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Palestinian medical sources reported that eleven Palestinians have been injured by rounds of live ammunition and rubber-coated metal bullets, while dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes…
Occupied Jerusalem – More clashes took place as Israeli soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood, once again, on Thursday evening, and clashed with dozens of local youth.Eyewitnesses said Israeli police officers and…
In Heinous Crime by Israeli Settlers, Palestinian Child Kidnapped, Tortured and Killed and His Body Mutilated in Occupied Jerusalem.The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest possible…
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Wednesday, that the more than 212 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli army fire in ongoing clashes with Israeli soldiers, in different parts of occupied…
Over 65 Palestinians have been injured in ongoing confrontations with Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem, today, after 16-year-old Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir was kidnapped from the Shu’fat region and…
The body of a Palestinian teenager was found in Jerusalem after a day and evening of Israeli protests that turned into mobs streaming through the streets of the Old City…
The Israeli cabinet, on Sunday, approved a $90 million dollar socio-economic development project for occupied East Jerusalem. The project calls for the monies to be disbursed over a period of…
As the holy festival of Ramadan begins for the world’s Muslim community, Israeli settlers raided al-Aqsa mosque compound again, this morning, under the protection of Israeli police. Over two dozen…
This morning, 22 Israeli settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque via the Moroccans’ gate under the protection of Israeli police, according to witnesses. Palestinian worshipers were determined to stay inside the courtyards…
Yesterday, an Israeli bulldozer demolished a mosque that was erected in a refugee camp located in occupied East Jerusalem. Violations against the Palestinian Muslim community continued in the region with…
At least 18 Israeli settlers, again led by Rabbi Yehuda Glick and guarded by Israeli police, have stormed al-Aqsa mosque through the Moroccans’ gate.Israeli forces arrested, this morning, Ziad Abu…
Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers invaded, late on Wednesday night, various Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of local youth, causing dozens of injuries.…
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man died on Wednesday, June 25, of serious gunshot wounds, he suffered last Friday, when dozens of soldiers invaded the Qalandia…
Israeli forces have again arrested former prisoner Samer al-Issawi, after storming his house in al-Isawiya .Samer served 10 years in Israeli jails and became an internationally recognized icon for the…
[Friday At Dawn, June 20, 2014] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three young Palestinian men have been shot, and seriously injured, by Israeli army fire, during clashes that took…
45 Israeli settler students from Talmudic institutions stormed al-Aqsa, today, led by Israeli Rabbi Yehuda Glick.The settlers, backed by Israeli police, invaded the mosque from al-Maghareba Gate, as usual, and…
On Wednesday, the construction of 172 new housing units in the illegal settlement of Jabal Abu Ghneim (HarHoma), east occupied Jerusalem, was approved by the Israeli planning and construction commission.…
Israeli settlers have again stormed the courtyards of al-Aqsa mosque, on Tuesday, escorted by dozens of Israeli soldiers.Approximately 20 settlers broke into the mosque, through the Moroccan Gate, touring the…
[Monday, June 16, 2014] The Israeli military continued its massive invasion and arrests in different parts of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, and so far kicked out three…
[Monday Evening, June 16 2014] Israeli army bulldozers demolished several Palestinian structures, including residential, in al-‘Ezariyya town, occupied East Jerusalem.The Maan News Agency has reported that military bulldozers, accompanied by…
Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick has once again broken into al-Aqsa Mosque, Sunday morning, accompanied by a group of Israeli settlers. Protected by Israeli police, settlers stormed the mosque from al-Maghareba…
Following Friday prayers in the Old City of Jerusalem, 28 Palestinians were injured and eight detained during fierce clashes which broke out after Israeli troops stormed Al-Aqsa mosque. Worshipers at…
[Thursday, June 12, 2014] The town of al-‘Isawiyya, in occupied Jerusalem, remains under tight siege by Israeli military and police for the fifth day, under constant attacks and home invasions,…
[Wednesday Evening, June 11, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded al-Isawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, broke into several homes and stores, violently searched them, and kidnapped five Palestinians.The Maan News Agency…
Israel’s Lands Administration has invited tenders for the construction of 400 new housing units in the illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo, in occupied Jerusalem.The number of construction bids in the…
[Tuesday, June 10, 2014] Israeli soldiers, heavily deployed in occupied East Jerusalem, especially near the al-Aqsa Mosque, attacked dozens of Palestinians, including children, near Bab al-Majlis Gate (The Council Gate),…
Hundreds in the Gaza Strip recently took part in the launching of the annual Global March to Jerusalem.The Global March to Jerusalem is an international movement held in support of…
[Friday Evening, June 6, 2014] Palestinian sources have reported that one Palestinian suffered a serious head injury after Israeli soldiers opened fire at nonviolent protesters in the al-Isawiyya town, in…
The Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) strongly denounced the Israeli military invasion against its Jerusalem branch, during live broadcast, and the detention of two employees and a guest speaker.It said “the…
This morning, 160 settlers under the protection of Israeli police marched through the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate.Director of Media at Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage,…
A statement recently released by Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has revealed that 60-80,000 Palestinian Jerusalem residents have been without running water for 3 months.According to the statement, several neighborhoods…
[Monday Morning, June 2, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps invaded Hizma and Silwan towns, in occupied Jerusalem, demolishing a number of structures and barns, and forcing several stores to close.…
Occupied Jerusalem – Palestine, Sunday June 1, 2014; Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least six Palestinians, including two children, were injured after Israeli army jeeps invaded the al-Wad…
Israeli Soldiers invaded on Sunday evening [June 1, 2014], the al-Bustan neighborhood in Silwan, in occupied Jerusalem, leading to clashes with local youth, before the soldiers broke into the home…
Israeli soldiers have again surfaced in recently publicized video footage, on Wednesday, as they violently beat a Palestinian elderly in al-Aqsa mosque compound, occupied Jerusalem.A number of soldiers appear in…
Nine Palestinians were abducted and three injured by Israeli forces after they violently dispersed a public protest, by Palestinians, in Jerusalem’s Old City.A multitude of Palestinians gathered near Damascus Gate,…
[Occupied Jerusalem, May 28, 2014] At least Five Palestinians were injured when more than 200 Israeli militants invaded the yards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinians managed…
[Tuesday Morning, May 26, 2014] Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported that an elderly Palestinian physician has died due to the effects of teargas inhalation. He was hurt…
[Monday, May 26, 2014] Even before the Pope concluded his visit to the Holy Land, calling for peace and justice, the Israeli Construction and Planning Committee of the Jerusalem City…
His holiness Pope Francis met on Monday [May 26, 2014] the Grand Mufti of Occupied Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, and various Jerusalemite Islamic and Christian leaders.He…
Your Holiness Pope Francis: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…” ~Matthew 19:14, Our Lord Jesus said this over two thousand years ago in this…
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said he intends to submit a draft law expanding the boundaries of occupied Jerusalem, to include the settlement blocs of Maaleh…
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Waqf stated, Thursday, according to WAFA, that Israeli authorities have almost completed grid of tunnels underneath Bab al-Mathara, one of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex gates.…
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] The Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Jerusalem City Council, have decided to install 500 surveillance cameras in Palestinian neighborhoods, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Israeli…
[Thursday, May 22, 2014] Israeli police officers kidnapped a Palestinian working for the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department, in the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, while dozens of Israeli…
The Israeli army has bulldozed a number of shops in the al-Khalileh neighborhood, near the village of al-Nabi Samwill, in Jerusalem.Ismaeil Abu-Rbah, the head of neighborhood, said that Israeli forces…
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
Israeli soldiers demolished on Monday, May 19, 2014, nine buildings in occupied Jerusalem, displacing families, and causing significant losses. The destruction took place in al-Ezariyya and a number of Bedouin…
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] Occupied Jerusalem – Israeli police officers attacked and kidnapped an elderly Palestinian man in the courtyards of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, the WAFA…
[Sunday, May 18, 2014] The Israeli “Regional Council for Planning and Construction” approved a plan that would lead to the annexation of more than 700 Dunams (172.9 Acres) as part…
