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Israel barred Islamic officials from entering Ibrahimi Mosque, Palestinians claim

Palestinian officials say two mosque figures were barred from the Ibrahimi Mosque for 15 days amid ongoing tensions in Hebron.

The Ibrahimi mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 3, 2024.
Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

AN AERIAL view shows the Cave of the Patriarchs, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims, in the city of Hebron, November 2, 2020.

PA condemns ‘Judaization project’ after Israel takes over planning for Tomb of the Patriarchs

JEWS STAND at the Abraham’s tomb monument in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Israel strips planning powers for Tomb of Patriarchs from Hebron


UNRWA makes the Nobel Peace Prize nominations shortlist

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 will be announced at 11 am on Friday, October 11, 2024, and is chosen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

 Nobel prize

Israel rejects latest UN resolution on Gaza, says 'green lights' Hamas

WHO chief: A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip.

 srael's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas on November 10, 2023

World envoys stand together in condemning antisemitism post-Hamas attack

The envoys called upon governments "to assess the needs and provide the necessary security assistance that Jewish communities require at this time of crisis."

 DEBORAH LIPSTADT, Biden’s envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said that this is a ‘historic moment in the modern fight against what’s known as the fight against the world’s oldest hatred.’

‘Conundrums’: Evgeny Gofman’s solo exhibition

Evgeny Gofman specializes in Japanese philosophy and martial arts, advocating the art of method without method.

 The art of Evgeny Gofman

Ramat Gan politicians clash over arrest of ex-Mexican diplomat

Council members and former mayor Yaakov Hagar accused Mayor Carmel Shama Hacohen of believing Roemer over the alleged victims.

Carmel Shama HaCohen before a cabinet meeting on March 11, 2018

Israel files to extradite alleged rapist ex-diplomat Roemer back to Mexico

In 2016, Roemer had walked out of a debate on a UNESCO resolution on the Temple Mount, in contradiction with his government's initial support of the document.

 Andrés Roemer seen in 2009

Letters to the Editor September 27, 2023: Brazenly anti-Israel

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Letters to the Editor September 20, 2023: Another failed state

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

We must reassert Jewish ties to 'Palestinian' land - editorial

The most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own.

 An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

Medieval German synagogue added to UNESCO World Heritage list

The Old Synagogue dates back to the 1090s, when its first stones were laid.

 A UNESCO sign is seen at the UNESCO headquarters, on the day of the opening of the second session of negotiations around a future treaty on tackling plastic pollution, in Paris, France, May 29, 2023.