US Congressmen Engel and Nadler were attacked by Arab rock throwers Friday afternoon on the Mount of Olives. By Rachel Hirshfeld First Publish: 2/26/2012, 1:20 PM United States Democratic Congressmen Elliot Engel and Executive…
By: Yori Yanover Published: February 24th, 2012 Latest update: February 26th, 2012 (l. to r.) EVC Malcolm Hoenlein, Rabbi Abraham Lubinsky, and Congressmen Eliot Engel and Jerald Nadler looking at desecrated gravestones. Photo Credit: Yishai Fleisher, JewishPress.com…
A large community event to support efforts to save and restore the 3,000 year-old Jewish cemetery on Har Hazeitim will take place on Sunday March 18th at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Jewish Center,…
By MELANIE LIDMAN02/15/2012 04:36 Police delay opening station at the cemetery. Photo By Marc Kahlberg A former police officer who witnessed a stoning attack on the Mount of Olives on Monday slammed the security situation…
(Monday, February 6th, 2012) The Israeli government made it official last week that a new police sub-station was scheduled to open within days on Har Hazeisim, it was announced by the International Committee for the…
By MELANIE LIDMAN01/31/2012 12:30 Public security minister says station will increase security against vandalism, stone throwing. By Ronen Zvulun / Reuters Jerusalem police will open a new police station atop the Mount of Olives (Har…
By Menachem Lubinsky Jerusalem For the past year and a half, I have become a student of security issues that relate to preserving the 3,000 year-old holy cemetery of Har Hazeisim. This resulted from my…
by Menachem Lubinsky It was to say the least a disturbing sight on a bright Sunday morning on Har Hazeisim in Yerushalayim. As I turned to say Kaddish marking the yahrzeit of my father (Harav…
Security cameras reduce vandalism on Mount of Olives By MELANIE LIDMAN 12/22/2011 03:54 Vandals desecrating graves are caught more often, and are more easily convicted due to video evidence; 80 out of 147 planned cameras are already…
by Arlene Kushner Dec 20th, 2011 Is the US State Department capable of getting it right when addressing deprivation of human rights endured by Jewish people? Its conduct with regard to the Mount of Olives cemetery…