Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

Court overturns a police order barring three Jews from holy site after they prayed there in violation of the status quo. A lower Israeli court has overturned a police order barring three Jews from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after they prayed there in violation of understandings with Muslim authorities, questioning the legal basis of such enforcement. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, located in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City and housing Islam’s third-holiest site, is referred to as al-Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, by Muslims. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court ruled in favour of three appellants who had been banned from the Old City for 15 days for prostrating themselves and intoning a core Jewish prayer at the compound. Hamas, a Palestinian group that fought a Gaza war with Israel last year that was partly stoked by tensions in occupied East Jerusalem, described the flag march’s planned route through a Muslim quarter of the Old City as “adding fuel to the fire”.

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Prayers for Gaza: Palestinians mark sombre Eid at Al-Aqsa Mosque
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Prayers for Gaza: Palestinians mark sombre Eid at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

More than 60,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, but the atmosphere was subdued and not festive as people mourned the victims of Israel’s more than six-month war on the Gaza Strip. While few people from the occupied West Bank were permitted to enter, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a statement …

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque
9 months, 1 week ago

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli authorities have tightened restrictions for Palestinians travelling to holy mosque from occupied West Bank, adding to tensions. Israeli authorities have blocked thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, adding to mounting tensions. “I’m 62, and I presented my ID, but …

Jordan warns Israel against Al-Aqsa mosque restrictions during Ramadan
9 months, 1 week ago

Jordan warns Israel against Al-Aqsa mosque restrictions during Ramadan

Firstpost  

Jordan shares the Palestinian perspective that restricting Muslim worshippers further violates their right to freedom of worship, given that they are already confronting famine and conflict in Gaza The site is home to the most revered location for Jews, known as Temple Mount, and is also the location of the third-holiest shrine in Islam. It has historically been a hotbed …

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan
10 months ago

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan

NPR  

Israel ponders restricting access to one of Islam's holiest sites for Ramadan Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a period of heightened tensions around Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, as hundreds of thousands of worshipers line up to enter one of …

News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations
1 year, 2 months ago

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

LA Times  

President Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sept. 20. Biden spoke with Netanyahu on Saturday, after which he said the U.S. would “stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support” to Israel. Vowing “mighty vengeance,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched massive airstrikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in response to the militant …

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 …

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound
1 year, 7 months ago

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

Visit by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir comes days after thousands of Jewish nationalists marched through Jerusalem’s Old City. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and declared Israel “in charge”, drawing condemnation from Palestinians after months of escalating tension and violence. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas …

Security tightened in Israel's Jerusalem ahead of Jewish holiday
1 year, 8 months ago

Security tightened in Israel's Jerusalem ahead of Jewish holiday

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s defense minister on Saturday extended a closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for the duration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, while police beefed up forces in Jerusalem on the eve of sensitive religious celebrations. The order prevents Palestinians from entering Israel for work or to pray in Jerusalem this …

How the Israeli police raid on the Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque has alarmed the world
1 year, 8 months ago

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

Firstpost  

Images of Israeli security forces beating people at the mosque shocked and outraged the world, particularly because they occurred during a time of year that is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims and is supposed to be a time of peace Jerusalem: Global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam’s third-holiest site, sparking a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hear from the Palestinians attacked in Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa
1 year, 8 months ago

Hear from the Palestinians attacked in Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces after spending the night worshipping in Al-Aqsa Mosque. Occupied East Jerusalem – The city of Jerusalem is still tense in the aftermath of overnight raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian Muslim worshippers who were in the Al-Aqsa Mosque after nighttime tarawih prayers. ‘Violation of our holy places’ Part of Muslim worship is …

Israeli forces carry out violent raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli forces carry out violent raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, as they fired stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinian worshippers in a violent raid at Islam’s third holiest site during the holy month of Ramadan. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said dozens of worshippers who were spending the night praying were injured in the police raid at …

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 …

Israeli police stopped Jordan envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli police stopped Jordan envoy from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest police obstruction of the country’s envoy during his visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, said that the incident goes to the heart of Jordan and Israel’s relationship when it comes to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. “They say they do not need Israeli …

