When construction for the widening of the 405 Freeway put the Los Angeles Community Eruv out of operation for Shabbat on June 15, it added some complications to the Sabbath plans of some observant Jewish Angelenos. But probably few more so than Elliot Katzovitz, who was among those involved in designing the eruv about a decade ago.
Palestinian leaders reportedly have rejected the contents of a letter delivered by Benjamin Netanyahu\’s personal envoy Isaac Molho to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted on bribery charges in one of Israel\’s largest corruption scandals.
A Jerusalem building committee has approved the construction of 130 new apartments in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.
Members of the U.N. Security Council criticized Israel\’s decision to construct additional housing in the settlements and the United States for blocking a vote to condemn the action.
Israel on Monday closed a footbridge it deemed unsafe at Jerusalem\’s holiest and most volatile religious site after fears that demolition of the structure, used mainly by non-Muslim tourists, could spark Arab anger.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Western and Arab complaints that the planned construction of 1,100 new homes in Gilo on annexed land close to Jerusalem would complicate Middle East peace efforts.
Israel has authorized the construction of 1,200 new homes and 18 schools in the southern Gaza Strip. It will be one of the largest building projects in Gaza in years. Israel’s Civil Administration made the announcement Tuesday, the AP reported.
Construction began on apartment buildings in eastern Jerusalem for married students attending a nearby yeshiva.
Mahmoud Abbas told thousands of Palestinians gathered for a Yasser Arafat memorial that \”The Palestinian state will arise when it is cleared of settlements.\”
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