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Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem Crisis Shows ‘International Semitism’ in Criticism of Israel, John Hagee Says Jerusalem Controversy

Jerusalem Crisis Shows ‘International Semitism’ in Criticism of Israel, John Hagee Says

As violence rages at the Temple Mount, Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, nudging the region closer to all-out war, an American pastor known for his passionate support of Israel is warning that some in the international community and mainstream media are throwing gasoline on a conflagration. "The international…
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May 11, 2021
Israel strikes Gaza, Hamas fires rockets after hundreds of Palestinians wounded in clashes Jerusalem Controversy

Israel strikes Gaza, Hamas fires rockets after hundreds of Palestinians wounded in clashes

Israel's army on Monday said it launched airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets fired by Hamas militants after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a religious site in Jerusalem. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters that Israeli forces had targeted "a Hamas military…
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May 10, 2021
Violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque leads to rocket fire, air strikes between Hamas and Israel Jerusalem Controversy

Violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque leads to rocket fire, air strikes between Hamas and Israel

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Footage of Israel police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades into the Al-Aqsa Mosque Monday (May 10) threatened to ignite regional violence in the Middle East. The footage, which was shared across social media platforms, also showed thousands of Palestinian men at the Al-Aqsa compound…
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May 10, 2021
Jake Sullivan tells Israeli counterpart U.S. has “serious concerns” about Jerusalem violence Jerusalem Controversy

Jake Sullivan tells Israeli counterpart U.S. has “serious concerns” about Jerusalem violence

The United Nations on Sunday called on Israel to show "maximum restraint and respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly" and national security adviser Jake Sullivan expressed "serious concerns" about violence in Jerusalem. Driving the news: Over 250 Palestinians and several Israeli police officers have been wounded since Friday…
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May 10, 2021