Balfour

Grapevine: A sad 'arrivaderci'

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Two American lone soldiers dish-up food during a Friday buffet at Piccolino restaurant in Jerusalem.
Steinherz’s ‘The Limits of Your Longing’ looks to a world devoid of suffering.

Women, water and Kabbalah converge in Jerusalem's Sea of Wisdom exhibition

Kim Philby, 1955

'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

Why Israel still honors Britain in its streets despite bitter history


Israel's outrage on the Bennetts' costs of living is misplaced - editorial

Two prime ministers are fighting over how much their cleaning and gardening bills are costing the state. As if this is what is really important.

 Naftali Bennett is seen outside his house with his family on January 25, 2013

These are the trappings that come with being prime minister - analysis

Bennett erred in not moving his family to the official residence in Jerusalem at the beginning of his term. Why? Because symbols are important; they confer legitimacy.

 THE POLITICAL rivalry between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz is an important aspect of these developments.

Yair Netanyahu testifies in 'Crime Minister' defamation lawsuit

The lawsuit claims that the former prime minister's son posted false and defamatory publications about the movement and its people on Twitter.

 Yair Netanyahu, son of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing on a defamation suit filed by Crime Minister movement, in Tel Aviv, November 29, 2021.

Bennett should live in Jerusalem - editorial

Since taking office six months ago, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has neither slept at nor hosted a world leader at the official prime ministerial residence.

protest outside prime minister's residence, January 5, 2018

1917: The birth of the Balfour Declaration

In photos of Arthur Balfour's face, I recognized the happiness he felt for writing the Balfour Declaration. Through those pictures, I can never forget him.

 Palestine restricted, New York, 1944

Netanyahu spent NIS 70k to fix air conditioner in last days as PM- report

Netanyahu contacted officials at the Prime Minister's Office and asked to replace a component called 'Chiller' in the main air conditioner at his home.

Israel's opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is seen gesturing at the Knesset, on July 26, 2021.

High Court rules PMO must hand over 2015 expenditure invoices

The High Court ruled that the Prime Minister's Office would have 90 days to hand the NGO 220 previously unreleased invoices from the famous residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu boarding the plane to Athens

Netanyahu family vacates Balfour after 12 years

Starting Sunday, the residence will be used by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. However, the newly-elected prime minister's family is not expected to move in.

A fake moving truck titled "Crime Minister Movers" on Balfour comes to "Take Bibi home"

Will Benjamin Netanyahu depart Balfour this weekend?

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to leave Balfour by this Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 30, 2019.

Activists protest Herzog inauguration due to former Netanyahu-spokesman

Chants of "You won't be the spokesman" from protesters were loud enough that they could be heard during the outdoor phase of Herzog's inauguration ceremony.

PROTESTERS GATHER in front of the Knesset before marching to Balfour and the Prime Minister's Residence in a protest they are calling 'yes to a unity government! No to incitement and violence!' June 5, 2021.