BREAKING NEWS

Police release Holyland suspect to house arrest

By JPOST.COM STAFF

APRIL 27, 2010 18:31

Yehoshua Pollack, former Jerusalem deputy mayor and head of the local Planning and Construction Committee, was released to house arrest Tuesday, Israel Radio reported.

He is suspected of setting the Holyland project expansion in motion in exchange for bribes, money laundering, fraud, breach of public trust and conspiracy to commit a crime

In a related development, Army Radio said that Shlomo Eshkol, the Jerusalem City Engineer, called for freezing the project in a report submitted to the city municipality on Tuesday.

EU Commission President calls on Israel, Iran to refrain from escalation

By REUTERS

04/19/2024 11:00 AM

No plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, Iranian official says

By REUTERS

04/19/2024 09:51 AM

US restricts gov't workers, families to travel out of greater city areas

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/19/2024 09:39 AM

Israeli missiles targeted Syria air defense positions, state media says

By REUTERS

04/19/2024 09:34 AM