Mayor Barkat’s Partition Plan Must Be Repudiated

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, elected three years ago on a strong "Jerusalem will never be divided!" platform, has changed colors.

Meet Eastern Jerusalem!

The world speaks of "Arab east Jerusalem" yet more Jews than Arabs actually live in these areas

Interpreting the Signs in Northern Jerusalem

Amid an intense Israeli election campaign in which "keeping Jerusalem united" figured prominent as a key issue, the question continues to crop up: Is Jerusalem already being divided?

Banish UNRWA From Jerusalem

Today, UNRWA maintains extensive office facilities in Jerusalem, including its local headquarters as well as the UNRWA Microfinance Department on Shlomo Zalman Shragai Street between Ramat Eshkol and Maalot Dafna, even as UNWRA does not recognize this area as Israeli Jerusalem.

Top Ten Reasons Why Jerusalem Must Remain Israeli – And Undivided

It is true that support for Israel is very high among American voters. In fact, a poll of earlier this month showed that 56 percent of voters say they support Israel, compared to 10 percent who say they support the PA.

Mayor’s Election Promo Omits United Jerusalem

While Lyon is backed by the haredi parties, Barkat has been endorsed by leading religious-Zionist rabbis.

Jerusalem And The Elections: Always In The Center

Despite its name, the Muslim Quarter was home to many Jews and 6 yeshivot in the 19th century

Abbas At UN: Deception And Incitement

"We have succeeded in raising an ideological generation that loves death like our enemies love life"

Herzog Would Divide The City

A unified Jerusalem's most threatened by a leading Prime Minister candidate: Labor's Yitzchak Herzog

Jerusalem: Centerpiece Of The Israeli Elections

Israel's full sovereignty over a united Jerusalem is the only path for true peace in the region.

Some Troubling Results In Latest Jerusalem Survey

For a peace treaty with the PA, half the Israeli public would agree to divide the Jerusalem

Islam’s Bonds Of Expediency With Jerusalem

It's a well-known cliche that Jerusalem is "holy to the three main religions" - and in truth, it is not surprising. After all, the city was first holy to the Jews - and so it was inevitable that the rest of the world would ultimately jump on the bandwagon.

Would PA Allow Jews in Jerusalem?

We must remember, too, that Abbas has said no Jews would be allowed to live anywhere in a Palestinian state.

Jerusalem’s Airplane Hill: Construction Flight Aborted

The monster called "American and European pressure" showed up – and shot down the Givat HaMatos building project, once again. Why is the large Givat HaMatos housing project so significant and important?

More Arabs In Hebrew U – Good Or Bad?

So, yes, Yerushalayim is becoming a more "open" city, but that means we need to significantly increase and expand the Jewish presence in it. Only a strong Jewish majority will ensure and secure Jerusalem for generations to come and enable us to continue to advance toward the Jerusalem envisioned by our prophets

Keeping Jerusalem: Biden’s Stance On Jerusalem

According to Biden, the U.S. should have kept the Jerusalem carrot hanging just out of Israel's reach for as long as possible until America could squeeze out every possible Israeli concession.

Illuminating Jeremiah’s Dungeon – And The Temple Mount Myth

The Municipality of Jerusalem and Mayor Nir Barkat are trying to stay on everyone's good side. On the one hand, the city is working together with the Ir Amim organization – a group that promotes dividing Yerushalayim along Arab-Jewish lines – jointly sponsoring a seminar on the controversial topic of urban planning for eastern Jerusalem.

The UNESCO Problem: What Can Be Done?

Why do the Jewish ties to Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus (Shechem), all 3 duly purchased, draw the most vociferous objections? Because the enemy knows our holy sites are the key to the entire struggle

Jerusalem: A City For Nations – Or A Jewish City?

Over the past year, KeepJerusalem has been keeping you informed in these pages about developments in Jerusalem that are likely to affect its Jewish future, for better or for worse. We strive to educate readers regarding the importance of a United Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty.

Atarot: The Future Of Jerusalem

Atarot's sister-settlement, N'vei Yaakov, has now become two flourishing Jewish neighborhoods – N'vei Yaakov and Pisgat Ze'ev – in which many tens of thousands of residents reside.

City Of David: Jerusalem’s Core

As we continue to focus on our Holy City of Jerusalem as the make-or-break issue in the bid for an agreement with Fatah-Hamas, it is important to note how the Arab and left-wing side of this dispute views Jews living in eastern Jerusalem.

Conference Speakers Take Pages From KeepJerusalem Plan

KeepJerusalem's plan for Jerusalem includes preserving a united Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty, turning it into Israel's leading metropolis, and strengthening its status as capital of Israel

Fighting Incitement, Aiding Integration In Jerusalem

School is back in session and with it is a new initiative to fight anti-Israel lessons in textbooks used by Palestinian schoolchildren

Hamas’s War Against Yerushalayim

nce again, the world struggles, and fails, to understand that there is no essential difference between Zionism – the movement to restore a national Jewish presence in the Holy Land – and Judaism. It is impossible to be anti-Zionist without being anti-Semitic, and vice-versa.

Holy Sites on the Chopping Block?

Much has been written about President Shimon Peres's promises to grant the Vatican official status in Jerusalem and control over its holy sites.

Understanding Jerusalem Today

In actual fact, Palestinian Arabs have precisely zero national rights to Jerusalem. The nutshell story is that in 1922, the League of Nations issued a unanimously-approved Mandate for Palestine which stated that the entire area, including Judea and Samaria, belongs to the Jewish People. This document was never replaced or modified by any other decision

Does Israel Have A Capital?

The U.S. presidential campaign is upon us, and one of the central issues – at least based on a perusal of recent press reports – is none other than the Jewish people's right to their own capital.

Warning: Expiration Date May Be Fast Approaching!

Jerusalem is facing a double attack in the form of both illegal and legal Arab construction. This comes together with watered-down levels of Jewish construction in non-critical areas. The bottom line is that if not enough homes are built for Jews, and too many are built for Arabs

How To Keep Jerusalem United And Jewish

All Zionist parties must demonstrate that a united Jewish Yerushalayim is an absolute imperative

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