Jerusalem

Letters: Opposition to Jerusalem museum

A recent judgment by Israel's supreme court will allow the construction of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre's Museum of Tolerance, designed by renowned US architect Frank Gehry, over a Muslim heritage cemetery of great historical...

The Judaisation of Jerusalem

Ever since 1967, Israel has been systematically following a policy of changing the demographic nature of occupied Jerusalem. This is part of a plan that aims at creating a new status quo by freezing the Palestinian presence at...

Early Hebrews may have had black features

JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A Tel-Aviv University anthropologist in Israel said he believes early Hebrews looked more like black Africans than the people who now live in the Middle East. Yair Ben David, working with scientists...

Switzerland leans on Israel to stop home demolitions in Jerusalem

Switzerland on Friday condemned the destruction of Palestinian homes in Occupied Jerusalem and said it had made representations to the Israeli Foreign Ministry on the issue. The Swiss Foreign Ministry said it was "deeply...

Nov 14, 2008 Picasso Travel Unveils New Israel Tours

Picasso Travel announced its newest branded tour offerings called Israel With Us, with a selection of packages that showcase the destination of Israel. One of the new Israel With Us packages is called Israel Sampler. The land...

Concerns expressed over Indaba group manipulation

By George Conger The Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East has welcomed Dr. Rowan Williams’ decision to hold the 2009 Primates Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, telling The Church of England Newspaper the witness of Egypt’s...

Gaza ceasefire continues to unravel

By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip continued to unravel on Friday, as several Israeli towns close to the territory came under attack from rockets and mortars....

Labeling an issue between Britain, Israel

People who read this also read ... JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A British plan to label vegetables grown in Israeli settlements on the West Bank has angered the Israeli government. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who...

Video prompts soldiers' court-martial

JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Four Israeli soldiers will face a court-martial after a video surfaced that allegedly showed them abusing a Palestinian prisoner, the military says. The Israel Defense Forces ruled this week that the...

2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem

A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And its discovery was a true eureka moment for excavators.The piece was found beneath a...