Daily Archives: March 15, 2017

US lawmakers urge Trump not to cancel anti-Semitism envoy position

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection March 15, 2017 Leave a comment

BY ERIC CORTELLESSA, Times of Israel— A bipartisan group of 167 Capitol Hill lawmakers signed an open letter to US President Trump Monday urging him to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism through the State Department. The letter called the appointment of such an official “crucial in documenting human rights abuses against…

In Time for Jerusalem Jubilee, Knesset Strengthens State Connection To Temple Mount

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection March 15, 2017 Leave a comment

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— As Jerusalem’s Jubilee celebration approaches, the Israeli parliament has, for the first time, proposed establishing a government body focused on strengthening the connection between the Jewish State and its holiest site: The Temple Mount. This move has generated anger among Palestinian politicians, who believed recent efforts by the…