Neighborhood Corner: Situated in the eastern half of Israel’s eternal capital, the etymology of Mount Scopus reflects its historical role as a lookout point over Jerusalem. Mount Scopus, or Har ...

1. In view of the letter addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan, dated 16 December 1952, ...

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Several years ago, when my husband Larry and I visited the L&D (labor and delivery) area at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus, I came away distressed about the physical plant. My husband, however, couldn ...

The Mt. Scopus dispute between Jordan and Israel is still an explosive issue which could, at any time, spread into a major conflagration along the entire Arab-Israeli front, UN Secretary General Dag ...

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United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold completed his talks in Jordan today and will be in Israel tomorrow. In a statement issued by him in Amman this afternoon, Mr. Hammarskjold emphasized ...

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At his command post on Jerusalem’s anciently named Hill of Evil Counsel, Major General Carlsson von Horn, Swedish chief of staff of the U.N. Palestine Truce Supervision Organization, had just spread a ...

The ceremony for the opening of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus, April 1, 1925. This was the British Mandate period, so 'God Save the King' was performed by a choir and orchestra.