Since opening in April, the museum has welcomed 22,000 visitors, 70 percent of them young, and the guestbooks testify to the great popular support for Israel in Portugal, according to the museum.
"This is part of the war against religious services, the ultimate goal of which is to abolish Israel's Jewish identity," Chief Rabbinate says of Minister Matan Kahana's planned reform. Past attempts to strip the Chief Rabbinate of its monopoly over religious services in Israel have failed.
"When one reads these prenuptial agreements, one understands that they push a couple to divorce," Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says.
Canadian Minister of Parliament Anthony Housefather: I have never in my lifetime seen the levels of antisemitism as I have in recent weeks.
The issue of Jewish prayer on the site has been a source of friction with the Islamic Waqf, which has de facto control over it due to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine, two of the most important places in Muslim tradition.
Radical Islamic officials fan flames on the holy site, with Hamas urging its followers to "defend the Old City," and prominent Egyptian cleric alleging "repeated attacks against Al-Aqsa."
"I have been grateful beyond words for the opportunity to pursue my lifelong mission – to assist Jews in danger worldwide, support Israel's quest for peace and security, combat antisemitism, and defend democratic values," Harris says.
In recent speech, foreign minister says slave traders, Muslim fanatics, and perpetrators of attacks againsts the LGBTQ community are also 'antisemites.'
Decision not to fill role is particularly surprising given Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's demand in previous governments he be appointed head of Diaspora Affairs Ministry.
Almost 100 teachers join effort to spread Jewish education across the world.
