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Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 23: US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) speaks with Israeli President Shimon Peres as they pass flags while walking into Peres' Jerusalem residence May 23, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. This is Kerry's fourth visit to the country in the past two months. Kerry met today with both the Israeli and Palestinian leadership in hopes of restarting the direct peace talks between the two sides.

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  • Interim Mideast peace deal urged

    JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.   Read more »

  • Israel police ban Jews from Jerusalem holy site

    -- Israeli police have temporarily barred Israeli Jews and tourists from entering a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem after Palestinian demonstrations.Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the ban, announced Thursday, is a precaution.On Wednesday, violence erupted   Read more »

  • Israel's Netanyahu panned for $127G bed

    -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said. Netanyahu found himself   Read more »

  • Israel backs ruling for Jewish women's prayer

    -- Israel's attorney general says he will not appeal a court ruling permitting a liberal Jewish women's group to pray freely at a Jerusalem holy site.An Israeli court instructed police last month to stop detaining women for performing religious rituals and   Read more »

  • Mysterious Hebrew stone displayed in Jerusalem

    technologies tried -- but failed -- to detect more of the faded writing.Knohl, a professor of Bible at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, eventually scaled back from his original bombshell theory but the fierce scholarly debate he sparked continued to reverberate   Read more »

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  • Muslim writer touts Israeli tolerance of minorities

    author Dr. Qanta Ahmed spoke on Wednesday at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem about the difficulties for minorities in Islamic societies and how Israel is the only country in the Middle East that tolerates them. The event was organized by Alan 5/23/13 from Jerusalem Post Read more »

  • Dr. Joseph Frager, Dr. Paul and Drora Brody Israel Day Concert Theme: Let Your Voice be Heard for Jerusalem

    at 5th Ave. & 72nd St.) on Sunday, June 2nd, the 46th anniversary of the miracle of the Six Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem, from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., rain or shine. Long time organizer Dr. Joseph Frager and Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, chairpersons 5/23/13 from Arutz Sheva Read more »

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In Mideast, Kerry plays down pessimism on peace

    — As he embarked on another round of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Thursday in an effort to revitalize the peace process, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged the doubts being expressed on both sides over his chances of success. “I 5/23/13 from Boston.com Read more »

  • Weary words

    must be wary of any deal. Unless it includes a clear timetable and road map – which stipulates the creation of two states, with Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine – and details for the future of the now millions of Palestinian refugees, then it is not worth 5/23/13 from Lebanon Daily Star Read more »

  • Prince Edward presents Edinburghs awards in Tenn.

    comments yet for this story JERUSALEM, Israel -- The Church of Scotland removed an online report posted earlier this month claiming Jews have no biblical claim to the land of Israel. The move came following meetings with Jewish leaders last Thursday. The Jewish 5/23/13 from Edinburgh News Read more »

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About Jerusalem

Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (help·info), Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim) is the capital and largest city of the State of Israel, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006). An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, Jerusalem resides at elevations between 650-840 metres (~ 2000-2500 feet) and on a total area of 123 square kilometers. The city is situated southeast of Tel Aviv, south of Ramallah, southwest of Jericho, and north of Bethlehem.

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