Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
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Fast Forward Knesset Passes Bill Making It Harder To Cede Parts Of Jerusalem In Peace Deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli lawmakers approved a bill that would make it harder to cede parts of Jerusalem in a future peace deal. The legislation, an amendment to Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem, requires a vote by an absolute majority in the Knesset — 80 members of the 120 in the body — to give…
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Fast Forward Western Wall Subway Station To Be Named After Trump, Transport Minister Says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to name a train station after President Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital, but the site of the planned building could be as divisive as the U.S. president’s declaration. Transport Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday he had chosen a proposed subway stop near the Western…
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Fast Forward Isolated At Home, Guatemala President Moves Closer To U.S. With Jerusalem Move
Dec 27 (Reuters) – Guatemala’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital cleaves President Jimmy Morales closer to the United States at a time his stock has fallen at home due to corruption allegations raised by U.N.-backed investigators. Defying overwhelming international rejection of President Trump’s decision to move his embassy to Jerusalem, Guatemala and Honduras…
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Fast Forward Guatemala To Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — The president of Guatemala announced that he would move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem. President Jimmy Morales in a Facebook post on Sunday said that he has instructed his country’s chancellor “to initiate the respective coordination so that it may be.” He said he made the decision following a conversation on Sunday with…
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Fast Forward Thousands March In Tel Aviv To Protest Government Corruption
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against corruption in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a right-wing rally to protest the same gathered only a few hundred. The Jerusalem rally on Saturday night was designed to draw those who wanted to express their anger about government corruption…
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Life Who Are The Jews Celebrating Christmas… in Israel?
Shira Greenblatt, a secular Israeli Jew who was born and raised in Jerusalem, loves Christmas. “Every year I attend Christmas services at the Dormition Abbey on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem, and I will go again this year, too. It’s very special to learn about Christianity here, in Jerusalem. And I love the lights, the songs,…
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Fast Forward UN Votes 128-9 To Slam Jerusalem Embassy Move In Win For ‘Palestine’
More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor. His warning did appear to…
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Fast Forward Nikki Haley ‘Making A List’ Of Trump Jerusalem Opponents At United Nations
Ambassador Nikki Haley, in a letter to dozens of U.N. states on Tuesday seen by Reuters, warned that the United States would remember those who voted for the resolution criticizing the U.S. decision. “The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us. We…
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