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.
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.
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, the spiritual leader of a Modern Orthodox Los Angeles synagogue, has penned a tremendously brave article in this week’s L.A. Jewish Journal. In it, he writes: The question of whether we could bear a redivision of Jerusalem is a searing and painful one. The Orthodox Union, National Council of Young Israel and…
Holocaust denial may be big in the Muslim world, but it’s not the only kind of Jew-targeting denial that’s popular. There’s 9/11 denial. And then, of course, there’s Temple denial. The Jerusalem Post reports: The former mufti of Jerusalem, Ikrema Sabri, has made the claim that there never was a Jewish temple on the Temple…
I believe that Israel’s long-term survival hinges on reaching a settlement with the Palestinians (and that achieving such a settlement is, not insignificantly, also a vital interest of the United States). I believe this will necessarily involve sharing sovereignty over Jerusalem. I recognize that doing so involves profound risks for Israel, but I think that…
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports: An adviser to Mahmoud Abbas said the Kotel should be under Palestinian control. Adnan Husseini, aide to the Palestinian Authority president, said Thursday that Palestinian demands for Israel to cede eastern Jerusalem under any peace accord also includes the Western Wall. “This is part of Islamic heritage that cannot be…
In a position paper released to JTA today, Hillary Clinton affirms her belief in Israel’s right to exist with an undivided Jersalem as its capital.
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