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The Perfect Vacation in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Visit Israel

| February 19, 2022

Temperatures can vary widely so just pack for the "right" weather and you'll be fine. Seasons overlap of course, but general guidelines are: SUMMER (Jun/Jul/Aug/early Sep): Temperatures in the high 80's, 90's.

US rep after trip: Israeli govt knows top threat to coalition is Jerusalem violence – The Times of Israel

| February 19, 2022

A delegation of visiting congressional Democrats expressed their concern this week regarding the potential for violence between Israelis and Palestinians to bubble over in Jerusalem, but were assured by senior Israeli leaders of their commitment to taking steps to lower tensions, US officials told The Times of Israel on Friday. In meetings with Israeli leaders, the US Congress members raised the looming evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, according to Representative Ro Khanna, who was one of eight lawmakers in the delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that toured Israel and the West Bank from Tuesday to Thursday.

Condemning That Flawed Amnesty International Report Doesn’t Bring Israel Any Closer to Peace – Jewish Exponent

| February 19, 2022

Matt Nosanchuk By Matt Nosanchuk Amnesty International released a 280-page report on Feb. 1 calling Israel an apartheid state and charging it with crimes against humanity, including atrocities against Palestinian citizens of Israel

Report: Israel, neighbors weighing pact to defend against threat of suicide drones – The Times of Israel

| February 19, 2022

Top EU official: Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine, a top European Union official says.

Netanyahu paved the way for Israels far-right pyromania – Haaretz

| February 19, 2022

What a moving meeting! What a loving embrace in Itamar Ben-Gvirs new office in Sheikh Jarrah when Likuds Amir Ohana came to visit. Anyone who didnt see the warm hugs in this East Jerusalem neighborhood on TV can lovingly leaf through the newspapers and remember that these two rightist politicians are meant for each other.

Palestinians: Israel Carried Out West Bank Assassination – The Intercept

| February 19, 2022

Palestinians were shockedlast week by a brazen midday Israeli military assault that employed tactics not seen in the West Bank in over 15 years.

Israel journalist: ‘Turkey should deport Hamas leaders to revive ties with Israel’ – Middle East Monitor

| February 19, 2022

Israel should ask Turkey to close all Hamas offices in Istanbul and deport the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement leaders in order to revive ties between the two countries, an Israeli journalist suggested on Friday. "For Jerusalem to even consider a reconciliation deal with Ankara, (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan must first close all Hamas offices in Turkey and deport senior members Husam Badran, Mousa Al-Akari, Zaher Jabarin, Jihad Yaghmour, all of whom have Israeli blood on their hands," Israeli journalist Nadav Shragai wrote. Shragai did not expect that Turkey would accept this, citing an alleged previous promise following the reconciliation agreement of 2016.

Iron Age fort in the middle of nowhere sheds light on Israels dark age – Haaretz

| February 19, 2022

In the 1970s, a rather large fortified structure was found atop Mount Adir in northern Israel. This stronghold caused mighty bafflement in archaeological circles. It was tentatively dated from somewhere between the early Iron Age, a time of regional upheavals, and the late Iron Age IIA, the time of the Omride dynasty.


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