Tag: Arab Riots
Erdogan calls Herzog to express concern over security escalation on Temple Mount
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Saturday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who expressed his concern over the security situation in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount.
Erdoğan also expressed his condolences for the...
Israeli security forces clash with Palestinians on Temple Mount during Shavuot
Clashes erupted on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday between Israeli security forces and Palestinians, as Jews marked the Shavuot holiday.
The Palestinian rioters barricaded themselves inside the Al Aqsa mosque, and hurled rocks...
Riots break out in Jerusalem after funeral of Palestinian
Rioting broke out in eastern Jerusalem and in the Old City on Monday night following the funeral of Walid al-Sharif, a Palestinian who was injured on the Temple Mount during clashes several weeks ago as he...
An Independence Day Question: Why Do Arabs Riot on the Temple Mount?
Arab riots on the Temple Mount in opposition to any Jewish presence on the Jewish people’s most holy site have exposed what the Arab-Israeli conflict is all about. It’s not about the lack of...
Erdoğan, Middle Eastern countries bash Israel over Arab violence in Jerusalem
Turkey, Jordan and Morocco condemned Israel’s actions on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, despite the violence being sparked by Arab rioters.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi summoned Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in...
How the US perpetuates Palestinian violence
The U.S. State Department welcomed the first night of Passover with an admonition against violence.
“We are closely monitoring events in Jerusalem during this sacred holiday period for Jews, Muslims and Christians,” read the official...
Two Palestinians arrested after five Israelis wounded in stoning near Jerusalem Old City
The Jerusalem District Police announced on Sunday that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the stoning of several buses near Jerusalem’s Old City earlier in the day. Five Israelis sustained light injuries...
Experts debate steps Israel must take to prevent future Arab violence, integration into state
At the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan last May, which coincided with Israel’s Jerusalem Day celebrating Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967, intense Arab violence erupted in Jerusalem. This...
JNF-KKL resumes tree planting under heavy security after Bedouin riots
Under heavy security, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael (JNF-KKL) resumed planting trees in the Negev on Wednesday morning after they were halted the day before by an eruption of Bedouin violence.
At least 18 people were arrested...
Eight arrested in connection with murder of Yigal Yehoshua in Lod riots
Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Jewish Israeli man in Lod last month during the Arab riots that rocked cities throughout the country, the Israel Police said in...