Jerusalem day

Three teens arrested in connection to attacking, torching home of Old City resident

An indictment is expected to be filed in the coming days by Jerusalem District police.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The charred entrance to the victim’s apartment
(L-R) Jordanna McMillan, MK Moshe Tur-Paz, Josh Reinstein, Minister Gila Gamliel, Senator Ted Cruz, Rep. Brad Schneider, Bill Holmes, Pastor Larry Huch.

Bipartisan event celebrates Jerusalem Day, honors 'the beating heart of the Jewish people'

The bipartisan celebration emphasized the importance of faith-based diplomacy in promoting both peace and security for the Jewish state.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025

UAE summons Israeli ambassador over Jerusalem flag march 'violations'

The UAE condemned "the deplorable and offensive violations against the Palestinian people that took place in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque."

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee meets with Israeli officials at the Knesset, May 28, 2025.

'I prefer to live in Jerusalem than Washington,' Huckabee says at Knesset event honoring the city

Huckabee spoke of his love for the city, saying, "I tell people all the time, I prefer to live in Jerusalem rather than Washington every day of the year."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

What stopped Hamas from attacking Israel on Jerusalem Day?

“Instead of rockets, Hamas chose to attack Israel with fiery statements,” said a Palestinian journalist, adding that Gazans were expecting war.

JUNE 1, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Hamas terrorists attend an anti-Israel rally in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip May 27, 2021

Grapevine June 1, 2022: A different Moshe has his say

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 31, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Shmuel Zakai, director, Ben-Gurion Airport, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli, US Ambassador Tom Nides and Esty Herskowicz, Israel manager, Delta Airlines, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of Delta’s Tel Aviv-Boston route.

Letters to the Editor, June 1, 2022: The other 99.9% 

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 31, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Hadera Yeshiva rabbi alleges he was beaten by police near Western Wall

In response to his statement, Israel Police has claimed that he was arrested after violating orders and provoking police officers,

MAY 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, Saturday night.

Jews are terrified to walk in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter - opinion

For Jews to walk to the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, they have to fear for their lives.

MAY 30, 2022BySHMULEY BOTEACH
A MUSLIM WOMAN confronts Jewish youth during a Jerusalem Day celebration in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City on Sunday.

Gantz: Lehava, La Familia should be defined as terrorist organizations

Both Lehava and La Familia members have been involved in incitement and acts of violence against Arabs.

MAY 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ben-Zion Gopstein (left), leader of the group Lehava, gathers with some of his young followers in Jerusalem in 2014

UAE condemned actions of right-wing Israeli activists on Temple Mount

"The UAE strongly condemned the storming of extremist settlers into the courtyard of the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli forces."

MAY 30, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Jews walk during a visit to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, on May 29, 2022.

Grapevine: Ambassador on Emek

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 30, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The new US Ambassador's residence on Emek Refaim

What are the ancient roots of the controversial Jerusalem Day flag march?

Palestinians have long viewed the Jerusalem Day flag march as a provocation and clashes sometimes occur between marchers and Arab residents of the Old City.

MAY 30, 2022ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
Flag parade marchers entering the Old City through Damascus Gate, June 5, 2016.

Flag march proceeds as police try to minimize violence

Israeli police tried to maintain law and order and keep clashes from taking place during the annual Jerusalem Day flag march.

MAY 29, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Thousands of Jewish wave the Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day in downtown Jerusalem, May 29, 2022.