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New Colombian president open to moving embassy to Jerusalem
By Joshua Davidovich, Raphael Ahren and Agencies
Ivan Duque, who said he wanted to have the best possible ties with Israel, defeats leftist challenger, though some see seeds of political shift for conservative country
Newly elected Colombian president Ivan Duque celebrates with supporters in Bogota, after winning the presidential runoff election on June 17, 2018. (AFP/ Raul Arboleda)
June 18, 2018, 5:23 am
New Colombian president open to moving embassy to Jerusalem
Ivan Duque, who said he wanted to have the best possible ties with Israel, defeats leftist challenger, though some see seeds of political shift for conservative country
By Joshua Davidovich, Raphael Ahren and Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. (AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky)
June 15, 2018, 5:13 pm
Netanyahu talks Syria, World Cup with Putin
Kremlin says leaders discuss 'joint efforts to provide security' near Israeli-Syrian border during phone call
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a reception marking Russia Day in Sergei’s Courtyard, Jerusalem, June 14, 2018 (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
June 15, 2018, 12:34 am
In first such event, Russia celebrates its national day in Jerusalem
Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov notes Moscow's recognition of western part of the city as Israel's capital but stresses that eastern section belongs to the Palestinians
By Raphael Ahren
Achinoam Nini singing in Nuremberg, Germany in 2014. (Rs-foto/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
June 15, 2018, 12:14 am
Singer Achinoam Nini calls for Eurovision to be held in Tel Aviv
Longtime left-wing activist explains city is 'not political,' unlike Jerusalem; also opposes Trump's embassy move to capital
By JTA and TOI staff
PM Benjamin Netanyahu with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Jerusalem, June 13, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
June 13, 2018, 3:04 pm
Bulgaria sympathetic to Israel wanting Jerusalem recognition — to a point
On visit, PM Borisov insists he won't relocate embassy, though he's 'not indifferent' to a sovereign state wanting its choice for capital to be recognized by the world
By Raphael Ahren
Netta Barzilai celebrates after winning the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Lisbon, Portugal, May 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
June 12, 2018, 10:29 pm
Eurovision organizers said to urge ministers to keep quiet on 2019 contest
Senior European Broadcasting Union officials reportedly tell Israeli counterparts they 'don't have a problem with Jerusalem,' but Israeli politicians 'creating problems'
By Michael Bachner and TOI staff
Israelis hold American and Israeli flags with the new US embassy in the background in Jerusalem, Monday, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
June 10, 2018, 2:46 pm
Poll shows deep divisions between Israeli and US Jews on Trump, peace, religion
AJC survey shows Israelis much more supportive of US leader's handling of relations, far more accepting of ultra-Orthodox monopoly over religious affairs in Jewish state
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers patrolling a field in the West Bank. (Michal Fattal/Flash90)
June 10, 2018, 9:03 am
Soldiers fire at car that sped toward them in West Bank
Army says no casualties in incident near Tulkarem; police arrest 2 Palestinians in Jerusalem after knife found in their car
By TOI staff
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev speaks at a press conference regarding the cancellation of a soccer match between Argentina and Israel, in Tel Aviv, on June 6, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
June 7, 2018, 11:29 pm
Most think minister wrong to move Argentina soccer match to Jerusalem — poll
Over 30% say transferring exhibition game to Jerusalem was main reason for Argentines pulling out; 28% think threats kept Messi and squad away
By TOI staff
Argentina's players arrive for a training session at the FC Barcelona 'Joan Gamper' sports center in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on June 3, 2018. (AFP/Lluis Gene)
June 6, 2018, 9:42 am
Messi divorce: 9 things to know for June 6
Israeli reactions to the cancellation of a soccer friendly are anything but: Argentinians were afraid of terror, also they hate us, and it's Miri Regev's fault
By Joshua Davidovich
Jerusalem's First Station entertainment district, December 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2018, 3:49 pm
I can’t celebrate permission to violate Shabbat
The decision to keep Jerusalem's First Station open on Saturdays may be right but it's also sad
By Benjy Singer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (right) hold a press conference at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, February 23, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 5, 2018, 10:45 am
Shin Bet says it thwarted plot to assassinate prime minister, Jerusalem mayor
East Jerusalem man, 2 accomplices arrested for allegedly planning 'significant terror attacks' on behalf of Syria-based group
By Judah Ari Gross
People seen partying at a bar in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2018. (Liba Farkash/Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 11:29 pm
Does Litzman want to close top nightspot because 2 drunk women visited yeshiva?
Mayoral candidates reject ultra-Orthodox lawmaker's demand to shutter bars in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market; TV suggests motivation may be personal
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of radio broadcasters at the Army Radio headquarters in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
June 3, 2018, 2:44 pm
Army Radio to relocate to Jerusalem within 3 months
Large military complex to be built in capital, including new headquarters for embattled station, Defense Ministry says
By Michael Bachner
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrives at the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on October 15, 2017. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
June 2, 2018, 6:05 am
Litzman: Jerusalem mayor candidates must vow to shutter bars for Haredi support
UTJ newspaper announces demand on Friday, saying secular entertainment district at Mahane Yehuda market has become 'focal point for debauchery'
By TOI staff
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