Jerusalem Violence: Know The Reason Behind Latest Clash Between Israel police And Palestinians
3 years, 7 months ago

Jerusalem Violence: Know The Reason Behind Latest Clash Between Israel police And Palestinians

ABP News  

After a brief spell of silence in the region, communal tension started to simmer as a result of clashes at an iconic mosque in the holy city of Jerusalem even as the Israelis on Monday observed Jerusalem Day, a national holiday celebrating the annexation. READ: Pfizer For Adolescents: US Approves 2-Dose Vaccine For 12-15-Year-Old Children More than 700 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and across the West Bank in 24 hours, including nearly 500 being treated at hospitals. Jerusalem’s old city has been considered a significant religious sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, and perhaps the main reason behind the Middle East conflict. The recent clashes broke at the start of Ramadan after Israeli police put barriers outside the Old City’s Damascus Gate. Israel considers Jerusalem as its “unified, eternal” capital, and it occupied east Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, in the 1967 Mideast war, along with the West Bank and Gaza.

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Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in
1 week ago

Armenian Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City feel the walls closing in

Al Jazeera  

As Israel’s war on Gaza rages and Israeli attacks on people in the occupied West Bank continue, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem are fighting a different battle – quieter, they say, but no less existential. Now, the small Christian community has begun to fracture under pressure from forces they say threaten them and the multifaith character of …

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers

The Hindu  

Israel’s Parliament passed a law early on Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. It would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed east Jerusalem who knew about their family members’ attacks beforehand or who “express support or identification …

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Historical Timeline
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Historical Timeline

Hindustan Times  

The Israel-Palestine conflict has been a protracted struggle between Israelis and Palestinians for decades, stemming from their competing claims over the fate of the Palestinian state and the status of Jerusalem. The conflict has resulted in numerous wars, including the recent Gaza war, which has been the deadliest episode yet in the ongoing struggle. Despite numerous attempts at peacemaking efforts, …

Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting, ‘Death to Arabs’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting, ‘Death to Arabs’

LA Times  

Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were taking part in an annual march through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some stoking already surging wartime tensions by chanting, “Death to Arabs.” Israelis march through East Jerusalem. The annual march commemorates Jerusalem Day, which marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred …

Photos: Ultranationalist Israelis march in Palestinian area of Jerusalem
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: Ultranationalist Israelis march in Palestinian area of Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis have taken part in an annual march through a Palestinian neighbourhood in Jerusalem’s Old City, with some marchers chanting “Death to Arabs.” Jerusalem has been mostly calm throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, but the march could ignite widespread tensions, as it did three years ago, when it helped set off an 11-day war in Gaza. …

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages

The Hindu  

On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. “This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances. The militants have urged Palestinians across Israel and the occupied West Bank to …

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. “This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances. The militants have urged Palestinians across Israel and the occupied West …

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages

LA Times  

Muslim women walk through a market in the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. “This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances. The militants have urged Palestinians across Israel and the occupied West Bank to stream …

‘There isn’t a Palestinian male’ in Jerusalem who hasn’t been beaten
10 months ago

‘There isn’t a Palestinian male’ in Jerusalem who hasn’t been beaten

Al Jazeera  

Damascus Gate, occupied East Jerusalem – Samer and Omar* woke up early on Friday morning, hoping to make it to noon prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. Abu Mohammad*, who runs a store and lives inside the Old City, said that after October 7 – especially during the first few days and weeks – …

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive. International law expert Paul Reichler, representing the Palestinians, told the …

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
10 months ago

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Historic hearings are opening on …

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal

LA Times  

Riad al Maliki, Palestinian National Authority foreign affairs minister, center, and Riyad Mansour, the authority’s U.N. representative, right, take their seats at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday. Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al Maliki told the International Court of Justice that “2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children, are besieged and bombed, …

In 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending
11 months, 1 week ago

In 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. Israel declared war in response to Hamas’ unprecedented cross-border attack on Oct. 7 in which the Islamic militant group killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 250 others hostage. Posters of the hostages who remain in Hamas captivity line public streets, and people wear T-shirts …

Terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel's resolve to continue its war against Hamas: War cabinet minister
1 year ago

Terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel's resolve to continue its war against Hamas: War cabinet minister

Firstpost  

A large number of ambulances and police converged on the street that was crowded with morning commuters, and police said they were searching the area to make sure there were no other attackers The terror attack in Jerusalem strengthens Israel’s resolve to continue its war against Hamas, war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has said. On Thursday morning, two Palestinian attackers …

Israel-Palestine conflict: A brief history in maps and charts
1 year ago

Israel-Palestine conflict: A brief history in maps and charts

Al Jazeera  

As Gaza reels from Israel’s devastating bombardments, here’s a brief history of the conflict using maps and charts. Israel captured East Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967 along with the West Bank – a step not recognised by the international community. A second agreement in 1995 divided the occupied West Bank into three parts – Area A, B and …

Gaza Conflict: Jordan doubtful whether Israel can destroy Hamas
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza Conflict: Jordan doubtful whether Israel can destroy Hamas

Firstpost  

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has sparked concerns among international, regional, and UN authorities about who would lead the small, heavily populated region in the event that Hamas loses the enclave it has controlled for sixteen years The foreign minister of Jordan expressed scepticism on Saturday on Israel’s ability to completely destroy Hamas through its intense shelling and invasion of the …

Israel will have security responsibility in Palestine ‘indefinitely’
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel will have security responsibility in Palestine ‘indefinitely’

Live Mint  

Israel-Gaza War: The war between Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel and Hamas fighters from Palestine's Gaza completed a month on 7 November. Benjamin Netanyahu, backed by world leaders like US in their ‘effort to defend’, have bombarded refugee camps killing thousands of children, prompting United Nations head to call Gaza ‘graveyard of children’. Since Israel unleashed its brutal bombing campaign in Gaza …

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms

LA Times  

The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war. A strike early Monday hit the roof of Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, killing a number of displaced people sheltering on …

The space for peace and Jewish-Arab solidarity is shrinking in wartime Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

The space for peace and Jewish-Arab solidarity is shrinking in wartime Israel

NPR  

The space for peace and Jewish-Arab solidarity is shrinking in wartime Israel Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR LOD, Israel — Hanadi Essa Basel has a lot on her plate as the manager of the Mosaic Community Center in Lod, a city of some 80,000 in central Israel. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR …

California city first in U.S. to officially back Palestinians, accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’
1 year, 2 months ago

California city first in U.S. to officially back Palestinians, accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’

LA Times  

The Richmond, Calif., City Council voted early Wednesday to support the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip with a resolution that accuses Israel of “ethnic cleansing and collective punishment” nearly three weeks after war broke out in the Middle East. “The people of United States, whose government and tax dollars directly support Israel’s military, have an immediate moral obligation to …

Opinion: What the war is revealing
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: What the war is revealing

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. Many were kidnapped and taken to Gaza and dragged through the streets.” Ghitis added, “There’s much that Israel has done wrong. As many knowledgeable people have pointed out, what Hamas has done is clearly an act of terrorism, no matter what your definition.” Amy Klein, a writer based …

What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide
1 year, 2 months ago

What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide

Al Jazeera  

It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. With Israel declaring war on the Gaza Strip after an unprecedented attack by the armed Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday, the world’s eyes are again sharply focused on what might come next. The Naksa, or the Six-Day War and the settlements On June 5, 1967, Israel occupied the rest of …

30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue
1 year, 3 months ago

30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday said that Israel would not cave in to foreign dictates on its treatment of the Palestinians — in comments that came in a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Oslo peace accords. “Israel will not submit to external dictates on the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Cohen …

Israeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?
1 year, 4 months ago

Israeli protesters are calling for democracy. But what about the occupation of Palestinians?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be upheld. Critics of the protest movement, including Palestinians, say this is a significant blind spot and that such selective advocacy of democratic ideals shows how disconnected Israelis are from the harsh reality of those living under Israel’s occupation. But largely missing …

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home
1 year, 5 months ago

As a lengthy legal battle ends, a Palestinian family braces for eviction from Jerusalem home

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Few places in Jerusalem speak of the larger conflict being waged over the city more than the apartment of 68-year-old Nora Ghaith-Sub Laban. The Ghaith-Sub Laban case is not a dispute over a single property, advocates say, but part of a wider effort by Israeli settlers, with government backing, to cement Jewish control over the contested city, especially …

