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Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’
Middle East
January 4, 2023
Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the Jerusalem compound known as the…
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel (AP) — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
Middle East
August 13, 2019
Clashes undermine fragile truce over Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — It wasn’t inevitable that the overlap of Jewish and Muslim holidays would lead to clashes at a…
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police fired sound grenades to disperse Palestinians during confrontations on Sunday outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque where…
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Middle East
June 3, 2019
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s capture of east…
Israeli police detain Jewish suspects with sacrificial goats
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Israeli police detain Jewish suspects with sacrificial goats
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they detained four suspects involved in an attempt to smuggle two baby goats into…
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday
Middle East
July 28, 2017
Israel bans men under 50 from disputed Jerusalem holy site on Friday
Israel sent extra police into Jerusalem on Friday and said men under the age of 50 would be banned from…
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
Middle East
May 7, 2016
UN official spurns Netanyahu history lesson offer
A senior United Nations official Saturday brushed aside an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a lecture on…
Police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
World
June 10, 2011
Police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
Jerusalem - Israeli policemen entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Friday and used stun grenades to disperse dozens of Palestinian…