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Thousands Gather at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa for First Friday Prayers of Ramadan

Tens of thousands of Muslims flocked to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan for noon prayers, which passed peacefully despite concerns about a repeat of Israeli-Palestinian violence that erupted during the Muslim holy month last year. From early morning, residents of cities such as Bethlehem and Ramallah…

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Thousands gather at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa for first Friday prayers of Ramadan

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian attacker after manhunt

Israeli security forces say they have killed a Palestinian man who opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv and killed two people

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'Pro-Putin' oligarch sanctioned by UK donated £300,000 to Prince Charles foundation

Viacheslav Kantor gave £300,000 to Prince Charles's charity through his own foundation in 2000. That year, the Prince of Wales visited the World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, set up by the Jewish billionaire

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Tense Ramadan nights at Jerusalem gate stir escalation worries

A week into the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a flashpoint Jerusalem site is seeing nightly confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli police that have raised concern about a repeat of violence that erupted last year.

Reuters

Israel Police Arrest 8 Palestinians in Third Night of Jerusalem Unrest

Israeli police arrested several Palestinians accused of throwing rocks and other objects at officers outside the contested Old City of Jerusalem on Monday as tensions flared during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Police said officers arrested eight people suspected of throwing rocks, bottles and fireworks at officers during Ramadan…

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Palestinian Presidency: No Alliances Will Take Us Out of the Equation

The Palestinian presidency dismissed on Monday concerns that regional or international alliances would undermine the Palestinian cause. “All regional or international alliances have failed to remove the Palestinians from the equation,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency. He stressed that the only path to security…

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Israel police arrest 8 in third night of Jerusalem unrest

Israeli police have arrested several Palestinians accused of throwing rocks and other objects at officers outside the contested Old City of Jerusalem as tensions flare during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

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Is Jerusalem still the play of the century? Top playwrights give their verdicts

As Mark Rylance returns to the West End stage as the rambunctious Rooster in Jez Butterworth’s shaggy state-of-the-nation play, six writers consider its power and legacy

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Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinian Militants in West Bank

Israeli security forces killed three Islamic Jihad militants when they came under fire Saturday during a raid in the West Bank, police said, the latest deaths in a surge of violence. The bloodshed comes amid heightened tensions ahead of the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, that has…

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US Ambassador Says Administration Will Reopen Consulate to Serve Palestinians Soon

The US ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, announced that the administration would reopen the consulate in Jerusalem soon to serve the Palestinians. During a press meeting with Israeli television channels, Nides said that terrorism could not defeat Israel, asserting that killing people and violence will not lead to a positive…

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Palestinian baby dies after treatment delayed by Israeli blockade of Gaza

Fatima al-Masri, a 19-month-old with a hole in her heart, waited five months for Israel to issue a permit to allow her to travel to Jerusalem for treatment

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Palestinians hope for a calm Ramadan in Jerusalem amid tensions

With gallons of soap, ornate lanterns and fresh paint, Palestinian Muslims are sprucing up Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound in the week leading up to Ramadan, hoping that this year the holy month will be peaceful despite political tensions.

Reuters

Jordan and Israel leaders urge calm after historic meeting following spike in violence

Jordan's King Abdullah called for calm following a historic summit with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday after the sharpest spike in street violence in years stoked fears of a wider escalation ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

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Israeli President to Visit Jordan on Wednesday

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will make the first official visit by an Israeli head of state to Jordan on Wednesday, officials said. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including Israel’s nearly 55-year-old occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, has long weighed on relations between Israel and Jordan, many of whose 10…

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Israel defense chief, Jordan's king discuss Ramadan calm

Israel’s defense minister has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman and they discussed maintaining calm in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in April

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Jordan's King: Regional Security Cannot Be Achieved without a Palestinian State

Jordan's King Abdullah II assured Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Amman will always support Palestine, despite all challenges. Meeting Abbas in Ramallah, King Abdullah asserted that security and stability could not be achieved in the region without just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment…

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Abbas, Blinken Hold Talks in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Sunday. He stressed that the priority should always be towards finding a political solution that would end the Israeli occupation of Palestine along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. He called…

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Blinken will test for COVID after having met Bennett, spokesperson says

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will test for COVID-19 on Monday after having met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem the previous day, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Blinken: US Has No Strategy of Regime Change in Russia

The United States has no strategy of regime change for Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Sunday after President Joe Biden a day earlier said Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power". "I think the President, the White House made the point last night that, quite…

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Lapid: Israel, US to Work Together to Prevent Nuclear Iran

Israel's foreign minister said on Sunday that Israel and the US will cooperate in preventing a nuclear-armed Iran despite disagreements they have over an emerging nuclear deal. "We have disagreements about a nuclear agreement and its consequences, but open and honest dialogue is part of the strength of our friendship,"…

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Israeli-Arab summit convenes, Blinken seeks to reassure allies on Iran

Israeli and Arab partners convened for a rare summit in Israel on Sunday attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to reassure the U.S. allies over Washington's diplomacy with Iran.

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Five-Way Meeting to Be Held in Jerusalem to Tackle Issues Discussed in Sharm El-Sheikh

Five days after the tripartite summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, which brought together Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced holding a two-day "historic diplomatic summit." The five-way regional summit will…

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Ukrainian Refugee Wins Jerusalem Marathon

A Ukrainian refugee was the first woman to cross the finish line in Israel's Jerusalem Marathon on Friday, the municipality's spokesperson said. Valentina Verzka completed the run with a time of two hours, 45 minutes and 54 seconds, less than 10 minutes after the winner, according to the spokesperson's statement.…

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Jordan King to Visit Ramallah to Ease Tension Ahead of Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah soon to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to contain a possible escalation during Ramadan month, according to the official Kan Channel. Kan said that the monarch plans to come to Ramallah on the eve of Ramadan and meet Abbas, who…

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