Archive for the ‘Jerusalem’ Category
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Great story on International Women's Day. Israel working to get more women in its parliament (Knesset). Bill would reward parties that boast more women By Mazal Mualem Haaretz: March 8, 2010 Efforts to increase the number of female Knesset members have frequently been stymied ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Here is the introduction to a new publication from the Global Law Forum of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: Demography, Geopolitics, and the Future of Israel's Capital: Jerusalem's Proposed Master PlanBy Nadav Shragai The aspiration to create and preserve a stable Jewish majority in the unified capital of the ...
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, finds that AP is consistently measured in its reporting on east Jerusalem housing starts.
The recent announcement that Israel intended to build 900 housing units in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Gilo was ...
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
An ancient fortification, dating from the time of Abraham, has been uncovered by archeologists in Jerusalem. The 26-foot-high and very thick wall was likely used by the Canaanites some 3,700 years ago to protect the path to an important water source, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. ...
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Here's a new way to use the popular micro-blogging site Twitter: send your prayers to Jerusalem to be placed in the Western Wall.
The project was founded by Tel Aviv university student Alon Nir. In the CBC radio interview below, Nir says he was inspired by the Iranians who used Twitter ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
It may be the dog days of summer, but much is going on in the Middle East. In the West Bank, Fatah has just ended its first convention in two decades. Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama is demanding that Israel abide by a complete settlement freeze - including building in ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Here is a release from the Israeli government:
Remarks by PM Netanyahu and FM Liberman concerning building in Jerusalem.
19 Jul 2009
Following are excerpts from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday, 19 July 2009):
"I read the newspaper headlines today about the construction of ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
During an address at a Jerusalem Day ceremony, commemorating 42 years since the city was united in the Six-Day War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that all of Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty.
To read more about Netanyahu's speech as well as the address by President Shimon Peres, please ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
On Oct. 6, the Middle East Institute (MEI), along with the Foundation for Middle East Peace, co-sponsored a discussion with the leaders of the Jerusalem Old City Initiative, created to pursue creative governance and management options for Jerusalem's Old City.
The talk featured: Michael Bell, Professor of International Diplomacy at the University ...
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