
Four Jews have suffered violent attacks in Israel in the last week, spurring Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to urge all citizens possessing firearms and trained in their use to carry their weapons at all times to defend themselves. “The mayor
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Oct 2015, 1:03 AM PST0

In an echo of protests this week in Baltimore, demonstrators in Jerusalem, Israel have taken to the streets to oppose police brutality against Ethiopian Israelis. The immediate trigger for the protest, which drew hundreds of people to the streets near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, was a surveillance video showing two policemen beating a black Israeli soldier in uniform. Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat rushed to the scene to listen to the demonstrators’ concerns.
by Joel B. Pollak30 Apr 2015, 11:46 AM PST0

Rapper Kanye West and reality television star wife Kim Kardashian were in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday for the baptism of their daughter, North West.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Apr 2015, 4:47 PM PST0

The Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barakat, wrestled a Palestinian knife-wielding terrorist to the ground over the weekend and, with the assistance of his bodyguard, held the jihadist down until police arrived on the scene.
by Jordan Schachtel23 Feb 2015, 1:22 PM PST0