Yemeli Ortega Jerusalem, Oct 13 (EFE). – Jewish chants rose Friday at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem during the burial of hundreds of Israeli soldiers who died in the war with Hamas, a ceremony attended by tens of thousands with Israeli flags and white candles. White-bearded rabbis laid wreaths of flowers, and soldiers clutching …
By Yemeli Ortega Jerusalem, Jul 28 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of flower-clad women waving pink-hued Israeli flags have taken to the streets to protest the erosion of their rights after judicial reforms were passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “fascist and misogynist” government, women EFE spoke to said. “We are here to show our policymakers …
By Yemeli Ortega Jerusalem, July 11 (EFE).- Mass protests in Israel against the government’s moves to overhaul the country’s judicial system led to chaos Tuesday at the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv. Police faced off against a sea of around 7,000 protesters who occupied the area outside the main entrance to the airport. …
By Yemeli Ortega Ramallah, May 11 (EFE).- The desk of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh remains untouched a year after she was killed while reporting an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank. Her office has become a memorial site, with flowers, poems, and tributes piled up around her pencil-written notes, a poignant …
By Yemeli Ortega Jerusalem, Apr 15 (EFE).- Christians flocked Saturday to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in East Jerusalem for the ceremony of the Holy Fire, held annually on the eve of Orthodox Easter at the site where – according to tradition – Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected. The flame, believed by the …