Jerusalem Controversy

Global criticism and concern mounted Wednesday after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site, sparking a military exchange of rockets and air strikes, with fears of further escalation. Two more rockets were fired late Wednesday from the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel, the army and witnesses said, and…

The fighting comes as Muslims mark the holiday month of Ramadan and Jews prepare to begin the Passover festival on Wednesday evening...Read More

April 5, 2023, 3:24 AM UTC / Updated April 5, 2023, 10:43 AM UTC / Source: Associated Press By The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli police stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinian youths who hurled firecrackers at them in a burst of violence…

Key PointsIsraeli police attacked worshippers in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, witnesses said. The Israeli military said nine rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel.Seven Palestinians were reportedly wounded from rubber-tipped bullets and beatings in clashes with Israeli police.Israeli police attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound before dawn on…

Israeli forces stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City and savagely attacked Palestinian worshipers with batons and gun butts on Tuesday night. Viral videos show armed Israeli forces beating worshippers inside the mosque and smashing windows, as women and children cry for help Israeli forces storm Al Aqsa Mosque after Ramadan prayers and savagely attack…

A 6-month-old baby was killed Monday in a traffic accident when a bus hit her stroller on a street in Jerusalem. Herut Leibovich was rushed to the capital’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center in serious condition with head injuries. Her father, who is a nurse at the hospital, was reportedly at…

Editorial Newsday Monday 3 April 2023 Anglican Bishop Claude Berkley - SUREASH CHOLAI ALL FOUR gospels of the Bible tell the story of Jesus angrily driving merchants away from the temple in Jerusalem. The significance of this episode to the Christian faith, which this week observes its most sacred period,…

After stumping epigraphers for over a decade, a mysterious First Temple-era inscription uncovered at the Ophel, a stone’s throw from Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, may finally have been deciphered. According to a new study by Dr. Daniel Vainstub, the seven-letter inscription etched on a large clay jar records one of the…

The head of the Returning to the Mount movement, Rafael Morris, was detained on Monday on suspicion that he was going to try and sacrifice the Paschal sacrifice on the Temple Mount, as police completed their preparations ahead of the Passover holiday, which will begin on Wednesday evening. The police…

The family of an Arab Israeli medical student shot dead by police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound rejected on Sunday claims by the force that he grabbed and fired an officer's gun. Medical student Mohammed al-Asibi was killed late Friday, hours after worshippers marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan…