Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City Jerusalem is bracing for tens of thousands of ultranationalist Jews to march through the Old City The Independent UK · May 14
Israel Marks Second 'Jerusalem Day' Under Shadow Of Gaza War Israeli police were deploying near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Monday ahead of an annual event marking Israel's capture of east Jerusalem, held this year under the shadow of the war in Gaza. International Business Times · May 26, 2025
Syrian Jews Say Held First Group Prayer In Decades In Damascus Synagogue Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship. International Business Times · Feb 19, 2025
Israeli nationalist march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem is set to proceed despite tensions Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis are expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem’s Old City The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Pilgrims Stay Away From Jerusalem On 'Tense' Good Friday The war in Gaza hung heavy over Good Friday in Jerusalem with fewer Christian pilgrims walking the path through the walled Old City that they believe Christ took to his crucifixion. International Business Times · Mar 29, 2024
Luxury hotel plans threaten East Jerusalem’s Armenian quarter Activists say a controversial deal to build a luxury hotel could destroy part of East Jerusalem’s historical Armenian quarter, accusing the company behind the plan of paying people to seize land by force. As Armenian Christians celebrate Christmas on Saturday, those who call Jerusalem’s Old City home say they are… France 24 · Jan 6, 2024
In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now. WEKU · Nov 11, 2023
Israeli Police Arrest Five Haredi Jews For Assaulting Christians In Jerusalem’s Old City Incident highlights growing concerns over religious tensions in the holy city Zenger · Oct 4, 2023
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in East Jerusalem Khaled al-Zaanin was killed after Israeli police alleged he carried out an attack in the Old City. Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023
Israel expels Sub Labans from their home in Jerusalem’s Old City The family fought settler attempts to take their home for about 45 years. On Monday night, security forces evicted them. Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023
Israeli court acquits border police officer charged with killing autistic Palestinian man An Israeli court has acquitted a border police officer who was charged with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City three years ago The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
More groups of historians denounce Moms for Liberty event at American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — Seven groups of historians have now denounced an upcoming welcome reception at the Museum of the American Revolution for “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty. They’ve written their members, the museum, and one group has canceled an event they had planned at the Old City institution. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 27, 2023
Nationalist Israelis plan new Jewish temple on Al-Aqsa site JERUSALEM: With imported sacrificial cows, ancient hymns and growing support, some nationalist Jews hope to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem's Old City, at a site at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023
US and UN condemn anti-Arab chants at Jerusalem march The United States and the United Nations condemned on Friday anti-Arab slogans chanted during an annual march in Jerusalem's Old City that drew tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists a day earlier. Reuters · May 19, 2023
Reuters · May 18, 2023 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's 'Flag March' in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's walled Old City under heavy security on Thursday in an annual event that drew condemnation from Palestinians.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Israel deploys heavy police presence ahead of contentious Jerusalem march Israel is deploying over 2,000 police for a parade by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City
The Independent UK · May 17, 2023 Hamas calls on Palestinians to confront Israeli victory parade in Jerusalem Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group is calling on Palestinians to confront a flag-waving parade planned by Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City
Reuters · Apr 15, 2023 Orthodox Christians attend Holy Light in Jerusalem under police curbs Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence that has drawn anger from churches.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2023 Rockets Fired from Gaza Raise Tension as Passover Begins Palestinian fighters fired a barrage of rockets early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel, as violence erupted for the second day in a row during a sensitive period of overlapping holidays. The barrage came after another tense night at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2023 Violence at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Raises Fears of Escalation Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes. The fighting, which…
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 Israeli police clash with worshipers at Jerusalem holy site Israeli police have raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and attacked Palestinian worshippers, raising fears of wider tension as Islamic and Jewish holidays overlap
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 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
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2023 Palestinian Presidency Accuses Israel of Deliberate Escalation at Al-Aqsa The Palestinian presidency on Saturday accused Israel of deliberate escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Official presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israel was seeking to provoke violence after Israeli police killed Mohammed al-Osaibi, 26, from Naqab, at the entrance…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2023 Israeli Police Fatally Shoot Man at Jerusalem's Holy Site Israeli police shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to steal an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site late Friday, police said. The police said the slain man was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel, The Associated Press reported. Authorities said the incident…