Tag: Jerusalem
Israel policeman stabbed in Jerusalem’s Old City, attacker killed
AFP – An Arab stabbed an Israeli policeman at an entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday and was shot…
Israel bars Palestinians from entering Jerusalem after attacks
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel took the rare and drastic step of barring Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday as…
3 Israelis wounded in Jerusalem knife, gun attack – Officials
AFP – An assailant wielding a knife and gun seriously wounded three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City Saturday, before himself…
Suspects arrested in Jerusalem school attack
Several suspects have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which last month targeted a Jewish-Arab school that is…
Four Israelis killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack
Two Palestinians armed with a gun and axes attacked a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday killing four Israelis, police said. It…
Israel removes age restriction on Jerusalem mosque
Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque…
Hamas hails deadly Jerusalem car attack
Palestinian militant group Hamas hailed Wednesday’s deadly car attack in Jerusalem by one of its members, calling it “the natural…
EU condemns new Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem
The European Union on Friday condemned an Israeli plan to build 2,610 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, calling…
Clashes in Jerusalem on Jewish New Year eve
Clashes broke out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Wednesday as Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site…
Jerusalem Palestinians riot after teen shot by police dies
A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday from injuries sustained when he was shot last week by Israeli border police in…
Terror On All Sides
By Richard W. Kropf In the biblical book of Jeremiah (20:3-4), the prophet tells the commander of the temple guard…
US accuses Israel of targeting kin of murdered Palestinian teen
The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and…
Pope calls for peace, visits Muslim, Jewish sites
JERUSALEM, (AFP) – Pope Francis called for Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together for peace as he toured holy…
Israel police won’t let extremists spoil pope visit
Israel’s top police officer on Sunday vowed that Jewish extremists would not be allowed to spoil the upcoming visit of…