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Jerusalem Controversy

90,000 or 300,000? Why estimates of crowd size at Jerusalem protest vary so widely Jerusalem Controversy

90,000 or 300,000? Why estimates of crowd size at Jerusalem protest vary so widely

How many people attended Monday’s protest in Jerusalem against the government’s planned legal overhaul? Nobody knows for sure, and estimates diverge widely. Following the event, police sources estimated that about 90,000 people attended the protest, while some organizers put the number at 130,000, others at 250,000, and a high-tech group…
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February 14, 2023
Cabinet okays legalization of 9 West Bank outposts in response to Jerusalem attacks Jerusalem Controversy

Cabinet okays legalization of 9 West Bank outposts in response to Jerusalem attacks

The cabinet on Sunday approved the legalization of nine outposts deep in the West Bank in response to a string of recent Palestinian terror attacks in East Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision in a statement, listing the illegal outposts as Avigayil, Beit Hogla, Givat Harel, Givat Arnon,…
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February 13, 2023
‘Now they are together in heaven,’ mourns mother of boys slain in Jerusalem ramming Jerusalem Controversy

‘Now they are together in heaven,’ mourns mother of boys slain in Jerusalem ramming

The mother of the two young boys who were killed on Friday in a Palestinian terror attack spoke Sunday of her loss, and of the moments of the attack, which also seriously injured her husband. Yaakov Yisrael Paley, 5, and his brother, Asher Menahem Paley, 7, died after a terrorist…
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February 12, 2023
Israeli police seal up home of Jerusalem attacker’s family Jerusalem Controversy

Israeli police seal up home of Jerusalem attacker’s family

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government on Sunday agreed to legalize nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, saying the move was a response to recent Palestinian violence. It said it would approve additional settlement construction in the coming days. The decision put the government on…
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February 12, 2023
Police shoot at driver who wouldn’t stop at Jerusalem car theft checkpoint Jerusalem Controversy

Police shoot at driver who wouldn’t stop at Jerusalem car theft checkpoint

A man was seriously injured in the early hours of Saturday morning when police opened fire toward his vehicle when he wouldn’t stop at a checkpoint set up to apprehend car thieves in Jerusalem. According to a statement by police, the driver arrived at the checkpoint and “aroused suspicions.” Police…
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February 4, 2023