah’s Al-Quds University, and has attempted to purchase property in Jerusalem.
“Slovakia is on its way to relocating its embassy to Jerusalem,” the head of the Slovak National Council Andrej Danko tells Israeli President Reuven Rivlin • Delegation of Slovak lawmakers also says country to open a cultural center in the Israeli capital.
“The person masterminding the activities is [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan, who thinks of himself as a sultan. Even during his election campaign, he relied on hatred for Israel. This subversion has to be blocked and prevented before we lose control,” said MK Anat Berko (Likud), a member of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Israeli police confiscate money from family of Jerusalem terrorist
The operation was based on information provided by intelligence services on the family of Alaa Abu Dhein, a resident of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, who was allegedly receiving money from Hamas as a reward for the murders.
Jerusalem mayor snubs Prince William after royal refusal to meet in the city
Highlighting a glaring discord on the matter of Jerusalem between Israel and the United Kingdom, Prince William reportedly declined a request by Mayor Nir Barkat to meet in Israel’s capital, telling him that he would only meet with him in a different city.
