The number of people killed during the Hamas incursion into Israel has surpassed 600, making it the deadliest single day in Israeli history. Israeli airstrikes in retaliation have claimed at least 300 Palestinian lives.Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem. VOA News
Israel’s new government’s moves to separate men and women in public settings are causing increasing concern among women’s rights groups.They are also concerned that the Supreme Court won’t uphold women’s rights.
Israel opened a high-tech hub with the aim of increasing employment opportunities for Palestinians as part of a five-year development plan for East Jerusalem. It is the first step in a larger program to transform East Jerusalem into a local version of California’s Silicon Valley.
Last week’s controversial visit by Israel’s newly appointed police minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, to a holy site in Jerusalem, which sparked controversy was discussed by U.N. Security Council. The visit sparked criticism from the Arab world and Israel’s closest ally, the United States.
Israeli volunteers with Humans Without Borders transport young, critically ill Palestinian children from the West Bank to and from Israeli hospitals, where they receive care that is not available by the Palestinian healthcare system, every week. The Palestinian Authority covers medical expenses, but not for transport. Many patients are too weak and some cannot pay the bus fare
Jerusalem is a diverse city, with Palestinians making up more than a third of the population in East Jerusalem. The majority of them are permanent residents rather than citizens, and Arabic is their first language, not Hebrew. Many East Jerusalem women, however, have expressed an interest in studying Hebrew, and an Israeli non-profit organisation is assisting in meeting the demand
Following reports that software from the private security firm NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders throughout the world, Israel is facing growing international criticism. A group of American politicians has urged the US government to take action against the corporation, which has denied any wrongdoing. Some experts in Israel are advocating for tighter controls on cyber exports
Recent findings in Jerusalem’s Old City, according to Israeli archaeologists, are among the most important ever found. They believe the enormous structure they discovered is a 2,000-year-old city hall where dignitaries might relax before visiting Jerusalem’s Second Temple
Two Palestinian Neighbourhoods In East Jerusalem Have Become Flashpoints Of Tension Over Plans To Evict Hundreds Of Palestinians From Homes They Have Lived In For Decades, One Of The Reasons For Israel’s Recent Fighting With The Islamist Hamas Movement In Gaza, Which Resulted In The Deaths Of Hundreds Of Palestinians
Israel is keeping air travel restrictions in place because of the pandemic and that means Christian pilgrims from all over the world will once again not be able to visit the traditional sites in the Holy Land this Easter this year