Jerusalem Controversy

JERUSALEM — Israel's military said it struck targets in Syria Sunday after rare rocket fire from its northeastern neighbor as tensions simmered at a volatile Jerusalem shrine important to both Jewish and Muslim worshippers. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that fighter jets had hit targets, including “military…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Jewish-Muslim tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals. Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the city’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews…

Israeli warplanes and artillery have struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from its northeastern neighbor...Read More

ANKARA: As part of recently re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to overhaul his economic team, the country’s central bank will be governed by a female executive for the first time. US-based Hafize Gaye Erkan, 41, is Turkiye’s fifth central bank chief in four years, replacing Sahap Kavcioglu, who…

Palestinian women cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank and Jerusalem, to attend the third Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Photo by Alaa Badarne/HEPA-EFE April 8 (UPI) -- Israel claimed without providing evidence Saturday that Muslims barricaded inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —   Israel said it struck targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza early Friday, hours after dozens of rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory, which the Israeli military blamed on Palestinian militants. The number of rockets fired…

Key PointsIsraeli police have conducted two raids of Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, triggering a cascade of events.A shooting attack in the West Bank has resulted in the death of two sisters with British nationality. Israeli police and army reserves are being mobilised after a deadly car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv.Israeli…

Last Updated: April 07, 2023, 18:30 IST Jerusalem, Undefined Israeli police walk inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, the holy Muslim site built on top of what Jews call the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site, early on April 5, 2023. (AFP) The attack came with Israel on high alert…

Middle East By Washington Post Staff | Apr 7, 2023 Friday prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem began amid high tensions, after Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip early Friday and the risk of a wide-scale regional conflict grew. Israel said the strikes were…

Johan Hernandez Jauregui does rope tricks before a weekly ride with Connecting Compton. (Karla Gachet for The Post) Compton, known for its Black culture, is now majority Latino. But its leadership remains largely Black. A group of Latino vaqueros want to change that. Read More