By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel — July 5, 2017 … The Israeli government has responded to UNESCO’s latest resolution: “This is another absurd and irrelevant UNESCO decision, which serves only the enemies of history and truth. Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and no UNESCO resolution will change this reality.… Read More »
Trump’s lies encourage terrorism against Jews. By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — June 1, 2017 … President Trump, who promised both Jews and Christians that he would move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, signed a waiver today preventing the embassy from moving to Jerusalem. Trump’s refusal to move the embassy… Read More »
Jerusalem, Israel – 50 Years of Liberation “Jerusalem is a symbol of togetherness, of unity, for Jerusalem, for Israel & the world as a whole.” – Mayor @NirBarkat for #JerusalemDay. pic.twitter.com/vPGc5qn1jd — Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) May 23, 2017
President Trump visited Jerusalem’s Western Wall but never acknowledged that this holy Jewish site was part of Israel. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — May 22, 2017 … It was a day filled with history as the first sitting US President stood by the Western Wall and placed a note inside. President… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — May 21, 2017 … Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, made the following remarks: “US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will arrive tomorrow on an historic visit to the State of Israel. Senior administration and… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — May 18, 2017 … Israel is putting on her best dress. The Jewish state is spending intensive days preparing for the visit of President Trump – from coordinating over 10,000 police to having the President’s favorite pillow await him at the King David Hotel. Israel’s Defense… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel — May 16, 2017 … Jerusalem Day festivities will begin this year on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at 20:30, opposite Jerusalem’s Old City wall adjacent to the Jaffa Gate. The main sound-and-light-show event celebrating 50 years since the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem, at the initiative of Culture… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — May 16, 2017 … Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. “Welcome. It’s a pleasure to see you and to welcome you to Jerusalem, our eternal capital,” said Netanyahu. “I know you went to the… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — December 25, 2016 … Following an UN Security Council resolution that condemns Israeli settlements, a resolution that Barack Obama allowed to pass with 14 votes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Elect Donald Trump and Jewish leaders responded with pure revulsion. After an intense period of diplomacy… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — October 14, 2016 … In a move which represents one of the largest acts of anti-semitism in modern history, UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – voted on a draft text to remove all Jewish and Christian ties to Jerusalem. The draft text was passed… Read More »