Over 300 settlers storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Settlers under Israeli police protection raid Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in East Jerusalem on 14 March 2019 [Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Anadolu Agency] Over 300 settlers yesterday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, under the protection of Israeli police … Read More

Israel court orders closure of building at Jerusalem holy site

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The Golden Gate at Al-Aqsa mosque is known as the Temple Mount by Jews. (AFP/File) Waqf religious organization has 60 days to respond to the court’s decision Palestinians entered the site despite it being closed by Israeli forces JERUSALEM: An … Read More

ANALYSIS: What’s Behind the Crisis Over the Temple Mount?

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On Tuesday, Israeli police finally decided to close the Temple Mount in Jerusalem after a Muslim terrorist threw a firebomb at a station of the Border Police near the Al-Aqsa Mosque. One police officer was seriously wounded by the firebomb while Muslim … Read More

Pope Francis: reaching out to Muslims

Pope Francis met mufti Rahmi Yaran at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in November 2014 Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a cornerstone of his papacy, which began in 2013, and visited several countries with large Muslim populations. In February he … Read More

PA blasts Israel for leaving UNESCO

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PA cabinet says Israel’s withdrawal from UN cultural agency an attempt to “evade responsibilities”. UNESCO headquarters in Paris – iStock The Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet on Thursday blasted the Israeli decision to withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read More

Right-wing Jewish movement hones in on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque

Messianic Jews are looking to replace the mosque with a temple, in the fashion of an ancient tabernacle for animal sacrifices. Right-wing Jews in Al-Aqsa’s compound (Twitter\@GrassrootsJlem) Thousands of messianic Jews climbed the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem this week, hoping … Read More

Dozens of Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound

Dozens of Israeli settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, according to a Palestinian official. Dozens of Israeli settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, according to a … Read More

Jordan condemns Jewish ascent to Temple Mount by ‘occupying power’

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Tisha Be’av in eyes of Jordanian and PA officials and media: “Jews storm Al-Aqsa in ‘central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem.” >15 Jews arrested at Temple Mount, as record numbers visit for Tisha B’Av >  In official letter, Jordan … Read More

Police boot Jews from Temple Mount for raising Israel flag on volatile day

Jerusalem Day revelers questioned for violating visitation rules at contested holy site, as security forces prepare for afternoon flag march in Old City. Jews and Muslims clashed Sunday morning on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, with police detaining … Read More

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