Jerusalem Controversy

The collapse of grandstand seating at a synagogue in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev in the occupied West Bank outside Jerusalem Sunday injured 60 worshippers, medics and local media said. "Medics and paramedics provide medical care to about 60 injured, including about 10 in critical and severe condition," the…

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced that the US would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem after it was downgraded by the Trump administration, and will provide an additional $75m to help rebuild Gaza. Speaking alongside the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jewish man killed during an eruption of Mideast violence has given new life to an Arab woman in bitter times. Yigal Yehoshua, 56, died May 17 after being pelted with rocks amid clashes between Arabs and Jews in Israel’s mixed city of Lod. The ethnic violence…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel and the West Bank on Tuesday, announcing new U.S. aid and plans for closer ties with Palestinians while airing some disagreements between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Blinken, on his first trip to the region as secretary of…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced the reopening of the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with the Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration. Read More

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war, as he began a regional tour to shore up last week’s cease-fire.  Blinken, who spoke after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the U.S. would work…

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East tour on Tuesday aimed at shoring up the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's militant rulers, Hamas. He will face the same obstacles that have stifled a wider peace process for more than a decade, including a hawkish Israeli…

/ Middle East Issued on: 25/05/2021 - 05:05 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs to visit Israel and West Bank, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, U.S. May 24, 2021. © Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on…

Epix has released new photos and the official teaser trailer for “Chapelwaite,” an 1850s set series adaptation of Stephen King’s novella “Jerusalem’s Lot” which is in itself a prequel to his renowned early novel “Salem’s Lot”. The clip offers a first look at Oscar winner Adrien Brody as Captain Charles…

GAZA CITY—A cease-fire between Israel and militant group Hamas held on Friday despite clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at a Jerusalem mosque that was the flashpoint for 11 days of fighting, with life slowly returning to normal. Israeli police tossed stun grenades near crowds of Palestinians who had gathered…