BREAKING NEWS

Barkat dedicates 'Um Kulthum' street in e. Jerusalem

By MELANIE LIDMAN

OCTOBER 17, 2012 19:36

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat dedicated Um Kulthum Street in Beit Hanina on Wednesday afternoon as a symbolic gesture marking the first year of naming streets in east Jerusalem since 1967. Over the past year, the municipality has given official names to 145 streets in Zur Baher, Beit Hanina, Shuafat, Issawiya, Abu Tor, Silwan and Ras al-Amud.

According to City Councilor Meir Margalit (Meretz) who holds the east Jerusalem portfolio, approximately 1,000 streets in east Jerusalem lack recognized names. This leads to a host of bureaucratic difficulties, including paramedics and firefighters who cannot find houses in an emergency, and means hundreds of thousands of Arab residents have no mail delivery.

US Senate has agreement on FISA reauthorization, vote on Friday

By REUTERS

04/20/2024 04:59 AM

Iran says it will respond at 'maximum level' if Israel acts against it

By REUTERS

04/20/2024 02:43 AM

Five high school students wounded in Maryland shooting

By REUTERS

04/20/2024 01:36 AM

US imposes sanctions on suppliers contributing to missile proliferation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/20/2024 01:26 AM