Tag: Jerusalem
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Britain follows the EU’s position and urges Israel not to go ahead with its settlement programme in Jerusalem
Britain is urging Israel not to go ahead with its settlement programme east of Jerusalem after Israel opened a tender for construction developments in the designated E1 area. The tender, which opened for bids on August 5 and closes on October 5, provides for the construction of 3,401 housing units between East Jerusalem and the…
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UPDATED: Malta urges access to Christian holy sites after Israel blocks Cardinal
UPDATED: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now issued a statement that he has granted full access to Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Israeli Prime Minister also said that the access had been forbidden due to ongoing ballistic missile attacks by Iran targeting the historical religious sites of Jerusalem with…
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Palestinian terrorists shoot at bus passengers in Jerusalem
Earlier today Palestinian terrorists killed at least five people as they went on a shooting spree at a bus stop in Jerusalem. The attack happened at the Ramot Junction. The terrorists attacked passengers inside Egged company’s line number 62 bus which goes to Haifa. Dozens have been injured. Hamas and Palestinian Jihad hailed the attack…
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Malta signs letter with European nations condemning Israel’s E1 settlement plan in the West Bank
Malta has signed a letter among 21 other countries that include European countries, Australia and Canada, and also the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, condemning Israel’s approval to build a new Jewish settlement in the E1 Area in the West Bank just outside of Jerusalem. The move by Israel is intended to disrupt plans to…
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Bullying a lamb
The IDF started its invasion of Gaza by pronouncing to the whole world that its actions should be measured by international standards. That’s very odd to say when you apply Arabic standards of human rights in the way you treat journalists you don’t like, and you don’t even try to hide it. Yesterday, the IDF…
