Donald H. Harrison

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat explained in an interview with Yediot Ahronot why he doesn’t intend on participating in the gay pride parade planned for tomorrow (Thursday), in the capital. “I won’t be marching because I don’t want to be part of something that offends the haredi and religious populations,” the Mayor said. He went

The Knesset on Tuesday night approved the second and third readings of the so-called “Dismissal Law”, which states that Knesset members could be dismissed for misconduct if a majority of 90 MKs vote to suspend them. The bill passed by a majority of 62 MKs who voted in favor and 47 who voted against. Prime

The Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, has released a video slamming the Palestinian Authority for building a monument to honor the terrorist who planted a bomb which killed 15 Israeli civilians in the center of Jerusalem. The monument to Ahmad Jabarah Abu Sukkar, who masterminded the 1976 attack, was unveiled at an official

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of suspected dissidents from Turkish society continues apace, and has now been expanded to include teachers, university deans, civil servants and media. Erdogan’s government have blamed supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for organizing the failed coup last Friday night. Gulen is in self-imposed exile, and leads a movement