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Jerusalem Controversy

At least 7 Israelis killed, several injured in Jerusalem synagogue shooting Jerusalem Controversy

At least 7 Israelis killed, several injured in Jerusalem synagogue shooting

Israeli police confirmed several people were killed and others injured in a shooting attack in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in Jerusalem on Friday evening. It is unclear yet if any of them were critically wounded. They were all dispatched to a nearby hospital. With number of those killed climbing up…
bubmag
January 27, 2023
Fresh clashes between Haredi protesters, police outside Jerusalem cellphone shop Jerusalem Controversy

Fresh clashes between Haredi protesters, police outside Jerusalem cellphone shop

Fresh clashes between ultra-Orthodox men and police erupted in Jerusalem on Monday evening during a demonstration against the sale of phones with internet access. A police statement blamed “extremists” for the violence and said officers tried to allow for peaceful protest “but at a certain stage the demonstrators began to…
bubmag
January 17, 2023
Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road preparing for modern revival… Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road preparing for modern revival…

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bubmag
January 9, 2023
‘A Blasphemous Act’: More Than 30 Graves Vandalized in Jerusalem Christian Cemetery Jerusalem Controversy

‘A Blasphemous Act’: More Than 30 Graves Vandalized in Jerusalem Christian Cemetery

Leaders from the Anglican Church, the Church of England and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs are condemning acts of vandalism that left more than 30 graves at a Christian cemetery in Jerusalem desecrated. The site – the Protestant Cemetery on Mount Zion – is located near Jerusalem's Old City…
bubmag
January 8, 2023
Christian graves desecrated in historic Jerusalem cemetery… Jerusalem Controversy

Christian graves desecrated in historic Jerusalem cemetery…

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 30 graves at a historic Christian cemetery in Jerusalem were found toppled and vandalized, the diocese said Wednesday, jolting the Christian minority in the contested city. Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the attack an “immoral act” and “an affront to religion.” Jerusalem’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum…
bubmag
January 6, 2023
Police arrest two teens for vandalizing Christian cemetery in Jerusalem Jerusalem Controversy

Police arrest two teens for vandalizing Christian cemetery in Jerusalem

Israeli police said Friday that they had arrested two teens from central Israel for the “deliberate” vandalism of a Christian cemetery in Jerusalem that resulted in damage to roughly 30 graves. In a statement, police said they had launched an investigation after receiving the report of the destruction and discovered…
bubmag
January 6, 2023