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A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City and the surrounding area, on Aug. 10, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over high holidays

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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...
An aerial view of eastern Jerusalem, Dec. 17, 2019. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

Turkish aid agency up to its old tricks in Jerusalem

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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...
Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir at the launch of the party's election campaign in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UN data points to rise in illegal building demolitions under Ben-Gvir

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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

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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...
The eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, October 2015. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Eastern Jerusalem land purchased by Jews in early 20th century reverts to state ownership

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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...
Israeli armored presidential state car driving in eastern Jerusalem without an Israeli flag, July 14, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Biden removes Israeli flag from motorcade while in eastern Jerusalem

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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...
Palestinian Authority security forces guard outside the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on July 14, 2022, before the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden on July 15, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

Biden meets with Palestinian Authority head Abbas in Bethlehem

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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...
The Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem, July 19, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Poll: Half of Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli to Palestinian citizenship

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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...
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An open letter to President Biden on his planned visit to eastern Jerusalem

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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...
Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit Party, demonstrates outside the Facebook branch in Tel Aviv on July 15, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Shin Bet busts Jerusalem Hamas cell plotting to assassinate Knesset member

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The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Jerusalem District Police revealed on Tuesday the existence of an eastern Jerusalem Hamas terror cell that had been planning to assassinate Israel public figures. Among those targeted by...