Israel has an older connection to Jerusalem than France has to Paris, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in Sunday’s Cabinet meeting, as he rejected claims from the Palestinians that Israel has no historic link to the Temple Mount in…
Highway expansions can result in traffic jams, and in Israel it can turn into archaeology as well. That’s what happened to a recent project, after an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector found pottery shards during the Highway 1 project, a…
Just days before the 47th anniversary of Israel’s retaking of Biblical Jerusalem, key Australian government figures inched closer to admitting Israel has a legitimate claim to the city of King David. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Aussie Attorney General…
The 2013 Israeli elections are set to be held on January 22 and the party that has surprised the most is Habayit Hayehudi, or The Jewish Home in English. The Jewish Home has surged from an unimportant three seats in…
The 2013 Israeli elections are set to be held on January 22 and the party that has surprised the most is Habayit Hayehudi, or The Jewish Home in English. The Jewish Home has surged from an unimportant three seats in…
With the 2013 Israeli elections just a little more than a week away, The Mideast Update spoke with Jeremy Gimpel, a candidate from The Jewish Home party—or Habayit Hayehudi in Hebrew. Here is part one of excerpts from the interview: