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Syrian Jews Say Held First Group Prayer In Decades In Damascus Synagogue

Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.

International Business Times

Israeli nationalist march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem is set to proceed despite tensions

Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis are expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent UK

Pilgrims Stay Away From Jerusalem On 'Tense' Good Friday

The war in Gaza hung heavy over Good Friday in Jerusalem with fewer Christian pilgrims walking the path through the walled Old City that they believe Christ took to his crucifixion.

International Business Times

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Luxury hotel plans threaten East Jerusalem’s Armenian quarter

Activists say a controversial deal to build a luxury hotel could destroy part of East Jerusalem’s historical Armenian quarter, accusing the company behind the plan of paying people to seize land by force. As Armenian Christians celebrate Christmas on Saturday, those who call Jerusalem’s Old City home say they are…

France 24

In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

WEKU

Israeli Police Arrest Five Haredi Jews For Assaulting Christians In Jerusalem’s Old City

Incident highlights growing concerns over religious tensions in the holy city

Zenger

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in East Jerusalem

Khaled al-Zaanin was killed after Israeli police alleged he carried out an attack in the Old City.

Al Jazeera

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Israel expels Sub Labans from their home in Jerusalem’s Old City

The family fought settler attempts to take their home for about 45 years. On Monday night, security forces evicted them.

Al Jazeera

Israeli court acquits border police officer charged with killing autistic Palestinian man

An Israeli court has acquitted a border police officer who was charged with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City three years ago

The Independent UK

More groups of historians denounce Moms for Liberty event at American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Seven groups of historians have now denounced an upcoming welcome reception at the Museum of the American Revolution for “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty. They’ve written their members, the museum, and one group has canceled an event they had planned at the Old City institution.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nationalist Israelis plan new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site

JERUSALEM: With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem's Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

Bangkok Post

US and UN condemn anti-Arab chants at Jerusalem march

The United States and the United Nations condemned on Friday anti-Arab slogans chanted during an annual march in Jerusalem's Old City that drew tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists a day earlier.

Reuters

Factbox: What is 'Jerusalem Day' and why is it an Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint?

Israeli nationalists marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem were to march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City on Thursday in an annual parade that Palestinians see as a provocation.

Reuters

Israel's 'Flag March' in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians

Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's walled Old City under heavy security on Thursday in an annual event that drew condemnation from Palestinians.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Israel deploys heavy police presence ahead of contentious Jerusalem march

Israel is deploying over 2,000 police for a parade by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent UK

Hamas calls on Palestinians to confront Israeli victory parade in Jerusalem

Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group is calling on Palestinians to confront a flag-waving parade planned by Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City

Reuters

Orthodox Christians attend Holy Light in Jerusalem under police curbs

Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence that has drawn anger from churches.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rockets Fired from Gaza Raise Tension as Passover Begins

Palestinian fighters fired a barrage of rockets early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel, as violence erupted for the second day in a row during a sensitive period of overlapping holidays. The barrage came after another tense night at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque,…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Violence at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Raises Fears of Escalation

Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes. The fighting, which…

The Independent UK

Israeli police clash with worshipers at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police have raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and attacked Palestinian worshippers, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap

The Guardian - UK

Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem

Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem’s Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy city

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Presidency Accuses Israel of Deliberate Escalation at Al-Aqsa

The Palestinian presidency on Saturday accused Israel of deliberate escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Official presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israel was seeking to provoke violence after Israeli police killed Mohammed al-Osaibi, 26, from Naqab, at the entrance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Police Fatally Shoot Man at Jerusalem's Holy Site

Israeli police shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to steal an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site late Friday, police said. The police said the slain man was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel, The Associated Press reported. Authorities said the incident…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Muslims Pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa at Start of Ramadan

Tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first in the holy month of Ramadan, AFP correspondents said, amid heightened tensions in the region. Authorities said the prayers at Islam's third holiest site passed peacefully despite concerns over a recent surge in violence in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian Woman Trailblazer Dons Clerical Collar

Trailblazer Sally Azar is hoping that her role as the Holy Land's first Palestinian woman pastor will inspire other women to reach for influential positions in religious and political life. Wearing her clerical collar and with clasped hands before an altar at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the…

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