FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - Caught on Camera

Factbox: What is 'Jerusalem Day' and why is it an Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint?

Israeli nationalists marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem were to march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City on Thursday in an annual parade that Palestinians see as a provocation.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Israel shuts down Palestinian life in Jerusalem for ‘flag march’

Palestinian life in the Old City comes to a halt ahead of provocative Israeli march celebrating illegal 1967 occupation.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023

Palestinian PM denounces Israeli flag march as ‘absurd’

Palestinian officials say the annual Israeli parade in occupied East Jerusalem attempts to establish a false reality.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023

Israeli police say two wounded after suspected terror attack in East Jerusalem

A suspected shooting attack by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem on Tuesday left two Israeli men wounded, police said.

France 24 · Apr 18, 2023

Israeli Police Say Two Wounded in East Jerusalem Shooting

A gunman opened fire on a vehicle in East Jerusalem on Tuesday, wounding two people, Israeli emergency services said. The attack comes after a year of escalating Israeli Palestinian violence and high tension during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which coincided this year with the Jewish Passover holiday, Reuters…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023

Most Palestinians in East Jerusalem are sitting out Israeli protests – but they are still concerned about a potential judicial reform

Israeli protesters have been demonstrating against the Netanyahu government’s controversial efforts to radically overhaul the judicial system for nearly three months. And while the protests regularly bring out more than 100,000 people to the streets across Israel, few Arab faces have appeared among the demonstrators.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

What’s behind the Ramadan raids at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Israeli forces regularly storm Al-Aqsa Mosque as worshippers visit the site during Ramadan.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2023

Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem

Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem’s Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy city

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israel’s Decision to Allow Re-settlement in Northern West Bank

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday strongly condemned a decision taken by the occupying Israeli authorities to allow re-settlement in the areas of the northern West Bank in Palestine. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s strong condemnation of this decision, which is a flagrant violation of all international laws, contributes…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

Israel Demolishes Homes in Jerusalem, Prepares for Evictions in Sheikh Jarrah

Israel demolished three houses on Monday in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem under the pretext of construction without a permit. The Israeli move violates the Aqaba understandings, which stipulated the cessation of unilateral measures, which the Palestinians limited to storming the Palestinian Authority (PA) areas, demolishing Jerusalem…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2023