Islam in Jerusalem

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Israelis Gather In Jerusalem’s Old City After Weeks of Tension

Thousands of Jews attended prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to observe the start of the Tisha B'av fasting day...

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Arab League Chief Says Israel Risks Igniting ‘religious War’

The head of the Arab League warned Thursday that Israeli attempts to control highly sensitive religious sites in...

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Israel Removes Jerusalem Flashpoint Security Apparatus

Muslim leaders have lifted a boycott of a key holy site in East Jerusalem after Israel removed the last of security...

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Abbas Backs Call For Palestinians To Return To Al-Aqsa

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas backed calls for worshippers to return to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on Thursday...

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White House Hails Israel For Removing Holy Site Metal Detectors

The White House welcomed Israel's decision to remove metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on...

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Erdogan Urges All Muslims To ‘visit’ and ‘protect’ Jerusalem

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke...

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Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site

Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...

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Jerusalem Holy Site Crisis

Eight people have been killed in a weekend of violence following new Israeli security measures at an ultra-sensitive...

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Thousands Protest In Amman Over Israeli Measures In Jerusalem

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Jordanian capital on Friday to condemn Israel's latest security...

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Muslims Heed Calls To Avoid Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures

Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities...

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Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site

The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...

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Israel Reopens Sensitive Holy Site, But Muslims Refuse To Enter

Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...

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Israel Reopens Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site Closed After Attack

Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...

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Security Tight, Holy Site Shut After Jerusalem Attack

Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed...

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Three Attackers Shoot At Police In Jerusalem Before Being Killed

Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly...

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Three Attackers Shoot At Police Jerusalem Before Being Killed

Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly...

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Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians

He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as...

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Israelis Mark 50 Years Since Capture of Jerusalem’s Old City

Thousands of Israelis marched through east Jerusalem´s Old City on Wednesday to commemorate 50 years since the Jewish...

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Jewish Hardliners Ejected From Jerusalem Mosque Compound

A group of hardline activists were removed from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem on Wednesday...