Israel is creating an explosive situation in Al-Aqsa
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel is creating an explosive situation in Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

Dr Adnan Abu Amer is the head of the Political Science Department at the University of the Ummah in Gaza. On April 5, shocking footage emerged from occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque of Israeli security forces mercilessly beating Palestinian worshippers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s desperate bid to cling to power is not conducive to any de-escalation Washington may desire and is bound to accelerate processes that could ultimately trigger violence and instability well beyond occupied East Jerusalem. On March 19, another meeting was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the Palestinian and Israeli officials committed to uphold the status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem “both in words and in practice” and emphasised the “necessity of both Israelis and Palestinians to actively prevent any actions that would disrupt the sanctity of these sites, inter alia during the upcoming Holy Month of Ramadan”. They know that, and are taking advantage of the situation to support with all means possible the violence Jewish settlers have unleashed onto Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and to continue eroding the status quo at the holy sites with the aim to establish new facts on the ground – ie, full Israeli control.

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Associated Press  

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5 months ago

Israeli delegation to attend new round of ceasefire talks in Qatar: PM's office

China Daily  

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Israeli delegation to attend new round of ceasefire talks in Qatar: PM's office
5 months ago

Israeli delegation to attend new round of ceasefire talks in Qatar: PM's office

China Daily  

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6 months ago

Gaza, the Quran and the Torah: Is the Middle East conflict now a religious war?

Salon  

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11 months ago

Qatar, a key mediator in sensitive Israel-Hamas talks, lashes out at Netanyahu over critical remarks

The Hindu  

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Op India  

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Hindustan Times  

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Israel-Hamas conflict: List of key events, day 2 after surprise attack
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas conflict: List of key events, day 2 after surprise attack

Al Jazeera  

As the conflict between Israel and Palestine reaches its second day, these are the main developments. Fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian group Hamas is in its second day with hundreds of people killed on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn of “a long and difficult war”. In a sign …

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1 year, 2 months ago

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ABP News  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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India TV News  

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News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations

LA Times  

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Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 3 months ago

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

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Israeli far-right minister leads incursion of Al-Aqsa compound
1 year, 4 months ago

Israeli far-right minister leads incursion of Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

The visit comes as some hardline Israeli Jewish settlers promote the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has led a group of more than one thousand ultranationalist settlers to the Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem, his third such entrance to the site this year. The provocative minister’s entrance to the holy site on …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria fires rockets

LA Times  

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Israel-Palestine: Qatar working to ‘de-escalate situation’
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel-Palestine: Qatar working to ‘de-escalate situation’

Al Jazeera  

Qatari official says Gulf country in touch with both sides ‘in the context of its role as a mediator’. For two nights in a row since Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinians as they gathered for Ramadan prayers. Qatar condemned the Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

How the Israeli police raid on the Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque has alarmed the world

Firstpost  

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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 …

Middle East round-up: Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

Middle East round-up: Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, airstrikes in Syria, and visualising the Iraq war. Witnesses said that Israeli forces smashed through the upper windows of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest in Islam, and then threw stun grenades and fired tear gas at the people inside. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who was already under fire from a significant cross section …

Violence resumes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence resumes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night

ABC  

Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second time, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound. Key points: The Palestinian Red Crescent said six people were injured Police said dozens of youngsters brought rocks and firecrackers into the mosque The organisation managing the complex …

Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time

Al Jazeera  

International concern rises after Israeli police fire rubber bullets at Palestinian worshippers in a second raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan evening prayers for a second consecutive night, firing rubber bullets and stun grenades at hundreds of Palestinian worshippers. The two raids drew heavy criticism from various leaders and organisations across the world …

Palestine contacts US, UN as Israeli troops attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque again | Top points
1 year, 8 months ago

Palestine contacts US, UN as Israeli troops attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque again | Top points

India Today  

Hours after more than 350 were arrested and removed from Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, Israeli police clashed with Palestinians for a second time after they tried to forcibly remove dozens of worshippers. The violence had calmed a little by Wednesday morning but in the evening, the Israeli military said Palestinian militants fired two more rockets from Gaza, with one …

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 …

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces fire stun grenades and arrest worshippers from inside the mosque, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians. The Arab League is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss an Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that left at least 12 Palestinians injured, as Israeli Prime Miniser Benjamin Netanyahu said he was working to “maintain the status …

