Jerusalem News

Jerusalem terror alert heightened

JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Jerusalem's terror alert was raised for several hours Monday in response to a possible terrorist attack, police said.

Controversy in Jerusalem: The City Of David

Lesley Stahl reports on a controversial archeological dig site in Jerusalem

Mitchell returns to Middle East (UPI)

JERUSALEM, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Another round of Middle East shuttle diplomacy was under way Friday as U.S. envoy George Mitchell toured the region to try to jump start peace talks.

UN chief: Israel has no right to East Jerusalem (Middle East Online)

Ban Ki-moon reminds Israel that East Jerusalem remains part of occupied Palestinian territory.

Mayor defies court order to evacuate Jews from East Jerusalem home (Haaretz Daily)

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has gone on the offensive against the municipal legal system, state prosecutor and outgoing Attorney General Menachem Mazuz following Mazuz's order to the police to immediately evict the Jews living in a building in East Jerusalem's predominantly Arab Silwan neighborhood.

Mitchell in Mideast trying to jump-start peace talks (CNN)

George Mitchell, U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, was in the region on Thursday, in a bid to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. He planned to spend three days in Jerusalem and Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank.

Dreamworks to film Jerusalem documentary (J Weekly)

Dreamworks Studios will produce a documentary series at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

Jerusalem demolitions halted 'to save settler home' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Plans to raze illegally built houses in east Jerusalem have been halted to avoid having to tear down a building used by Jewish settlers, Israeli army radio said on Thursday.

Elon: Real Danger to Jerusalem as Israel's Undivided Capital (Israel National News)

Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) Leading PA and Norwegian diplomats met for a high-level meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, prompting concern on the part of some Israelis regarding the future of the Israeli capital.

Concern over situation in East Jerusalem (The Norway Post)

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, who is on a visit to the Middle East says Norway is concerned about developments in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian population is subject to ever-increasing pressure, he says.