Jerusalem
Protests After Israel Restricts Jerusalem Old City Prayers
Israeli police barred men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as tensions rose and...
Israel Bars Men Under 50 From Jerusalem Old City Prayers
Israeli police said they were barring men under 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers as...
Remove Jerusalem Metal Detectors, Erdogan Tells Israeli Counterpart
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin to swiftly remove metal...
Israel, Palestinians Brace For More Unrest At Holy Site
Israel's army boosted security Thursday and braced for possibile unrest on the eve of the main weekly Muslim prayers...
Israel Boosts Security Over Tensions At Religious Site
Israel's army has been boosting its forces ahead of possible unrest over new security measures at a sensitive holy site...
Assailant Tries To Stab Israeli Soldiers In West Bank, Shot Dead
An assailant tried to stab Israeli soldiers south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and was shot dead,...
Israel Weighs Removal of Metal Detectors At Heart of Religious Row
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is debating whether to remove new metal detectors at the centre of a dispute with...
Palestinian Civilians Urge ICC To Speed Up ‘war Crimes’ Probe
Palestinian lawyers and civil society groups Wednesday urged the International Criminal Court to speed up inquiries and...
Renovated Tsarist Hostel Re-Opens In Jerusalem
A Jerusalem hostel for Christian Orthodox pilgrims that became a symbol of imperial Russia's presence in the Holy Land...
China’s Xi Reaffirms Commitment To Peace In the Middle East
China will host a symposium between Israel and the Palestinians later this year, an official said Tuesday, as president...
Muslims Again Boycott Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures
Muslims boycotted a Jerusalem holy site for the third day running Tuesday after Israeli authorities installed metal...
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...
Macron Chides Netanyahu On Settlements, Urges New Mideast Talks
French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel's visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes...
Macron Urges Resumption of Mideast Talks Based On Two States
French President Emmanuel Macron called Sunday for a resumption of long-stalled Middle East peace talks based on a...
Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...
Israel PM Mourns France’s Deported Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Paris to commemorate the victims of a mass arrest of Jews in...
Macron, Netanyahu Mark 75 Years Since Paris Roundup of Jews
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi death...
Israeli Bill Seeks To Safeguard Control of Jerusalem
Israeli ministers gave initial approval Sunday to a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand...
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...