Jerusalem’s redesigned Tower of David museum opens after 3-year renovation
1 year, 6 months ago

Jerusalem’s redesigned Tower of David museum opens after 3-year renovation

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Jerusalem’s iconic citadel has opened its revamped museum after a three-year, $50 million makeover that included a restoration of its signature minaret. The new entrance pavilion nearing completion realigns the museum’s flow from the plaza outside the Jaffa Gate through the castle’s interior, making the museum a “gateway to Jerusalem,” said Eilat Lieber, the museum’s director. The museum’s …

Extremist Israel Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site
1 year, 7 months ago

Extremist Israel Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site

The Independent  

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Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march
1 year, 7 months ago

Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, paraded on Thursday through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City, in an annual display that caused new friction between Jews and Palestinians in the tense city. The marchers, who were overwhelmingly male Orthodox teens and young men, were celebrating “Jerusalem Day,” …

Israel shuts down Palestinian life in Jerusalem for ‘flag march’
1 year, 7 months ago

Israel shuts down Palestinian life in Jerusalem for ‘flag march’

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian life in and around the Old City comes to a halt ahead of provocative Israeli march celebrating Israel’s illegal 1967 occupation. Occupied East Jerusalem – Hundreds of Palestinian stores in the Old City of Jerusalem have been forced to shut their doors ahead of an annual Israeli far-right march, which has witnessed violence in the past. The event, which …

What is ‘flag day’ in Jerusalem and why is it so controversial?
1 year, 7 months ago

What is ‘flag day’ in Jerusalem and why is it so controversial?

Al Jazeera  

Jerusalem – Days before the far-right Jerusalem “flag day” march, tensions are high all over Israel, the occupied West Bank, and the blockaded Gaza Strip, threatening to disrupt the ceasefire reached between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel on Saturday after at least 33 Palestinians were killed in a four-day Israeli bombardment. Here’s a closer look: History and symbolism The Jerusalem …

Israel-Palestine conflict: Fighting ongoing as ceasefire falters
1 year, 7 months ago

Israel-Palestine conflict: Fighting ongoing as ceasefire falters

Al Jazeera  

The hostilities amount to the heaviest fighting between the two sides in months. Journalist Issam Adwan, reporting for Al Jazeera from Gaza City, said that after a “cautious silence” that had lasted around two hours late on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday morning, Israel renewed its air attacks with two strikes on Gaza’s Khan Younis, one of …

Why do Jerusalem tensions fuel regionwide unrest?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why do Jerusalem tensions fuel regionwide unrest?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land. That’s according to informal rules established after the 1967 Mideast war in which Israel captured east Jerusalem where the shrine is located, along with the West Bank and Gaza Strip. East Jerusalem, captured by Israel in 1967, includes the Old City, with major sites sacred to …

Why is Jerusalem sacred? Why does unrest in the holy city lead to tensions in the region?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why is Jerusalem sacred? Why does unrest in the holy city lead to tensions in the region?

Firstpost  

Many Muslims view the violence at al-Aqsa as an attack on the faith. It provides a powerful rallying cry for political factions and armed groups across the region, who blame not only Israel but the growing roster of Arab Muslim rulers who have made peace with it Jerusalem: It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land. …

Why do Jerusalem tensions fuel regionwide unrest?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why do Jerusalem tensions fuel regionwide unrest?

India Today  

It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land. That’s according to informal rules established after the 1967 Mideast war in which Israel captured east Jerusalem where the shrine is located, along with the West Bank and Gaza Strip. East Jerusalem, captured by Israel in 1967, includes the Old City, with major sites sacred to Jews, Christians …

EXPLAINED: Why Jerusalem is the most bitterly disputed holy site on Earth?
1 year, 8 months ago

EXPLAINED: Why Jerusalem is the most bitterly disputed holy site on Earth?

