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Palestinian Woman Trailblazer Dons Clerical Collar

Trailblazer Sally Azar is hoping that her role as the Holy Land's first Palestinian woman pastor will inspire other women to reach for influential positions in religious and political life. Wearing her clerical collar and with clasped hands before an altar at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the…

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Israeli police: American arrested for vandalizing church

Israeli police have arrested an American tourist after he allegedly knocked down and broke a statue of Jesus in a church in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent UK

Rangers investigating fire in Independence National Historical Park building as arson

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Park Rangers are investigating a fire that broke out within the Independence National Historical Park in Old City last week.

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Thousands mourn Palestinians killed by Israel in Nablus

5 Palestinians, including three armed resistance fighters, were killed in large raid on Nablus in occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

West Bank violence burns as Israeli election nears

In the alleyways of the Old City of Nablus, posters commemorating young men killed in clashes with Israeli forces are everywhere, an unavoidable reminder of the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank over recent months.

Reuters

U.S. condemns Jerusalem attack that wounded 5 Americans - State Dept

The United States condemned what it called a "terrorist attack" outside the Old City of Jerusalem that wounded at least eight people, including at least five Americans, according to a statement from the U.S. State Department on Sunday.

Reuters

Palestinian gunman wounds 8 in late-night Jerusalem shooting

A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza.

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Seven Hurt in Gun Attack on Jewish Worshippers’ Bus in Jerusalem

A gunman wounded seven people aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli authorities and witnesses said, describing the incident as a suspected Palestinian attack. The assailant fled the scene in Jerusalem's Old City, which houses sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians and is among areas…

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Beyond Hummus: Palestinians Cook up New Food Trends

From the ancient alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to kitchens around the world, Palestinians are stirring new trends in cooking while abiding by traditions. The trend has whipped up a growing appetite for specialized books and food tours. "It's changing for the better, I think.

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Racism of ‘Jerusalem Day’ march is Israeli mainstream: Analysts

Sunday’s march saw thousands of Israelis march through the Old City, attacking a number of Palestinians.

Al Jazeera

GCC Slams Israel for Allowing Extremists to Parade through Jerusalem's Old City

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr.

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Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march

Jewish pilgrims visited early Sunday ahead of a nationalist parade through the Old City, prompting Palestinians to throw rocks and fireworks.

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Flag-waving Israelis take to streets, skirmishes erupt in Al-Aqsa mosque

Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israeli nationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs", marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, defying threats of retaliation from Palestinian militants.

Reuters

Israel approves ultranationalist Jewish march in Jerusalem

Israeli authorities say they have given the go-ahead for a march of flag-waving Jewish nationalists to walk through the heart of the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City later this month

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Palestinian Authority Appeals to US to Stop Car Cable Project in Jerusalem

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday appealed to the US administration and international community, mainly UNESCO, to exert pressure on Israel to halt the construction of a cable car project in occupied East Jerusalem. On Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over…

France 24

UN Security Council unanimously condemns killing of Palestinian-American journalist

The UN Security Council on Friday night strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and called for “an immediate, thorough, transparent, and fair and impartial investigation”. The unanimous condemnation came hours after Israeli police charged and beat mourners at her funeral in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Israeli police beat mourners at a slain Al Jazeera journalist's funeral

Dozens of people tried to march the casket of Shireen Abu Akleh from a hospital to a nearby Catholic church, but Israeli police hit them with batons, causing pallbearers to briefly drop the casket.

France 24

Israeli police clash with mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist

Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem's Old City in an outpouring of grief and anger over her killing.

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Slain Al Jazeera Journalist to Be Buried as Palestinians Reject Joint Probe

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid. The Palestinian American's body has been transferred from the occupied West Bank, and her funeral will…

France 24

Slain Palestinian-American reporter to be buried as Israel plans more settlements

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel, Gaza Militants Trade Fire as Mideast Tensions Mount

Palestinian militants fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip early Thursday and Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza, part of an escalation that was eerily similar to the run-up to last year’s Israel-Gaza war. The cross-border strikes came against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have…

The Independent UK

Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban

A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem’s Old City, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year’s Israel-Gaza war

Reuters

Jerusalem violence puts strain on Israel's coalition government

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The Independent UK

Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site

Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem

Reuters

Analysis-Jerusalem clashes raise fears of wider conflict

One year after events in Jerusalem led to war in Gaza, clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are raising fears of renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with leaders on both sides warning of possible escalation.

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