While about 1,146 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Thursday amid Jerusalem Day festivities, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir did not join them.
The Yesh Atid leader said that the selections for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee should include the seat that had traditionally been reserved for the opposition.
I will do my part of unity and provide some tips that will enable you to start making smart financial decisions and get on track towards financial independence.
A bus was hired for family members to go to the graveside for burial and further psalms. The reserved private tour bus was equipped with reinforced windows to protect from rock-throwing.
The capital’s total population reached a grand total of 966,200, doubling that of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, metropolitan Jerusalem continued to grow, with more than 1.4 million residents.
Asking Mayor Moshe Lion the tough questions – on the eve of the 56th Jerusalem Day and five months before elections.
There are some who claim that the Six Day War marked the beginning of the “occupation,” but their opinion is unsubstantiated.
Virtually all (Zionist) rabbis agree that the blessing must be said on the Hallel of Jerusalem Day, for that event came purely “min hashamayim,” from heaven itself, a precious gift from God.
Jerusalem’s main challenge remains its high poverty rate, particularly among the haredi and Arab populations.
As we celebrate Jerusalem Day for the 55th time, I continue to bear witness to the Teddy Kollek era, which shaped the city into the likes of what it is today, a metropolis of a million people.