Israel on 4 June 2016

Israel escalates forced transfer of Palestinians Aljazeera.com - ‎10 hours ago‎ In the hours and days that followed, her husband was arrested and detained by Israeli police, while Maisa and her eldest children were interrogated. After six hours of questioning, they were driven byIsraeli police to the Qalandia checkpoint and ... Jewish and Arab pupils talk of unity, but Israel has never been so divided The Guardian - ‎29 minutes ago‎ Rivlin answers with reference to a line from the Israeli national anthem, HaTikvah, The Hope, and how it says that a “Jewish soul still yearns” – a song and line problematic for many of Israel's Arab citizens. “The question you are asking needs to be ... Liberman Opens Crossings Between Palestinian Authority, Gaza and Israel for Ramadan The Jewish Press - ‎2 hours ago‎ Yoav Mordechai, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) issued a statement late Friday noting the move was Israel's “civil policy to improve the quality of life for Arabs citizens of the Palestinian Authority in Judea, Samaria ... It's not just Jerusalem Day Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎2 hours ago‎ The Land of Israel that was promised to us by God, that we prayed to return to, that we pined for through Crusades, pogroms and in concentration camps is double the size of what the UN gave us. The land stretches from the Jordan River to the ... Israel allocates $220m to develop Jerusalem Middle East Monitor - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ Palestinians believe this is a further step towards the Judaisation of the city. The announcement came during a special cabinet meeting for Jerusalem Day; a national holiday in Israel that marks the capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War ... Six Day War Outcome, a Victory on Battlefields Lost in Words Jerusalem Post Israel News (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎ This month of June 2016 will mark the 49th anniversary of the Six-Day War, fought during June 5th and 10th, 1967, by Israel against its neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It was a war intended to annihilate Israel, as was stated clearly by ... Israel: Palestinian woman tries to stab soldier, is killed Business Insider - ‎Jun 2, 2016‎ JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police plan to deploy hundreds of officers to Jerusalem's Old City next week, a spokesman said Thursday, in a bid to secure an annual march commemorating Israel's capture of east Jerusalem that may coincide with the start of ... Jewish Americans express disappointment over Israel's failure to carry out historic agreement on Jerusalem Western Wall Christian Daily - ‎13 hours ago‎ American Jewish leaders have warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel has failed to carry out a historic agreement that relations with World Jewry could be harmed if the issue will not be resolved soon. American Jewish representatives have ... JPost Editorial: Jerusalem Day Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎2 hours ago‎ Unfortunately, what should be a heavenly day has been marred by violence, instigated by ultra-nationalist Jews who conduct a so-called Flag Parade – Israel national flags – through the Old City. It has become an instant Israeli tradition to hold what ... Jerusalem's high-tech, academia get $220M boost Jewish News of Greater Phoenix - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Israel's reunification of Jerusalem, the Cabinet allocated an extra $220 million for a plan that encourages the city's high-tech industry. “This is almost NIS 1 billion that we are investing in the development of ... For Jerusalem Day: Standing with Zion Arutz Sheva - ‎3 hours ago‎ In June 1967, Israel overcame the dire threats of its enemies in six days. As Israeli paratroopers liberated the Old City of Jerusalem, and General Motta Gur proclaimed, “The Temple Mount is in our hands,” world Jewry joined with their brethren in ... Mayor Barkat: Government 'forced a building freeze on Jerusalem Arutz Sheva - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ ... but rather an opportunity to look at the achievements and to redefine new achievements for the coming years. We all understand how much Jerusalem impacts not only Israel but the entire world." Tags: JerusalemNir Barkatconstruction freezeJerusalem Day. Jerusalem Day or "Occupation Day?" Arutz Sheva - ‎3 hours ago‎ This year, a group of media and academic leftists and NGOs, financed by J Street, Peace Now, the NewIsrael Fund, and others, are planning to protest on that day the presence of Jewish communities (“the settlements”) in “occupied Palestinian territory.”. Like Mother, Like Son Algemeiner - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ But now we also know—from the details that the Israeli police recently released—that the attackers discussed their plans for the attack on their Facebook pages, and that after the attack, they also communicated via WhatsApp. Remember when we used to ... Could it ever be a rainbow city? Jewish Chronicle - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ This is an opinion that is gaining traction among the Jewish citizens of Israel. When pollsters from theIsrael Democracy Institute asked members of the public in February whether they "agree or disagree with the opinion that Jerusalem is actually ... How one Jerusalem neighborhood has been left to fend for itself Al-Monitor - ‎Jun 2, 2016‎ This complicated arrangement is the result of an Israeli policy aimed at administratively reducing the Arab population of East Jerusalem, by forcing Jerusalemites to constantly have to prove their connection to Jerusalem or else risk losing their right ... French initiative harms Palestinian principles, say factions Middle East Monitor - ‎10 hours ago‎ They included the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the Middle East Quartet, the Arab League and other partners. While Israel has rejected the move, the Palestinian Authority has hailed and backed it. Palestine-Israel talks stopped in ... Take Action: Interview with mother of youngest Palestinian prisoner's mother International Solidarity Movement - ‎10 hours ago‎ According to Shadi, a 12 year old boy from Kufr Akab, which is part of Jerusalem but on the Palestinian side of the wall he, together with a friend of the same age decided to sneak over the separation wall that divides the Palestinian Territories from ... President And First Lady Rivlin Host Jerusalem Unity Day Prize Ceremony Yeshiva World News - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ The prize was awarded to honor organizations and individuals working for the sake of unity with the people of Israel, and in the Diaspora. Unity Day was held, for the second year, in partnership with the Knesset, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry ... Jerusalem in figures Jerusalem Post Israel News - ‎Jun 3, 2016‎ ... way to evaluate the situation on the ground in a city is to look at statistics. Jerusalem by Numbers, the annual report of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, was issued, in line with tradition, just before Jerusalem Day (marking ...