This is the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
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Opinion Nir Barkat Win Boosts Secular Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s mayor Nir Barkat, widely credited with shoring up Jerusalem’s secular credentials, has won another five-year term in the local election. Like other cities across Israel, Jerusalem held local elections yesterday. But while in most other locales the races were mostly about schooling and clean streets, in Jerusalem the race became about deeper issues of…
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Fast Forward Nir Barkat Wins Jerusalem Reelection Vote
The Israeli mayor of Jerusalem won re-election on Wednesday in a hotly contested race that dealt a political blow to his challenger’s main backers, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party. Lieberman, a legislator whose far-right Yisrael Beitenu party is allied with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, is embroiled in a corruption…
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Fast Forward Israelis Head to the Polls To Vote in Municipal Elections
The battle for the mayor of Jerusalem will be among the closely watched races as Israelis go to the polls in municipal races. Voting is being held Tuesday for mayor and local offices in nearly 200 cities and towns in Israel. In Jerusalem, the incumbent Nir Barkat is being challenged by official Likud candidate Moshe…
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Opinion What an iPhone Feud Says About the Ancient Fight for Jerusalem
In the story of Cain and Abel, it says: “And Cain said to Abel his brother…” (Genesis 4:8) But what did Cain say? There is nothing in the text about what he said to his brother. The ancient rabbis imagined an entire conversation between the brothers. And what was the conversation about? One ancient sage…
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Fast Forward Livni To Fight Netanyahu’s Cabinet To Negotiate on Jerusalem
Israel’s chief peace negotiator will seek to block a proposal introduced by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet to make it tougher to negotiate with the Palestinians over Jerusalem, one of her aides said on Sunday. The motion won preliminary cabinet approval, but the aide said that Livni, who is also Israel’s justice minister,…
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The Schmooze IMAX ‘Jerusalem’ Closer to Heaven Than Earth
National Geographic Entertainment’s cinematographically beautiful new 3D IMAX movie “Jerusalem” is closer to the heavenly Jerusalem than to the earthly one. But even devoid of contemporary political context, the film provides an informative and visually stunning introduction to the Old City of Jerusalem and its fundamental importance to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For those unfamiliar…
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Fast Forward StandWithUs Counters Anti-Israel Ads With Vancouver Transit Campaign
An Israel advocacy group has launched a transit campaign in opposition to anti-Israel ads on Vancouver buses and light rail stations. StandWithUs, a right-leaning Israel advocacy group, began running two advertisements on Monday meant to combat the ads put up by the Palestine Awareness Committee. The pro-Israel ads include one series of three maps purporting…
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Fast Forward 10 Jews Arrested for Praying on Temple Mount
Ten Jewish men were removed by police from the Temple Mount after praying and singing at the holy site. Jerusalem Police detained the men on Monday morning, and then closed the Temple Mount to visitors. The men reportedly prayed and bowed on the Temple Mount, and then sang “Hatikva,” waved and Israeli flag and danced….
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