India TV News  

Israel-Palestine conflict: It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land. Israeli police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians stockpiling rocks and fireworks inside one of the most bitterly disputed holy sites on Earth. That’s according to informal rules established after the 1967 Mideast war in which Israel captured east Jerusalem where the shrine is …

Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy site for a 2nd night
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence erupts at Jerusalem holy site for a 2nd night

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday when Palestinian worshippers barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Old City’s sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to remove dozens of worshippers. The Israeli police said that “dozens of law-breaking juveniles” had fomented chaos, throwing rocks and other objects at officers and compelling police to …

For second night, violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site
1 year, 8 months ago

For second night, violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site

LA Times  

Israeli police carry off a Palestinian from the Al Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid of the site in Jerusalem’s Old City. Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday when Palestinian worshipers barricaded themselves inside Al Aqsa Mosque at the Old City’s sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to take dozens of worshipers out. Riyad …

Israel, Palestinians aim to curb violence as holiday nears
1 year, 9 months ago

Israel, Palestinians aim to curb violence as holiday nears

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Israel and the Palestinians pledged Sunday at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday season — including a partial freeze on Israeli settlement activity and an agreement to work together to “curb and counter violence.” But a Palestinian shooting attack that wounded two Israelis in the occupied West Bank underscored …

Jerusalem’s Palestinians need more than Arab condemnations
1 year, 10 months ago

Jerusalem’s Palestinians need more than Arab condemnations

Al Jazeera  

On February 12, the Arab League is holding a conference on Jerusalem to demonstrate Arab support for the occupied city. Just two years later, however, several Arab nations signed normalisation deals with that same Israel, These so-called “Abraham Accords” irrevocably hurt the Palestinian cause – and by extension Jerusalem. Last year, the local authorities approved the construction of a new …

Israeli police: 2 killed, 5 wounded in Jerusalem car-ramming
1 year, 10 months ago

Israeli police: 2 killed, 5 wounded in Jerusalem car-ramming

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian plowed a car into a crowded bus stop in east Jerusalem on Friday, killing two people, including a 6-year-old, and injuring five others before being shot and killed, Israeli police and medics said, the latest escalation as violence grips the contested capital. “I was in the car with my wife and children and noticed a car …

Car ramming kills two people in occupied East Jerusalem
1 year, 10 months ago

Car ramming kills two people in occupied East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Driver rams a car into a crowded bus stop in illegal Israeli settlement of Ramot before being shot and killed. A Palestinian has rammed a car into a crowded bus stop in occupied East Jerusalem, killing two people, including a child, before being shot and killed, Israeli police and medics say. The car ramming on Friday took place in the …

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Ratib Matar’s family was growing. Israel’s new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called not only for the sealing of the assailant’s family home, but also the immediate demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes built without permits in east Jerusalem, among other punitive steps. For many Palestinians, the gathering pace of home demolitions is part of the new …

Israel to ‘strengthen’ settlements after shooting attacks
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel to ‘strengthen’ settlements after shooting attacks

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others. Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet, which is filled by hard-line politicians aligned with the West Bank …

Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks

NPR  

Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis …

Israel to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks in a move that could further raise tensions
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks in a move that could further raise tensions

ABC  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a series of punitive steps against Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others. Key points: Israel's government wants to make it easier for Israelis to get gun licences It will also …

Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
1 year, 10 months ago

Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

LA Times  

Palestinian protesters burn tires and wave their national flag during a demonstration against a deadly Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before he was shot and killed by police, officials said. Defense Minister Yoav …

UN seeks court opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights
1 year, 11 months ago

UN seeks court opinion on ‘violation’ of Palestinian rights

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. Friday’s resolution asked the International Court of Justice, commonly known as the world court, to issue an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of It also asked the …

UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights
1 year, 11 months ago

UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights

ABC  

Palestinians are welcoming a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Key points: The UN request was promoted by the Palestinians and strongly opposed by Israel World court rulings are not legally binding, but influence international opinion Israel did …

Palestinian militant group accuses Israel of killing fighter
2 years, 2 months ago

Palestinian militant group accuses Israel of killing fighter

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — A Palestinian militant group accused Israel on Sunday of killing one of its top fighters in a targeted attack deep inside a West Bank city, promising to unleash a fierce response. An Israeli military official said al-Kilani was connected to a deadly shooting attack last week that killed an Israeli soldier, as well as several other …

Palestinians strike in east Jerusalem over police raids
2 years, 2 months ago

Palestinians strike in east Jerusalem over police raids

The Independent  

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