Jerusalem

Sushant Singh Rajput And Jacqueline Fernandez To Drive Israel's Party Mood

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 12, 2017

A song from Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandez's Drive will be shot in Israel

Donald Trump Says Will Not Move US Embassy To Jerusalem For Now

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 8, 2017

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will not go ahead with his controversial pledge to move the American embassy to Jerusalem until after pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

The 'Christian Numerologist' Whose Biblical Doomsday Claim Has Some Nervously Eyeing Sept. 23

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Thursday September 21, 2017

David Meade, the self-described "specialist in research and investigations," has earned a fair amount of publicity online for predicting that catastrophic events will soon befall Earth. Among his claims: On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, a constellation - a sign prophesied in the Book of Revelation - will reveal itself in the skies over Jerusalem, signa...

Sara, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Wife, May Face Indictment For 'Graft'

World News | Reuters | Friday September 8, 2017

Israel's attorney general is considering indicting the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, on suspicion of using state funds for personal dining and catering services amounting to some $100,000, the justice ministry said on Friday.

'Rare' Byzantine Mosaic Revealed In Jerusalem's Old City

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 24, 2017

Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled a 1,500-year-old portion of mosaic floor bearing the names of Byzantine Emperor Justinian and a senior Orthodox priest.

Clashes As Palestinians End Boycott Of Jerusalem Holy Site

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 27, 2017

Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures.

Benjamin Netanyahu Says He Wants To Expel Al-Jazeera From Israel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 27, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday he wants to expel Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera from Israel amid tensions over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site.

'Israel Overplayed PM Narendra Modi's Recent Visit,' Says Palastinian Envoy To India

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Wednesday July 26, 2017

Weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Israel, as tensions flare up once again between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, the Palestinian envoy to India has said India can play a "positive role" between both sides.

Turkish President Urges All Muslims To 'Visit' And 'Protect' Jerusalem

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from a sensitive holy site in the city.

Israel To Replace Metal Detectors In Jerusalem With Smart Surveillance

World News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said.

Israel To Stop Use Of Metal Detectors At Sensitive Holy Site: Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 25, 2017

Israeli ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a statement said early Tuesday, after the new security measures set off deadly unrest.

Israel Says Jerusalem Mosque Metal Detectors To Stay, May Be Reduced

World News | Reuters | Monday July 24, 2017

Israel will not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest confrontations with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use, Israeli officials said today.

United Nations Security Council To Meet Monday On Jerusalem Violence

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 23, 2017

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, diplomats said on Saturday.

6 Dead In Worst Israeli-Palestinian Bloodshed In Years

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 22, 2017

Six people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, prompted by new security Israeli measures at Jerusalem's holiest site.

Jerusalem On Alert As Religious Tensions Rise Over Holy Site

World News | Reuters | Friday July 21, 2017

Israel bolstered security in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday and prepared for possible clashes with Muslim worshippers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided metal detectors at a sensitive holy site would not be removed.

3 Attackers Shoot At Police In Jerusalem Before Being Killed: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 14, 2017

Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly sensitive holy site and being killed by security forces, police said.

PM Modi Visits Israel Museum With Counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu

India News | Written by Akhilesh Sharma | Thursday July 6, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a three-day visit to Israel today visited the Israel Museum in Jerusalem along with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.

'Dear Mr Modi, I Love You': When PM Met 26/11 Survivor Moshe In Jerusalem

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 5, 2017

A meeting in Jerusalem with 26/11 survivor Moshe Holtzberg - "Baby Moshe" to millions of Indians - was a heart-warming interlude in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategically important visit to Israel.

Baby Moshe, Mumbai Terror Attack Survivor, To Meet PM Modi In Israel

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 5, 2017

Moshe Holtzberg, the Israeli child who as a toddler survived the 2008 terror attack at a Jewish centre in Mumbai, is "excited and emotional" ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jerusalem today, his grandfather says.

Narendra Modi To Travel To Israel In July, First Visit By An Indian PM

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday June 29, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first Indian premier to visit Israel next month when he travels to Jerusalem on a three-day visit beginning July 4, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. The visit not only marks 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries but also a marked shift in New Delhi approach towards a coun...

US President Donald Trump's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Launches Middle East Peace Effort

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 21, 2017

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, beginning a new US effort to revive long-fractured Middle East peace efforts. Mr Kushner, a 36-year-old real estate developer with little experience of international diplomacy or political ne...

ISIS Claims First Operation In Israel, 1 Policewoman Killed

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 17, 2017

ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility for the fatal stabbing of an Israeli policewoman outside Jerusalem's Old City.

Albert Einstein's Letters On Quantum Theory And God To Be Auctioned

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 13, 2017

Letters from Albert Einstein giving colleagues his thoughts on physics, God and Israel in the 1950s go under the hammer at a Jerusalem auction house on June 20.

Palestinians Pour Into Jerusalem For Ramadan Prayers

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 2, 2017

Thousands of Palestinians poured into Jerusalem to attend the first Friday prayers of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third-holiest site, AFP correspondents reported.

Donald Trump Arrives For Talks With Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas In Bethlehem

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 23, 2017

US President Donald Trump arrived for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as they seek ways to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

Donald Trump Becomes First Sitting US President To Visit The Western Wall

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 22, 2017

Donald Trump on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the disputed city of Jerusalem, placing his hand on one of the most sacred sites in Judaism.

Donald Trump Lashes Out At Iran During Jerusalem Visit

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump travelled to Jerusalem on Monday to seek ways to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, but also used the visit to again lash out at Iran.

Donald Trump Visits Israel In Search Of Revived Peace Process

World News | Reuters | Monday May 22, 2017

After an exhausting two days in Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel today, attempting to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process with visits to Jerusalem and the West Bank.

No Lavish Sword Dance, But Trump's Jerusalem Visit Won't Be Short Of Grandeur Or Security

World News | William Booth, The Washington Post | Monday May 22, 2017

President Donald Trump is to land at Tel Aviv airport on Monday and spend two days in Jerusalem with a side visit to Bethlehem in the West Bank. The Israelis and the Palestinians are scrambling to roll out the red carpet - but, seriously, it will be hard to beat the Saudi royals, who staged a sword dance for/with Trump and hosted the first family i...

Donald Trump Visits Jerusalem To Seek Paths To Israeli-Palestinian Peace

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump visits Jerusalem today to seek ways to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, a goal that has eluded his predecessors. Donald Trump's visit is part of his first trip abroad as US president and follows an initial stop in Saudi Arabia.