Jerusalem
“I know that we’re going to celebrate many, many years of cooperation between Israel and Russia in Moscow and also next year in Jerusalem,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Throughout the 105 minutes of directed navigation, a voice programmed by the avant-garde theater collective Rimini Protokoll led 50 of us along the streets on an audiovisual journey that started in a cemetery and ended atop a Jerusalem rooftop.
“This is a new-old form of terrorism which scares, deters and terrorizes athletes. This is the terrorism that causes the Munich [Olympics] attack,” said Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev.
“With all due respect to [Lionel] Messi, if the match is canceled because it was supposed to take place in Jerusalem, I wish him and Argentina the best of luck,” said Israel national football team coach Alon Hazan. “As an Israeli and a Jew, Jerusalem is far more important to me than Messi and Argentina.”
Shin Bet confirms it thwarted attempts on lives of Israel’s premier, Jerusalem’s mayor
Israel’s Shin Bet security services revealed on Tuesday that they succeeded in thwarting an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat in April.
Dan Propper, a 78-year-old Israeli Czech businessman, was named as the honorary consul.
Palestinian fires at Israeli police south of Jerusalem
The 20-year-old resident of Beit Sahur, near Bethlehem, fired a pistol from the town of Al-Khader at Israeli Border Police staffing a checkpoint on the tunnel road from Judea to Jerusalem.
The sifting project, which has operated since 2004 in the Emek Tzurim National Park, aims to salvage religious and historical artifacts from the rubble, as well as to educate the public about the veracity of Jewish history on the Mount.
“Things have changed in the White House. Things have changed in America. It is a new day,” said Pastor Mario Bramnick, president of the Latino Coalition for Israel.
A series of new programs aimed at “deepening sovereignty” in eastern Jerusalem and investing in all sectors of the city were passed at a “Jerusalem Day” cabinet meeting held at the Bible Lands Museum.
Knesset member Zeev Elkin looked forward to the international community recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish capital, and to those who do not, he said: “My answer to these voices saying there is no Jewish connection here is obvious—read the Bible. Look at the archaeological evidence. If we believe in truth, the truth will win.”
“Today, we follow through on this recognition and open our embassy in the historic and sacred land of Jerusalem,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a video greeting.
