Here are 25 facts highlighting the rich tapestry of Israel’s capital:
1. Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 …
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ELIANA RUDEE/JNS.org
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5/25/17
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NEW YORK (JTA) – On the morning of June 5, 1967, as Arab armies and Israel clashed following weeks of tension, Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg sat anxiously amid his congregants at …
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BEN SALES
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5/25/17
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JNS.org – In April 2017, a record-breaking 349,000 tourists entered Israel, a 38-percent increase from April 2016 and the highest-ever figure for any month since Israel’s establishment in …
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5/11/17
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JTA – The state of Ohio bought a one-day record of $61 million in Israel Bonds.
The largest single government purchase of Israel Bonds, which took place April 3, makes Ohio the largest …
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4/7/17
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – With talk of snap elections in the air, a new survey found that 70 percent of Israelis would want a right-wing or center-right government to come to power.
The latest …
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4/7/17
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – The U.S. chipmaker Intel will pay $14.7 billion to acquire the driverless technology firm Mobileye in what reportedly is the largest-ever purchase of an Israeli high-tech …
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3/16/17
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TEL AVIV (JTA) – A couple of weeks ago, Adam Atkins didn’t know Israel had a baseball team.
But since the squad started winning games last week in the World …
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ANDREW TOBIN
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3/16/17
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hundreds of haredi Orthodox men and women and religious Zionist female seminary students disrupted the monthly Rosh Chodesh morning service of the Women of the Wall group.
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3/2/17
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – Natan Sharansky, chairman of the executive for the Jewish Agency for Israel, will head the organization for an extra year.
The board of governors announced Feb. 28 that …
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3/2/17
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JTA – A record $1.127 billion in State of Israel Bonds was sold in the United States in 2016.
The Development Corporation for Israel, also known as Israel Bonds, issues debt …
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3/2/17
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