The news in Israel has been dominated by a national tent protest led by students and young adults who are rallying against rent increases. Indeed rental prices have increased by 49% over the last six...
Tag - Jerusalem
Baby’s First Presidential Conference
Guest post by Jessica Snapper My first concern at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem was not that I might stumble in my heels and nearly trip into Natan Sharansky (which I did), but that I...
Obama gives the Palestinians what they want
For months now the Palestinian leadership in Judea and Samaria (also known by its Jordanian name, “West Bank”) has been pushing hard to get around two key international legal instruments...
Holocaust Memorial Day / Yom Hashoah in Jerusalem, Israel 2011
Known officially in Israel as Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, it is Israel’s day of commemoration for the those who perished in the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazis and their allies...
50 Injured, one dead in Jerusalem Bus Bombing
A package placed by the 74 bus stop in front of Binyanei Hauma exploded this afternoon in Jerusalem injuring 39 people, 4 of them seriously. I was listening to Infected Mushroom when suddenly I heard...
Brazil and Argentina recognize “Palestinian State” on non-existent borders
Here’s the announcement: “The Argentine government recognizes Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967” There are no 1967 borders. In 1967, the...
Jerusalem Challenge Presents Against All Odds: Tonight!
A Chanukah Event for Young Adults The ROI Community and Jerusalem Challenge invite you to the Channuka event, “Miracles: Against All Odds,” featuring Young Adults (20-30) from Jerusalem...
It took 3 days but Ha’aretz finally reports the new official Palestinian claim that the Kotel, the Western Wall...
For days now Ha’aretz has been avoiding an incredible story which really puts the lie to Palestinian claims of seeking peace (JPost had it covered a couple of days ago already). Today they...