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 ...
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Israeli Settlers Occupy Disputed Building In Hebron
A group of Israeli settlers seized a disputed building in the occupied West Bank's flashpoint city of Hebron on Tuesday, ...
What Is the Hebron Row?
The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian jubiliation. ...
UNESCO Puts Hebron On Endangered Heritage List, Outraging Israel
UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a ...
Palestinians Hail UNESCO Hebron Vote Slammed By Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to label the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a ...
Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron
The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, ...
Israel Cancels Landmark Plan For Western Wall Mixed Prayer
Israel's government on Sunday cancelled a landmark deal to create a space for women and men to pray together at ...
Israeli Woman Wins Discrimination Case Over Airline Seat
An 83-year-old woman has won a lawsuit against Israel's national airline after being asked to move seats on a transatlantic ...
Rev Owusu Gyakari Writes
Many are asking but few are receiving. Many are calling yet there is no answer. Some have given up, others ...
Hundreds Join In Jerusalem ‘SlutWalk’
Hundreds of young Israelis, many wearing just bras and shorts, staged a "SlutWalk" through central Jerusalem on Friday to defend ...
In Hebron, ‘miracle’ For Settlers Ended ‘golden Age’ For Palestinians
Its Old City is in constant lockdown, its holy site where the biblical Abraham may have been buried guarded by ...
Israel Convicts Former Chief Rabbi of Corruption
An Israel court on Monday found the country's former chief rabbi, Eliyahu Bakshi Doron, guilty of a series of felonies ...
Tunisia Seeks UNESCO Status For Jewish Pilgrimage Isle
Tunisia plans to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, site of Africa's oldest synagogue and an ...
Festive Mood and Tight Security For Tunisia Jewish Festival
An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue on Tunisia's Djerba island began on Friday under tight security but in ...
Palestinian Attempts Stabbing, Shot By Israeli Forces
A Palestinian attempted to stab Israeli police near a flashpoint holy site in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on ...
Israelis Warned Not To Visit Tunisia For Jewish Festival
Israel warned its citizens on Wednesday against visiting Tunisia, where Jewish pilgrims will celebrate a religious festival later this month, ...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Against Israel Military Service
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets of Jerusalem on Tuesday to protest against compulsory military service at a ...
Israel Arrests Sex Suspects ‘shielded By Ultra-Orthodox’
Israeli police on Monday arrested more than 20 Jewish ultra-Orthodox suspected sex offenders whose alleged crimes were known to their ...
Egypt’s Last Jews Aim To Keep Alive Heritage
Once a flourishing community, only a handful of Egyptian Jews, mostly elderly women, remain in the Arab world's most populous ...
Palestinians, Israel Soldiers Clash In West Bank’s Hebron
Hundreds of Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers Friday in the powderkeg West Bank city of Hebron on the anniversary ...