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Tension in Jerusalem at start of Israeli 'flag march'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Thousands of Israelis on Sunday started the annual nationalist "flag march" through Jerusalem that regularly stokes Palestinian anger, a year after tensions in the disputed Holy City exploded into war.

AFP

Tension in Jerusalem as thousands participate in Israeli ‘flag march’

Thousands of flag-waving Israelis on Sunday marched through Jerusalem's Old City during a nationalist procession that regularly stokes Palestinian anger, a year after Jerusalem tensions exploded into war.

France 24

Clashes in Jerusalem as Israeli nationalists march through Muslim Quarter

Israeli media estimated around 25,000 people took part in contentious annual flag march through Muslim parts of Old City

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Tension in Jerusalem ahead of Israeli 'flag march'

Jerusalem (AFP) - A tense Jerusalem braced for Israel's "flag march" on Sunday as Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally that sparked a war last year.

AFP

Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march

Jewish pilgrims visited early Sunday ahead of a nationalist parade through the Old City, prompting Palestinians to throw rocks and fireworks.

WEKU

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

Thousands of Israeli police deployed ahead of the annual march in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City.

Al Jazeera

Visit by far-right Israeli lawmaker sparks Jerusalem unrest

A far-right Israeli lawmaker, joined by scores of ultranationalist supporters, has entered Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site early Sunday, prompting a crowd of Palestinians to begin throwing rocks and fireworks toward nearby Israeli police

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Jerusalem on High Alert ahead of Israeli 'Flag March'

Jerusalem is bracing for a controversial "flag march" by Israelis on Sunday that has sparked warnings of a new escalation from Palestinian factions. The "March of the Flags" threatens to exacerbate weeks of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, and comes as Israel marks "Jerusalem Day", commemorating the city's unification following…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jerusalem on high alert ahead of Israeli 'flag march'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Jerusalem braced for a controversial "flag march" on Sunday as Israelis mobilised to commemorate the city's unification and Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally that sparked a war last year.

AFP

Flag-waving Israelis take to streets, skirmishes erupt in Al-Aqsa mosque

Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israeli nationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs", marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, defying threats of retaliation from Palestinian militants.

Reuters

Hamas challenges Israel over nationalist flag march in Jerusalem

The Islamist Hamas group that runs the Gaza Strip is looking to impose new red lines in Jerusalem, epicentre of the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, even if that risks provoking another war.

Reuters

Israeli appeal court quashes ruling on Jewish prayer at Al Aqsa compound

An Israeli appeal court overturned on Wednesday a ruling by a lower magistrate who had stirred Palestinian anger by questioning the legality of barring Jewish prayer at a contested Jerusalem shrine.

Reuters

Turkey Says Ties with Israel Help Ease Palestinian Conflict

Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday that normalizing ties with Israel will help efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke in Jerusalem as part of the first visit by a senior Turkish official to Israel in 15 years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey says warming Israel ties will help Palestinians

Jerusalem (AFP) - Turkey's diplomatic thaw with Israel will help the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday during the first trip to Israel by Ankara's top diplomat in 15 years.

AFP

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Israel, Turkey looking to expand economic partnership

Israel and Turkey's top diplomats said on Wednesday their countries were hoping to expand economic ties as they seek an end to more than a decade of strained relations.

The Independent UK

Turkey says ties with Israel help ease Palestinian conflict

Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday that normalizing ties with Israel will help efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Teen Shot Dead in Israeli Raid on West Bank

Health authorities said a 16-year-old Palestinian died early Wednesday after being wounded during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a wave of violence that has persisted for months. The Palestinian health ministry said Ghaith Yamin was wounded by a gunshot to the head and…

AFP

Israel's record on investigating journalists' killings

Jerusalem (AFP) - Following the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a raid in the occupied West Bank, AFP has looked at the Israeli army's record of probing previous journalist deaths.

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Israel says 5 Palestinians arrested in alleged attack plots

Israeli authorities say they've arrested five Palestinian suspects in Jerusalem for allegedly planning attacks on a member of parliament, the city's light rail and other targets

AFP

Israel army: 'no suspicion' of crime in journalist shooting

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's army said Monday that if an Israeli soldier fired the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, it did not appear that the soldier was guilty of criminal misconduct.

Reuters

Senior Israeli lawmaker warns of "religious war" over Jerusalem moves

A senior Israeli lawmaker said on Monday the country risked "religious war" after a court ruled in favour of Jews who had tried to pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and as nationalists planned a march near the flashpoint site.

Reuters

Israeli court questions ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem mosque compound

A lower Israeli court on Sunday overturned a police order barring three Jews from a contested Jerusalem holy site after they prayed there in violation of understandings with Muslim authorities, questioning the legal basis of such enforcement.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian identity and Israel’s long attempt to suppress it

Israeli attack on funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh and confiscation of Palestinian flags are part of a decades-long pattern.

AFP

Israel arrests Al Jazeera reporter's pallbearer, probe into killing 'ongoing'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel on Thursday confirmed the arrest of one of the pallbearers of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, as the army said the investigation into her killing remained "ongoing".

AFP

Israel arrests Al Jazeera reporter pallbearer

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel has arrested one of the pallbearers of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, police said Thursday, but rejected his lawyer's claim that the detention was linked to his role at the funeral.

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