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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Community Why Are Democratic Senators Enabling One Of Trump’s Worst Decisions?
President Trump’s announcement stating that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and directing the State Department to begin moving the embassy sparked anger and protests across the world. One would think that Democrats would be be jumping at the chance to hammer Trump for his reckless plans that violate international law and needlessly add more…
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Community How Should Israeli-Palestinian Civil Society Respond To Trump’s Jerusalem Move?
Shortly after he helped produce the Balfour Declaration that 100 years ago gave great momentum to the enterprise to establish the Jewish National Home in Palestine, and well before he became Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann cautioned that “the Zionist Congress …. Has to learn the truth that Palestine is not Rhodesia and that 600,000…
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Opinion URJ’s Hopes And Concerns About Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
This d’var Torah for Parashah Vayeishev was presented by Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, before the 74th Union for Reform Judaism Biennial convention on Saturday, December 9. The wide-ranging topics addressed include the significant progress on strengthening Reform Judaism in Israel; deepening commitments to and investments in Israel; how to…
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Fast Forward Merkel: Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Doesn’t Justify Anti-Semitism
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital did not justify the use of anti-Semitic slogans at rallies in Germany. German police reported the burning of Israeli flags and use of anti-Semitic slogans at demonstrations against Trump’s move in Berlin and other cities. Merkel…
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Fast Forward Satmar Rebbe Condemns U.S. Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital
(JTA) — The head of one of the Satmar Hasidic sects slammed the United States’ announcement that it recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of Kiryas Joel on Saturday night at an event at the New York Expo Center in the Bronx condemned the announcement made on Wednesday at the White House by…
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Fast Forward Republican Jews Fundraising Off Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition
Jewish Republicans are celebrating President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and want to show Trump their appreciation. “We’re thanking President Trump for declaring Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel and starting plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem,” read an email sent to RJC supporters, urging them to sign an…
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Opinion Trump’s Jerusalem Push Makes Perfect Sense To Evangelicals — And Boosts Roy Moore
The MSNBC host Chris Matthews last week was not the only one to argue that President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was timed to sway the special election for U.S. Senate in Alabama tomorrow, where the turnout among white evangelical Christians may determine Roy Moore’s future. Matthews, however, went a step further…
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Community It’s Time To Stop Excusing Palestinian Violence
In the lead up to the day when David Ben-Gurion read aloud Israel’s Declaration of Independence in 1948, there was a fierce battle in the U.S. Administration surrounding whether to recognize the new Jewish State. Secretary of State and five-star U.S. Army General George C. Marshall led a large and influential group of senior officials…
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