This is the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
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Opinion Trump’s Jerusalem Move Is A Ploy To Protect Jared Kushner
Yesterday, President Donald Trump did the incomprehensible: He recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Never have the divisions been more clear-cut. The entire Arab world and the rest of the international community have opposed, condemned or expressed grave concern about Trump’s Jerusalem recognition announcement. So did the American Jewish and Israeli peace camps. All…
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Opinion Thank You Trump For Speaking The Truth. Jerusalem Is Our Beating Heart.
After my third son, Lev, was born, he had complications and I stayed with him at Hadassah Hospital. In the room on my right I could hear an ultra-Orthodox woman singing in Yiddish to her infant. On my left, a Palestinian woman murmured in Arabic to her tiny son. The machinery hooked to him kept…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Pols Greet Jerusalem Announcement With Unexpected Skepticism
Ultra-Orthodox politicians in Israel reacted with unexpected skepticism toward Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Arutz Sheva reported. Though many Haredi politicians have advocated for such recognition, some are now saying now was not the time. They worry that it will force Israel into a peace process…
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Fast Forward Kosher Restaurant’s Windows Smashed Hours Before Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Police are investigating the smashing of a window of a kosher restaurant in a heavily-Jewish part of the Dutch capital by a man wearing a Palestinian flag. The incident at HaCarmel restaurant occurred Thursday morning, hours after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The AT5 television station showed a video…
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Israel News Israelis Praise Trump For Jerusalem Move, Hamas Says It ‘Opens Gates Of Hell’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli leaders praised President Donald Trump for his decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “There is no more fitting or beautiful gift, as we approach 70 years of the State of Israel’s independence,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said in a statement Wednesday issued after Trump made his announcement from the…
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Fast Forward Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel Capital, Pledges To Move Embassy
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture further drives a wedge between Israel and the Palestinians. In a speech at the White House, Trump said his administration would also begin…
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Fast Forward President Trump’s Announcement Gets Shrugs At Jerusalem Market
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s official recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have sent shock waves across the Middle East. But here, in the epicenter of a city where fewer than a million people work, eat, pray and shop, the first day’s reaction was muted. The municipality projected images of the Israeli and…
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Israel News Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement Is A Big Deal — But Won’t Actually Change Much
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In announcing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Donald Trump spoke loud and clear — except when he didn’t. That’s not to say that Israel and many of its supporters weren’t thrilled with what many called the “long overdue” acknowledgement by the United States that Israel gets to say where…
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