Al-Aqsa storming doesn’t bode well for religious rights in Israel
1 year, 11 months ago

Al-Aqsa storming doesn’t bode well for religious rights in Israel

Al Jazeera  

Ben-Gvir’s actions are a direct threat not just to Muslims, but also Christians and liberal Jews. On January 3, Israel’s newly sworn-in National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, Islam’s third holiest site. The “status quo”, which Ben-Gvir is clearly intent on challenging, is a 19th-century arrangement regulating who administers the Muslim and Christian holy sites in …

Israel's far-right minister visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, US voices concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel's far-right minister visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, US voices concerns

India Today  

The United States has raised concerns about Israel's extreme-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visiting Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, for the first time since becoming a minister. "Our government will not surrender to the threats of Hamas," Ben-Gvir said in a statement published by his spokesman, after the Palestinian armed group warned such a move was a "red line". State Department spokesman Ned …

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 …

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 …

Can the ‘status-quo’ of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved?
2 years, 6 months ago

Can the ‘status-quo’ of Jerusalem’s Old City be preserved?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli incursions increasingly challenge the longstanding agreement banning non-Muslim prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound. Every year, far-right Jewish groups mark the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem by holding a “flag day” march. Some Jewish worshippers also prayed, violating a longstanding agreement preventing non-Muslims from holding religious rituals there. Presenter: Kim Vinnell Guests: Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary-general, Palestinian National Initiative Akiva …

Ultra-nationalist Jews storm Al-Aqsa ahead of Israeli flag march
2 years, 6 months ago

Ultra-nationalist Jews storm Al-Aqsa ahead of Israeli flag march

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Israeli police deployed ahead of the annual march in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City. Hundreds of far-right Jewish nationalists entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, ahead of a provocative flag march that could re-ignite confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians. At least 18 Palestinians were arrested from within occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli police said. الاحتلال يواصل حصاره للمصلين …

Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa
2 years, 6 months ago

Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling questioning the legal basis of a longstanding ban on non-Muslim prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement calling Sunday’s ruling “a grave assault against the historic status quo … and a flagrant challenge to international law”. Israeli police repeatedly …

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 …

Al-Aqsa | The farthest mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Al-Aqsa | The farthest mosque

The Hindu  

Ariel Sharon’s infamous visit to al-Aqsa compound in 2000 was the trigger point of the violent second Palestinian intifada, which lasted for years. Last year, an Israeli police raid of the mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City prompted rocket firings from Gaza, the blockaded and impoverished Palestinian enclave that’s controlled by the Islamist Hamas, triggering an 11-day war …

Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City after rock-throwing
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City after rock-throwing

Firstpost  

The renewed violence at the site, which is sacred to Jews and Muslims, came despite Israel temporarily halting Jewish visits, which is seen by the Palestinians as a provocation Jerusalem: Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were …

Two dozen injured after rock-throwing Palestinian youths clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Two dozen injured after rock-throwing Palestinian youths clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque

ABC  

Israeli police in full riot gear have stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where the officers were stationed. Key points: The al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City is the third holiest site in Islam The Palestinian Red Crescent medical service said at least 27 Palestinians were wounded …

Why is East Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate a hotspot for tensions?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why is East Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate a hotspot for tensions?

Al Jazeera  

Damascus Gate is a centre of Palestinian cultural life, but Israeli forces regularly attack Palestinians in the plaza. Occupied East Jerusalem – The Damascus Gate, or Bab al-Amud – as it is known in Arabic, has re-emerged as a flashpoint between Palestinians and Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem. Analysts say the Damascus Gate and Al-Aqsa Mosque compound are the …

Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al Jazeera  

Arab League: ‘Al-Aqsa and Haram al Sharif in all its area is a sole place of worship for Muslims.’ The Arab League has called on Israel to end Jewish prayers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and warned that such actions were a flagrant affront to Muslim feelings and could trigger wider conflict. The league broke its …

Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions
2 years, 8 months ago

Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions

Al Jazeera  

A review of the major events that have marked the history of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. More than 300 Palestinians were arrested and at least 170 wounded as Israeli forces launched incursions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem since April 15. August 21, 2021 The Israeli government allows Jews to pray at the Al-Aqsa …

