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Bus Explosion Rocks Jerusalem — Benjamin Netanyahu Blames Terrorists

A bomb blew up a bus and set fire to another in Jerusalem on Monday, wounding 16 people in an attack that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked to a six-month-old wave of Palestinian street violence. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from any Palestinian factions for the blast. Israeli officials declined to assign…

By Reuters Apr 18, 2016 | 2 min read
Opinion
American Jewish Unity In Favor of Egalitarian Kotel Is a Fiction

It might be hard to imagine the hardline Israeli Haredi parties and the hardline feminist “Original Women of the Wall” group as occupying the same library, much less the same page. But that’s where they find themselves. It’s not just that both are hardline, and that both reject the compromise idea of an egalitarian Western…

Apr 11, 2016 | 3 min read
Culture
What Ever Became of the ‘Children of Jerusalem’?

Between 1991 and 1996, seven Israeli and Palestinian children starred in a Canadian documentary series about life in Jerusalem. Though they grew up within miles of one another, they lived worlds apart, never to meet. A quarter-century later, I set out to find them. I learned about the obscure series, called “Children of Jerusalem,” from…

By Naomi Zeveloff Apr 11, 2016 | 28 min read
Life
Who Is To Blame for Collapse of Kotel Prayer Deal?

The Kotel prayer agreement appears to be going south — leaving us to ask how Israeli leaders from across the spectrum failed to deliver on an agreement that looked like a done deal. “The deal” of course, is about the Kotel, or Western Wall, and Robinson’s Arch — and who gets to pray where and how. These…

By Shulamit S. Magnus Apr 5, 2016 | 3 min read
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Time ‘Updates’ Article That Inaccurately Portrayed Palestinian Terrorist as Victim

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Time magazine updated an article criticized by Israel for depicting a Palestinian assailant who killed three Israelis, including an American-Israeli teacher, as a victim of Israeli security forces. Israel’s Government Press Office issued a statement on March 17 about the Oct. 15 article titled “The desperation driving young Palestinians to violence.” The…

By JTA Mar 20, 2016 | < 1 min read
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2,500-Year-Old Woman’s Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem

A First Temple-era stamp that is distinctive both for its age and the fact that it belonged to a woman, was recently discovered in excavations in Jerusalem. The 2,500-year-old personal seal, made of semi-precious stone and bearing the words in Hebrew “To Elihana bat Gael,” was uncovered at the City of David, the Israel Antiquities…

By JTA Mar 9, 2016 | < 1 min read
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Jerusalem Tourist Hurt by Rock-Throwing Palestinians

A tourist to Israel was injured during a rock-throwing attack in Jerusalem. Rocks were thrown at a group of tourists near the Lion’s Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, according to Israel Police. The group was visiting Saint Anne’s Church located right outside of the gate at the start of the Via Dolorosa. A…

By JTA Mar 7, 2016 | < 1 min read
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Religion Minister Vows To Block Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer

The Chief Rabbinate canceled a meeting with the prime minister over the government’s plan to expand the egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall a day after the Rabbinate said it would create its own plan. The meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set for Sunday. Hours after the meeting was canceled, the former…

By JTA Mar 5, 2016 | 2 min read

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Bus Explosion Rocks Jerusalem — Benjamin Netanyahu Blames Terrorists

American Jewish Unity In Favor of Egalitarian Kotel Is a Fiction

What Ever Became of the ‘Children of Jerusalem’?

Who Is To Blame for Collapse of Kotel Prayer Deal?

Time ‘Updates’ Article That Inaccurately Portrayed Palestinian Terrorist as Victim

2,500-Year-Old Woman’s Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Tourist Hurt by Rock-Throwing Palestinians

Religion Minister Vows To Block Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer

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Bus Explosion Rocks Jerusalem — Benjamin Netanyahu Blames Terrorists

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