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

World reaction to Israeli attack at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinian worshippers. Shocking eye-witness footage from inside Al Aqsa mosque showing the Israeli occupation forces mercilessly attacking Palestinian Muslims tonight for practicing “Itikaf”, a traditional night-time #ramadan ritual @tariqahmadbt @FCDOArabic @JamesCleverly @FCDOGovUK @FCDOHumanRights pic.twitter.com/l2eaF4sW5y — Palestine in the UK April 4, 2023 United Nations UN …

WATCH: Israeli forces forcibly remove Palestinians from al-Aqsa mosque during Ramzan
1 year, 8 months ago

WATCH: Israeli forces forcibly remove Palestinians from al-Aqsa mosque during Ramzan

Firstpost  

Police entered the mosque after receiving information that some of the Muslim men and women who had barricaded themselves inside were planning to conduct riots Jerusalem: Israeli Police forces stormed into the sacred al-Aqsa mosque and forced Palestinians out. Police entered the mosque after receiving information that some of the Muslim men and women who had barricaded themselves inside were …

Jordan hosts Israel-Palestine talks as violence escalates
1 year, 9 months ago

Jordan hosts Israel-Palestine talks as violence escalates

Al Jazeera  

Jordanian official says talks in the Red Sea port of Aqaba are part of an effort to halt a ‘security breakdown that could fuel more violence’. The United Nations meanwhile said last year was the deadliest period for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2006, with Israeli forces killing 171 Palestinians, including 30 children, in that period. A Jordanian …

Arab leaders warn Israeli actions threaten regional turmoil
1 year, 10 months ago

Arab leaders warn Israeli actions threaten regional turmoil

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries warned on Sunday Israeli actions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank could worsen regional turmoil, as violence surges between Israel and the Palestinians. He said such measures would impede the long-sought after two-state solution to the conflict, which would leave “both parties and the whole Middle …

Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s security cabinet meeting in the wake of escalation of deadly violence in the occupied West Bank and the occupied East Jerusalem. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “a strong, swift and precise response” in the wake of escalating deadly violence in the occupied West Bank and the occupied East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor, James Bays, reporting from …

Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel far-right minister enters Al-Aqsa in ‘provocation’

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians and several Arab countries condemn Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit, which they fear is aimed at changing the holy site’s status quo. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have joined Palestinians in condemning a far-right Israeli minister’s brief visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with the Palestinian leadership calling the intrusion “an unprecedented provocation”. Tuesday’s visit by Israel’s National Security …

New clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound
2 years, 7 months ago

New clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound

The Hindu  

Clashes erupted between Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on May 5, after a 10-day cooling of tensions at the holy site, Israeli police said. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry labelled the Israeli actions a "declaration of religious war" while Jordan condemned Israel for allowing Jewish "extremists" to "break into" the compound. The latest morning violence came following a …

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa as hundreds of settlers gather
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa as hundreds of settlers gather

Al Jazeera  

Sixteen Palestinians injured and about 50 males, including the elderly and children, arrested and escorted out of the compound. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, injuring at least 16 Palestinians and arresting dozens. #شاهد قوات الاحتلال تعتقل عدد كبير من الشبان من داخل باحات #المسجد_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/BhsEYBg23q — Newpress | …

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque, over 40 Palestinians injured
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque, over 40 Palestinians injured

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Red Crescent says 42 people have been injured on the last Friday of Ramadan at one of Islam’s holiest sites. At least 42 Palestinians have been injured in a raid by Israeli police forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site. Israeli police said …

Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip as tensions soar in Jerusalem
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip as tensions soar in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

No casualties or injuries reported by the Palestinian health ministry after Israel said it hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing site. Israeli warplanes launched an attack in the Gaza Strip targeting what the military said was a weapons manufacturing site belonging to Hamas, the Palestinian group that administers the coastal enclave. The attack comes after a rocket fired from the besieged …

152 wounded at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as Palestinians clash with Israeli police
2 years, 8 months ago

152 wounded at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque as Palestinians clash with Israeli police

India Today  

At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. READ | Israel raids West Bank refugee camp, killing two Palestinians in clashes In a statement, Israeli police said hundreds of …

Violence erupts at Al-Aqsa mosque between Palestinian protesters and Israeli riot police in Jerusalem
2 years, 8 months ago

Violence erupts at Al-Aqsa mosque between Palestinian protesters and Israeli riot police in Jerusalem

ABC  

At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent surge in violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. Key points: 152 Palestinians and three Israeli riot police were injured Jordan condemned the Israeli police move into the compound Tensions …

Palestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site
2 years, 8 months ago

Palestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands gathered for prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Medics said more than 150 Palestinians were wounded — Palestinians threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades in what was the most serious violence at the site in nearly a year. But …

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, over 150 injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, over 150 injured

The Hindu  

At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence that has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. In a statement, Israeli police said hundreds of Palestinians hurled firecrackers and stones at their forces and toward the nearby Jewish …

Raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque raises fear of new conflict
2 years, 8 months ago

Raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque raises fear of new conflict

Al Jazeera  

Mood in Jerusalem already heightened after Israeli army killings of Palestinians and Palestinian attacks on Israelis. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh described the Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as a “brutal assault on worshippers during the holy month”, and a dangerous omen. “In light of political and diplomatic paralysis, in light of the weakness of the Palestinian Authority, …

Palestinians condemn ‘raiding’ of Al-Aqsa by Israeli forces
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians condemn ‘raiding’ of Al-Aqsa by Israeli forces

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians have condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday by Israeli police, which then launched tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at worshippers at Islam’s third holiest site in occupied East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian media. Israeli police monitor and regulate Jewish visits to the compound, which houses Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine …

Israel-Gaza: A truce halted the bloodshed, but the frustration of young Palestinians is stronger than ever
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel-Gaza: A truce halted the bloodshed, but the frustration of young Palestinians is stronger than ever

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — A young Palestinian boy in thick eyeglasses stood dumbstruck as Israeli police dragged his grandmother, Rifqa, out of his family home. Anas Baba/AFP/Getty Images Palestinian rescuers pull a survivor from the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, May 16. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers prepare an artillery …

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians outside Al Aqsa mosque after Gaza ceasefire
3 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces clash with Palestinians outside Al Aqsa mosque after Gaza ceasefire

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — Israeli security forces used stun grenades and rubber bullets against Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, where thousands of worshipers had been attending Friday prayers, puncturing a half-day of calm brought on by a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, also sought to declare victory in a speech on …

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3 years, 7 months ago

'An Embarrassing Time': The Challenges For Arab Nations That Made Peace With Israel

NPR  

'An Embarrassing Time': The Challenges For Arab Nations That Made Peace With Israel Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP BEIRUT — As fighting has escalated between Israel and Hamas this month, the conflict is being watched closely in the region — especially by Arab countries that opened relations with Israel last year. After Israeli police charged the …

Trump says Biden's weakness has emboldened Palestinian terror attacks on Israel
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump says Biden's weakness has emboldened Palestinian terror attacks on Israel

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has claimed that President Joe Biden's 'weakness' is to blame for escalating violence in Israel, where Hamas has vowed to turn the Jewish state into 'a hell' after rockets fired from Gaza killed two Israeli women following a night of cross-border strikes. An Israeli sapper checks a damaged apartment building in the southern town of Ashkelon after it …

Al-Aqsa violence: Why Israel and Palestine are going at one another again
3 years, 7 months ago

Al-Aqsa violence: Why Israel and Palestine are going at one another again

India Today  

Israelis and Palestinians are firing at each other in Jerusalem's Old City near Al-Aqsa. TERRITORY At the core of the Israel-Palestine violence are Israel's attempt to limit gatherings at Al-Aqsa and a dispute over land ownership in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. However, Israel established dominance over this area in another Arab War in 1967, when it occupied the West Bank, …

World reacts after Israeli forces wound hundreds in Al-Aqsa raid
3 years, 7 months ago

World reacts after Israeli forces wound hundreds in Al-Aqsa raid

Al Jazeera  

Condemnation of Israeli raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and Hamas rocket attacks as tensions soar. He also accused Israel of refusing to vaccinate citizens “under illegal occupation” and accused Israeli police of shooting “innocent worshippers” inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Egypt Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement it “firmly” condemned “the new incursion of Israeli forces into the Al-Aqsa Mosque”. …

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque
3 years, 7 months ago

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Al-Aqsa mosque

The Hindu  

More than 160 people were wounded when Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound late on Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank. At least 163 Palestinians and six Israeli officers were reported wounded at Al-Aqsa and elsewhere in east Jerusalem, as the Palestinian Red Crescent said …

World reacts as Jerusalem tensions escalate
3 years, 7 months ago

World reacts as Jerusalem tensions escalate

Al Jazeera  

More than 200 wounded in Al-Aqsa amid growing anger over Israeli plans to evict Palestinian families from occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah. “Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s plans and measures to evict dozens of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem and impose Israeli sovereignty over them,” the kingdom’s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement carried on Saudi-owned Al Arabiya. …

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