Nir Barkat
The square next to the embassy will be renamed United States Square.
May 11, 2018, 12:00 am
US Jerusalem embassy set to open on Monday
A high-level American delegation is heading to Israel, for the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, May 14.
By Nathan Jeffay
Family members mourn at the funeral of Adiel Coleman last Monday. Photo: EPA/Abir Sultan
March 23, 2018, 5:09 pm
Palestinian terrorists kill three Israelis
They had already started preparations for a family Passover. But the Coleman children will now enter the festival without their father, due to Palestinian terrorism.
By Nathan Jeffay
Theophilos III (second on right) stands outside the closed doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Sunday's protest. Photo: AP/Mahmoud Illean
March 1, 2018, 5:33 pm
Christian leaders protest in Israel
Christian leaders in Jerusalem have mounted the angriest protest against Israel of recent years, closing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to express their fury.
By Nathan Jeffay
Mike Pence with Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters/Ariel Schalit/JPost
January 25, 2018, 12:00 am
Protests, praise for Pence’s Israel visit
America's Vice-President left Israelis overwhelmed and Palestinians seething, as he wrapped up a 48-hour visit to Israel this week.
By Nathan Jeffay
Sharren Haskel with David Southwick. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 7, 2017, 12:00 am
‘No plans to relocate embassy’
THE Turnbull government has reiterated it has no plans to move Australia's Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, despite a pledge by Victorian Liberals to open a trade office in the Israeli capital if they win next year's state election.
By Peter Kohn
An Israeli jogger passes a pro-Trump placard in Tel Aviv. Photo: EPA/Jim Hollander
November 18, 2016, 12:00 am
A Messianic era for Israel
Donald Trump’s election as US president is proof that the Messianic age has arrived, Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has claimed.
By Nathan Jeffay
Unity Day encourages communities to come together as they did during the Bring Back Our Boys campaign.
May 29, 2016, 12:00 am
Unity Day shapes up in Melbourne
Israeli food, live music and a lively atmosphere will be some of the many offerings at Magen David Adom’s (MDA) Unity Day celebrations being held on Wednesday, June 1 at St Kilda Town Hall.
By ZOE KRON
President Reuven Rivlin.
March 3, 2016, 12:00 am
Disappointment over Rivlin cancellation
COMMUNAL leaders have expressed their disappointment at the cancellation of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s scheduled visit to Australia later this month, with the head of state set to visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin instead.
By Evan Zlatkis
Nir Barkat is coming to Australia.
August 10, 2015, 12:00 am
Barkat bound for Oz
THE Jewish National Fund (JNF) has scored a coup for its October campaign events, securing Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat as keynote speaker.
By Gareth Narunsky
October 24, 2013, 12:00 am
Barkat set for second term in Jerusalem
ISRAEL’S ultra-Orthodox community suffered a major setback on this week, when it failed to regain political power in Jerusalem.
By Nathan Jeffay
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