Why is the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound a flashpoint for the Israel-Palestine conflict?
2 years, 8 months ago

Why is the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound a flashpoint for the Israel-Palestine conflict?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In the latest bout of tensions between the Israel government and Palestinians, at least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday, April 15. After this, violent clashes have taken place multiple times at the Al-Aqsa compound between worshippers at the Mosque and the Israeli police after …

Tensions flare as Israeli police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque again
2 years, 8 months ago

Tensions flare as Israeli police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque again

Al Jazeera  

At least 19 people were reportedly injured as Israeli police carried out the second raid at the mosque since Friday. Israeli police have entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as worshippers gathered for early morning prayers, two days after detaining hundreds at the site in another raid at the mosque. ‘Last stand’ Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, said the …

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 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 …

More than 150 injured in clashes at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

More than 150 injured in clashes at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque

The Telegraph  

More than 150 Palestinians were injured after clashes broke out with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, marking an alarming surge in violence following weeks of tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Thousands of Palestinians had gathered to attend early morning prayers before dawn, on the second Friday of Ramadan, which sparked into an hours-long …

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, …

Israel to allow West Bank women, kids, some men into Al-Aqsa
2 years, 8 months ago

Israel to allow West Bank women, kids, some men into Al-Aqsa

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel will allow women, children and men over 40 from the West Bank to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday in an apparent bid to help calm tensions during the holy month of Ramadan. The attacks raised questions about whether the new rules would be canceled, but Israel’s new coalition government has sought to avoid a repeat …

Israeli Jews dress as Muslims to defy Al-Aqsa prayer ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Israeli Jews dress as Muslims to defy Al-Aqsa prayer ban

Al Jazeera  

Right-wing Israeli Jews dress as Muslims to enter the Al-Aqsa compound in efforts to change the status quo at Islam’s third holiest site. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli Jewish activist Raphael Morris has a lot to do before his unauthorised visit to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. “Sharon’s provocative visit challenged the status quo and …

Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now
2 years, 9 months ago

Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now

The Hindu  

Israel’s Supreme Court on March 1 ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood can remain in their homes for the time being. The ruling could work to ease tensions in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, which helped ignite the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last year. He said the court …

Palestinians, Israel spar over US mission in Jerusalem
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinians, Israel spar over US mission in Jerusalem

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Palestinians on Sunday slammed Israel for rejecting the promised reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, a move that would restore Washington’s main diplomatic mission for the Palestinians in the contested city. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it views the reopening of the consulate as part of the international community’s commitments to …

Israeli judge upholds ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound
3 years, 2 months ago

Israeli judge upholds ban on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa compound

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli court has upheld a ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, overturning a lower court’s decision that had sparked fury among Palestinians and the Muslim world. Aryeh Lippo, an Israeli rabbi, was slapped with a two-week ban from the compound last month after praying there, but a Jerusalem court on Tuesday struck down the move, saying …

Palestinians reject Israeli ruling on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa
3 years, 2 months ago

Palestinians reject Israeli ruling on Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli court has given legal backing to Jews silently praying at Al-Aqsa, stoking Palestinian fears of a takeover. A landmark ruling by an Israeli court in favour of Jews praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex has stoked Palestinian fears of Jewish encroachment over Jerusalem’s holiest site. Palestinians denounced on Thursday a decision by an Israeli Magistrate Court not to …

Jewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine
3 years, 4 months ago

Jewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — As police protected them, three Jewish men stepped forward, placed their hands out at chest level and began reciting prayers in low tones in the shadow of Jerusalem’s golden Dome of the Rock. Amnon Ramon, a senior researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Policy Research, said the issue of Jewish prayer has transformed in recent decades “from a …

Israel ‘quietly’ allows Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa compound: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Israel ‘quietly’ allows Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa compound: Report

Al Jazeera  

Israeli government allowing Jews to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, stoking fears of shifting the revered site’s status quo, NYT reports. The Israeli government is allowing Jews to conduct prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem – also known to Jews as the Temple Mount – in a move that risks shifting the site’s status quo, …

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 …

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