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JERUSALEM—Like the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly two decades ago, the outcome of the post-election unrest in Iran could be of major strategic significance for the Middle East and for Israel. More ... Jewish housing in eastern Jerusalem is not part of the Obama administration's demand for a settlement freeze, the State Department clarified. "As far as Jerusalem is concerned, our policy in Jerusalem has not changed," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said. "Jerusalem is a final-status issue. More ... A stone that disappeared 12 years ago from a Jerusalem excavation site has been returned. The 46 lb. fragment of a 1,200-year-old marble column, which disappeared from an excavation south of the Temple Mount in 1997, was returned to Israel in a wooden crate specially constructed for the antiquity, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. More ... Protesters blocked Israel's border crossings with the Gaza Strip to protest the continued captivity of Gilad Shalit. The hundreds who gathered prevented up to 100 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies from entering Gaza, Ha'aretz reported. Some truckers refused to enter the strip in solidarity with the protesters. More ... Israel's internal security minister made an unannounced visit to the Temple Mount compound. Yitzhak Aharonovitch entered the Al-Aksa Mosque during his two-hour tour to review police positions in the volatile area. More ... Israel's Health Ministry is considering requiring all Maccabiah Games participants to be tested for swine flu. Any of the thousands of athletes from around the world who test positive for the virus would be prevented from entering the country, Deputy Health Minister Ya'akov Litzman suggested. "Some 5,000 athletes are expected to arrive from all over the world. More ... |
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