Prince William

September 23, 2018, 9:26 pm

Prince William unveils statue for spy who saved Jews from Holocaust

MI6 agent Frank Foley used his cover job as a passport officer in Berlin to freely issue British visas to German Jews in the 1930s

By JTA

Jordanian diplomat Nizar al-Qaissi, left, joined Waqf officials and the Palestinian mufti of Jerusalem in greeting Prince William on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 28, 2018. (British Consulate General Jerusalem)

July 5, 2018, 1:29 pm

Israel irked over Jordanian diplomat greeting Prince William on Temple Mount

Ramallah-based Nizar al-Qaissi joined Waqf officials in welcoming UK royal on ‘private visit’ to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock

By Raphael Ahren

July 3, 2018, 2:33 pm

Emanuel Miller

Soccer’s lesson in how to make peace

Palestinian leaders rebuffed the Argentinean team’s visit but accepted Prince William’s: Here’s why

Britain's Prince William stands on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives overlooking the Old City with the golden dome of the Dome of the Rock on June 28, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Thomas Coex)

July 1, 2018, 6:02 pm

UK tabloid claims William is now devoting himself to Mideast peace

‘This is the start of something new,’ 36-year-old Duke of Cambridge said to tell aides after being ‘deeply moved’ by Israel-PA visit

By TOI staff

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, tours on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Temple Mount, on June 28, 2018, for an official visit to Israel. (Amit Shabi/POOL)

June 28, 2018, 6:34 pm

Prince William says goodbye after ‘getting a real feel’ for Israel

Ambassador says royal visit achieved its goals – to pay respect to Holocaust victims and meet young people to hear about their aspirations for the future

By TOI staff

June 28, 2018, 4:41 pm

Prince William’s visit a PR coup for Israel, with some royal pain amid the gain

The future UK monarch’s historic trip boosted Israel’s international legitimacy, but also underlined the world’s ongoing discomfort with Jewish sovereignty throughout Jerusalem

By Raphael Ahren

Britain's Prince William touches the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 28, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Menahem KAHANA)

June 28, 2018, 11:11 am

Prince William visits Western Wall, prays for world peace

British royal places note between stones, tours Temple Mount, pays respects at great-grandmother’s grave on Mount of Olives

By TOI staff

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, arrives for a visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on June 26, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

June 28, 2018, 5:52 am

Prince William to tour Jerusalem’s Old City, visit great-grandmother’s grave

On final day of Israel trip, British royal expected to drop by Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, al-Aqsa Mosque, though stops haven’t been confirmed

By TOI staff

Britain's Prince William (C) prepares to shoot a soccer ball during his meeting with young Palestinian soccer players in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)

June 27, 2018, 11:16 pm

Prince William tells Palestinians ‘you have not been forgotten’

Prince tours West Bank refugee camp, watches traditional Arab folk dance, plays soccer, eats hummus… and urges peace

By Agencies

Britain's Prince William visits the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. The Duke of Cambridge is the first member of the royal family to make an official visit to the Jewish state and the Palestinian territories. ( AFP PHOTO / Ahmad GHARABLI)

June 27, 2018, 10:22 pm

Prince William said to refuse to meet with Mayor Barkat in Jerusalem

Although prince visited PM and president, a mayoral meet in the capital was apparently a step too far, given UK stance on disputed city; Barkat was invited to Ramat Gan, said no

By TOI staff

Palestinians burn a poster of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a protest against Israel and the PA in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 14, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

June 27, 2018, 8:01 pm

Liberman blames Abbas, PA terror payments for Gaza’s woes

Defense chief also attacks Palestinian Authority for freezing salaries of employees in Strip and opposing international aid push

By Alexander Fulbright

A Russian priest stands by the grave of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Greece, great-grandmother of Prince William, at the Mary Magdalene Church, in Jerusalem, on June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

June 27, 2018, 7:54 pm

Prince William’s Jerusalem visit highlights unique ‘righteous gentile’ ancestor

UK royal meets descendants of Jews saved by his great-grandmother Princess Alice, whose Mount of Olives tomb he’ll visit Thursday

By Aron Heller

Britain's Prince William, left, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool Photo via AP)

June 27, 2018, 4:28 pm

Prince William to Abbas: ‘I’m glad our two countries work so closely together’

No comment from Israel as royal guest appears to make a diplomatic slip and designate the Palestinian Authority as a ‘country’

By TOI staff

Benjamin Netanyahu, left, delivering a statement in Tel Aviv on June 27, 2018 regarding Poland's amended Holocaust law. (Haim Zach/PMO)

June 27, 2018, 2:04 pm

Several Gazans shot while trying to cross fence — army

Palestinians report five shot in two incidents, but IDF only confirms four; Netanyahu reads out joint Polish-Israeli statement ending rift over Holocaust law

By Joshua Davidovich

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, walks with the winner of the Eurovision 2018 song contest, Netta Barzilai, on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv on June 27, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/pool/via Flash90)

June 27, 2018, 1:06 pm

Prince William, Eurovision star Netta stroll in Tel Aviv; she gives him a looper

‘You haven’t heard me sing,’ he protests. After whirlwind tour of Israeli cities, British royal heads to travel to Ramallah to learn about Palestinian culture and concerns

By TOI staff