A Palestinian resident of Jabal al Mukabbir neighborhood in East Jerusalem, tore down his home after he received a demolition order from the Israeli authorities, said a local official. SELF-DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM: On the […]
Up to 100,000 Palestinian students are facing the threat of using distorted schoolbooks in occupied Jerusalem, Deputy Palestinian Education Minister Basri Saleh said on Sunday. According to Arab48, during a meeting held in Cairo, Basri said […]
Hundreds of Jewish settlers forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound again on Sunday to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Palestinian source. “Around 653 settlers backed by Israeli police […]
Israeli forces detained overnight Saturday and early Sunday five Palestinians from the West Bank districts of Nablus and tubas, in addition to five others, including a mother and her son, in the East Jerusalem-Bustan area […]
For the third consecutive day, around 2,473 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed Talmudic rituals during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Arab48.com reported on Friday. On Thursday, 816 settlers bombarded the holy site through Al-Magharbeh Gate. They besieged the mosque under heavy […]
UNESCO’s Executive Board approved at its 207th session a resolution calling on Israel to stop its violations and unilateral actions against historic sites in Jerusalem. The decision was made by the international organization during its […]
Israeli forces today detained 22 Palestinians and seized cash in multiple raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in a press release. PPS confirmed that eight Palestinians were detained from Jerusalem […]
Former Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has declared that he sees himself as the best successor to Benjamin Netanyahu as Likud’s leader. Speaking to Ynet, Barkat “for the first time declared himself as the heir to the […]
Israeli forces arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem Adnan Ghaith on Monday after carrying out a dawn raid at his home in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem. Shadi Mutour, the secretary of the Fatah party, was also detained in a wave […]
Israeli occupation forces arrested five Palestinians and confiscated wooden partitions and shoe racks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound’s historic Al-Rahma Gate on Wednesday. Onlookers were threatened with arrest and prevented from filming to document the […]
Israeli authorities today issued demolition orders against two tents and a shed in al-Muntar area of al-Sawahreh, to the east of occupied Jerusalem. Younes Jaafar, an activist, told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the area […]
Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas urged the international community Thursday to end Israeli aggression in Palestine, Anadolu Agency reports. “What would you do if someone tried to take the land of your country and how would you react,” […]
Israeli police detained today a child believed to be 14 years of age at Chains Gate, one of the gates leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, after shooting but not injuring him, […]
Two Palestinian brothers were injured by Israeli forces yesterday during the demolition of their family’s apartment which was under construction in occupied East Jerusalem. According to Haaretz, Israeli occupation forces yesterday arrived to carry out the […]
A Palestinian family will tomorrow appeal a decision to evict its members from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem. According to human rights NGO Ir Amim, the Jerusalem Magistrate Court will hear “the appeal […]
Israeli police have reneged on an agreement made with local residents and leaders in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, resuming aggressive raids in recent days. According to human rights group Ir Amim, after “a modest drop in the […]
On Thursday, Israeli authorities attempted to prevent staff of the Al-Aqsa Construction Committee from carrying out renovation of Al-Silsila Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Felesteen.ps reported. The construction staff planned to repair cracks in the walls of […]
Atallah Hanna, the archbishop of Sebastian Roman Orthodox, stated today that the ancient Orthodox real estate in the area of Hebron Gate is under serious threat, and that extremist Jewish settlers may seize these properties […]
Israeli forces detained early this morning at least 18 Palestinians from various West Bank districts and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and local sources. PPS said Israeli forces detained five Palestinians […]
Israeli authorities have agreed to reduce the heavy police presence in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, after a months-long operation characterized by collective punishment and violence. According to a report in Haaretz, the agreement between the Israeli […]
Israeli forces on Sunday arrested a prominent community organizer in Issawiya, occupied East Jerusalem, reported NGO Ir Amim. Muhammad Abu Hummus remained in detention at the time of writing, ahead of a hearing today. According […]
Raids by Israeli occupation forces in Issawiya, a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, are continuing to “disrupt daily life” for residents, reported Israeli NGO Ir Amim. Ir Amim said: “Sustained hostile police incursions (into […]
Palestinian NGOs and families on Tuesday called for international pressure to be placed on Israel to release the body of a Palestinian teen executed by occupation forces, Wattan reported. In a statement, the NGOs and families […]
Following “a week of strenuous effort” by the family of Palestinian artist and historian Kamal Boullata and their lawyers, the renowned artist’s body finally returned to his birth town, Jerusalem, to be buried next to his […]
A Palestinian minor has been shot dead and another seriously wounded after they attacked an Israeli policeman in occupied East Jerusalem‘s Old City, according to Israeli police. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday that […]
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) warned Thursday that calls by an Israeli government minister to change the status quo at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque would lead to a “religious war” Anadolu reports. In a written statement released […]
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshippers in Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Sunday, injuring at least 37, according to a Palestinian official, Anadolu Agency reports. Firas al-Dibs, a spokesman for Jerusalem’s Jordan-run Religious Endowments Authority, said: “A […]
Palestinian organizations in Jerusalem will close all the mosques in the city during Eid Al-Adha, in a bid to protect the city’s Al-Aqsa Mosque from planned raids by illegal Jewish settlers. Eid Al-Adha – an […]
The Sandinista government of Nicaragua have sent their first ambassador to Palestine, handing over diplomatic credentials to Riyad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Wednesday. The new ambassador will be Mazen Khuffash, a […]
Due to difficulties collecting donations that led to its bankruptcy, The Israel Project (TIP) on Wednesday closed its office in Israel, Haaretz reported yesterday. The US NGO has faced a severe budget crisis and, according to […]
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