Tag: Eastern Jerusalem
J’lem-based Hamas terrorist behind plot to kill Ben-Gvir gets 14-year jail term
The leader of a Hamas terrorist cell based in eastern Jerusalem that had plans to assassinate then-Israeli opposition lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir and carry out a series of other attacks against civilians was sentenced to 13 years...
Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over high holidays
Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated $32 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah.
The funds will be used...
Turkish aid agency up to its old tricks in Jerusalem
The Israel-Turkey diplomatic thaw is paving the way for the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to resume its efforts to undermine Israeli sovereignty in eastern Jerusalem and boost Turkish influence in the city.
TIKA...
UN data points to rise in illegal building demolitions under Ben-Gvir
Israeli demolition of illegal Arab construction has risen sharply under Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, according to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Between Jan. 1 and...
Arab violence rocks Jerusalem
Violent disturbances and rioting erupted overnight Thursday in eastern Jerusalem. Several assaults by Palestinians on Jewish residents and security personnel were recorded, in a significant deterioration of the situation.
Police arrested 23 rioters overnight in...
Eastern Jerusalem land purchased by Jews in early 20th century reverts to state ownership
A 16-dunam (four-acre) noncontiguous parcel of land on a green hilltop in eastern Jerusalem, which lies between the security barrier and the eastern border of the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, could soon become the most...
Biden removes Israeli flag from motorcade while in eastern Jerusalem
Prior to visiting an eastern Jerusalem hospital on Thursday as part of a nearly three-day trip to Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden’s motorcade was missing its Israeli flag.
Despite flying the Israeli flag on the...
Biden meets with Palestinian Authority head Abbas in Bethlehem
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Bethlehem on Friday morning for a meeting with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas.
It followed Biden’s visit earlier in the day to the Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount...
Poll: Half of Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli to Palestinian citizenship
Nearly half of Arab residents of Jerusalem would prefer to become Israeli citizens rather than citizens of a Palestinian state, a poll published on Friday by the Washington Institute for Near East Studies revealed.
“As...
An open letter to President Biden on his planned visit to eastern Jerusalem
ear Mr. President,
It is with respect that I write to you today to express my deepest concerns over reports of your proposed visit to symbolic Palestinian Authority institutions in eastern Jerusalem during your forthcoming...