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Jerusalem highlights: September 11-17

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President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

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Jerusalem deputy mayor pushes to rename King George street after UK sanctions on settlements

Deputy Mayor Aryeh King submitted the request Wednesday morning to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, who also serves as chairman of the street naming committee.

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

Sara Netanyahu rejects apology demand from Jerusalem protest-fire defendant, seeks NIS 5m.

The defendant is accused of pouring flammable liquid into a recycling bin, adding fuel-soaked material, and setting it alight.

Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

WATCH: Prosecutors move to indict Beersheba man in sedative-laced baby food case

Yan Shemla is suspected of contaminating jars of Prinok fruit puree that were linked to the hospitalization of at least four children in Jerusalem earlier this year.

Police outside of the Zol Bagadol supermarket in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026, as law enforcement investigates multiple incidents of children being hospitalized after eating tainted fruit puree.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest

The Israel Home Expo will bring developers, mortgage and tax experts, and aliyah services together in Jerusalem as organizers seek to turn holiday visits into long-term moves to Israel.

Diaspora buyers look to Israeli real estate amid rising aliyah interest. Real estate fair in NYC earlier this year.

Bin fire defendant demands apology from Sara Netanyahu, threatens to sue

Prosecutors allege that Giler and three other defendants planned fires at six locations near the prime minister’s private residence in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood.

Sara Netanyahu, Wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate Court in Jerusalem, asking the court for a restraining order against activist Nava Rozolyo, March 25, 2025.

Israel to take retaliatory steps against France after imposition of settlement sanctions - report

This comes less than a day after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced measures against the UK, including the immediate removal of personnel from the CMCC headquarters in Kiryat Gat.

View of the French Consulate in Jerusalem, March 11, 2026.

Shin Bet, Police dismantle broad West Bank Hamas network recruiting armed cells across region

The cells intended to carry out attacks against Jews and Israeli security personnel, authorities said. Weapons allegedly intended for attacks, along with other combat equipment, were seized.

Israeli security forces seen during a raid in the West Bank village of Salem, near Nablus, on August 2, 2026.

Court approves tender for new homes to be built in E1, legal challenge remains open

The Jerusalem District Court allowed a tender for over 1,000 homes in the E1 area to proceed, but did not issue a verdict on whether the construction plans are legal.

Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

PA Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot praised Britain's settlement trade ban as a "turning point" and called for further sanctions, including an arms embargo on Israel.

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

WATCH: Haredi protest against light rail construction erupts on Jerusalem's Bar-Ilan Street

Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd after declaring the demonstration illegal.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.