Jerusalem Controversy

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel authorised on Sunday a national guard sought by far-right security chief Itamar Ben-Gvir to focus on Arab unrest, but held off on giving him direct command after political rivals voiced concern the force could become a sectarian “militia.” The previous government began setting…

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel authorised on Sunday a national guard sought by far-right security chief Itamar Ben-Gvir to focus on Arab unrest, but held off on giving him direct command after political rivals voiced concern the force could become a sectarian "militia." The previous government began setting…

An East Jerusalem Palestinian was arrested on suspicion he was planning to carry out a shooting attack against a bus transporting policemen near the Temple Mount, the Shin Bet announced Sunday. The security service, in coordination with police, said it had been investigating Omar Abedin, 21, for the past month…

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:43 AM CDT Sunday, Apr. 2, 2023 Last Modified: 12:24 AM CDT Monday, Apr. 3, 2023 ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Sunday denied rumors of trade with Israel following a Jewish businessman’s tweet about successfully exporting food samples to Jerusalem and Haifa. Read this article…

Jerusalem’s Catholic Christian community marked Palm Sunday with masses attending religious processions in the Old City. Worshipers, led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, packed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is recognized as the place where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected, and is one of the holiest Christian…

The celebrated Ethiopian pianist and nun Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou has died in Jerusalem aged 99, the Ethiopian patriarchate said last week. Guebrou composed more than 150 works and recorded four albums during her career, according to a foundation created in her name. Born in 1923 to a wealthy family in…

The Palestinian presidency said on Saturday that the Israeli escalation in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, one of the holiest Muslim sites, could lead to an explosion in the situation on the ground. The official presidential spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, warned in a statement against what he described as…

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A suspected assailant was killed by Israeli soldiers after a West Bank car ramming Saturday, the army said, in an escalation that threatens to end a relative lull during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan so far. The Palestinian's death came less than 24 hours after an Arab Israeli allegedly…

Earlier, an Arab Israeli was killed while perpetrating a terrorist attack near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. (April 1, 2023 / JNS) Three Israeli soldiers were wounded on Saturday night in a car-ramming attack near the village of Beit Ummar, located northwest of Hebron in Judea. Magen David Adom emergency…