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Israeli police arrest two over Jerusalem cemetery vandalism

Two teenagers are suspected of vandalising more than 30 graves at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem.

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Israeli police arrest two suspects in Protestant cemetery vandalism

Israeli police said on Friday they arrested two people suspected of vandalising a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem earlier this week.

Reuters

Israel police arrest 2 teens in attack on Christian cemetery

The Israeli police have arrested two teenagers who they said vandalized over two dozen Christian graves in a historic Jerusalem cemetery earlier this week

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UN Security Council Members Stress Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo

UN Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site. The decades-old status quo allows only Muslim worship at the compound. An…

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U.N. Security Council members stress Al Aqsa mosque status quo

U.N. Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, days after Israel's new far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the site.

Reuters

Analysis-New Arab allies face dilemma as Israel shifts hard-right

Israel's sharp tilt to what is likely to be the most hard right government in its history puts its new Arab allies in the awkward position of having to deal with ultra-nationalists while trying to do more than just pay lip service to the Palestinian cause.

Reuters

Outcry over footage of men smashing cross at Jerusalem cemetery

Vandals’ clothing leads to claims they are Jewish extremists who have desecrated over 30 Christian graves

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UN Security Council to Discuss Israeli Minister's Al-Aqsa Visit

The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to discuss the controversial visit to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound by an Israeli minister that has enraged Palestinians. The 15-member Council will convene at 3:00 pm (2000 GMT) at the United Nations headquarters in New York following a request by the United Arab…

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UN to hold emergency meeting on Israeli visit to holy site

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic and non-Islamic nations to protest the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

The Independent UK

Palestinians Mull Next Moves after Israel Minister’s Al-Aqsa Visit

Palestinians are holding urgent talks on their next moves after an extreme-right Israeli minister visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a step so far met with stern words rather than violence. There have been fears Tuesday's controversial visit by Israel's new national security minister, firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir, could spark a war.…

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Palestinian rights lawyer says deportation won't stop him

Palestinian lawyer and activist Salah Hammouri is vowing to keep fighting for the rights of the Palestinian people despite his deportation to France following Israel’s claim that he has ties to a banned militant group

The Independent UK

Religious dissent in Israel at Ben-Gvir's Al Aqsa compound visit

Leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish figures supporting Israel's coalition government on Wednesday criticised a visit by a far-right minister to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, adding internal religious dissent to a cascade of foreign censure.

Reuters

Germany calls Al Aqsa visit by new Israeli minister a provocation

Germany rejects unilateral steps that endanger the status quo on the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, said a foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday, calling a visit there by Israel's new far-right national security minister a provocation.

Reuters

Archbishop says desecration of Jerusalem cemetery a ‘hate crime’

Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum says Israel is facing ‘religious radicalism’ as Christian graves are vandalised.

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White House Rejects Any Action Jeopardizing Status Quo of Jerusalem Holy Sites

The White House on Tuesday affirmed that any unilateral action that jeopardizes the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem is unacceptable. The US position came after Tuesday’s visit of Israeli extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. “The US stands firmly...

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UAE, China ask UN Security Council to meet over Al Aqsa mosque - diplomats

The United Arab Emirates and China have asked the U.N. Security Council to meet publicly, likely on Thursday, over recent developments at Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, diplomats said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Hezbollah head says change to Al Aqsa status quo could explode the region

The leader of Lebanon's powerful armed Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, said that any infringement of the decades-long status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem could lead to an explosion in the region, not just inside Palestinian territories.

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Daily Dose Ep 1242: Andhra bans rallies on roads, Israel minister storms Al Aqsa

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Turkey condemns 'provocative act' by Israel's Ben-Gvir

Turkey condemned on Tuesday a "provocative act" by Israel's new far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, referring to his visit to Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem.

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Palestinian Leaders Denounce Ben-Gvir's Visit to Aqsa Mosque

The Palestinian leaders and factions condemned on Tuesday the visit of Israel’s extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh cast the visit as a bid to turn a major mosque there "into a Jewish temple". Addressing his cabinet, Shtayyeh also called on Palestinians to…

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OIC Strongly Condemns Far Right Israeli Minister’s Visit to Al-Aqsa Compound

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned on Tuesday a visit by Israeli far right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. It said the move is part of Israel’s attempts to alter the historic and legal status of the holy mosque. It slammed…

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Jordan Condemns in ‘Severest’ Terms Israeli Minister’s Visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Jordan said on Tuesday it condemned in "severest" terms a visit by Israeli far right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. "Jordan condemns in the severest of terms the storming of the Aqsa mosque and violating its sanctity," said a statement by the foreign…

France 24

Israeli far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Palestinians slam ‘provocation’

Israel's extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday for the first time since becoming national security minister, his spokesman said, enraging Palestinians who see the move as a provocation.

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Israeli Far-right Minister Visits Jerusalem Holy Site

An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister visited Tuesday a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new far-right government last week. The visit is seen by Palestinians as a provocation. Earlier in the day, Palestinian officials said a 15-year-old boy was killed…

The Independent UK

Israeli ultranationalist minister visits Jerusalem holy site

An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government last week

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