Over 15 Palestinians sustained injuries during clashes in Issawiya, East Jerusalem, according to medical sources.Medics told Ma’an News Agency that 11 people were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets, while another…
[Thursday Evening, May 15, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked Palestinians nonviolently protesting, marking the 66th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, and kidnapped four young…
Israel says that it has ‘no intention’ of giving the Vatican sovereignty over a Jerusalem holy site, amid protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews which are marking Pope Francis’ upcoming visit.’Contrary to…
[Wednesday Morning, May 14, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian child in Silwan, and a young man in a yard of the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses said the…
[Wednesday, May 14, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the neighborhoods of Beit Hanina, Shu’fat and Ras al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished three Palestinian structures, allegedly for being constructed without…
The Israeli police have requested that a welcome poster for Pope Francis’ eminent visit be removed from a building belonging to a church near Jaffa Gate, to avoid ‘inflaming Jewish…
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert sentenced was sentenced to six years in prison by a Tel Aviv court, on Tuesday, for accepting bribes in connection with a major Jerusalem land…
[Monday Morning, May 12, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded the al-Quds Open University, and a number of schools, in Abu Dis town, near occupied East Jerusalem, clashing with local…
[Sunday, May 11, 2014] Israeli soldiers kidnapped three Palestinian children from different neighborhoods, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an interrogation facility.Local sources have reported that several soldiers…
[Friday, May 9, 2014] A number of Israeli vandals wrote anti-Christian graffiti, along with other anti-Arab graffiti, near a Roman Church in occupied Jerusalem, and on a wall in the…
Israeli police in kept the Al-Aqsa mosque closed to worshipers under the age of 50 for the second day, on Tuesday, according to an official. Azzam al-Khatib, director of the…
A Palestinian lawyer was found dead in his apartment, on Tuesday, after being tortured during a 45-day detention by Israeli forces, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society.Amjad al-Safadi, aged 39,…
[Tuesday, April 29, 2014] Israeli military bulldozers, and various armored jeeps, invaded the at-Tour town, in occupied East Jerusalem, demolishing two residential sheds and kidnapped two Palestinians.Local sources said the…
The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported, on Wednesday, that the French government has halted the transfer of donations worth €3,000 to an Israeli association operating in the Gilo settlement, in…
Israeli authorities have started turning parts of Mughrabi Gate pathway, adjacent to the western wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque, into a synagogue for women, Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage…
Israeli government represented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks to transfer the sovereignty over the Maqam of the Prophet Dawud from occupied Jerusalem to the Vatican, during the Pope’s visit…
Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs, Mohammad al-Momani, said on Monday that Jordan will take the necessary steps to protect the Islamic and Christian sites in Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa…
Groups of Settlers, on Monday, raided the al-Aqsa Mosque through Bab al-Magharbeh (Mughrabi gate), under the protection of Israeli police.The police, stationed at the main gates of the mosque, imposed…
[Sunday, April 20, 2014] Dozens of Palestinian worshipers were wounded and dozens of others were detained after clashes broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, on Sunday morning, with Israeli…
Israeli police, on Saturday, prevented UN Middle East peace envoy Robert Serry from celebrating the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem, a statement from his office said.According to Ma’an, Serry said…
The Israeli Magistrate Court’s judge, in occupied Jerusalem, extended the detention of four Jerusalemite prisoners, releasing two with conditions.Israeli forces arrested them last Wednesday, after clashes erupted in Al-Aqsa mosque.…
[Wednesday Morning, April 16, 2014] At least 45 Palestinians have been injured, while several others have been kidnapped, after Israeli soldiers and settlers broke into the yards of the Al-Aqsa…
A Report By Radio Bethlehem 2000 — The Israeli occupation forces obstructed the Palestinians from marking Palm Sunday by preventing them from entering occupied Jerusalem, through a systematic policy that…
Israeli police issued orders to deport six Jerusalemites from the al-Aqsa Mosque and their surrounding area for a period of minimum two weeks, and up to six months, with the…
Dozens of Israeli settlers assaulted three Palestinian youths late Friday in an East Jerusalem settlement, family members told Ma’an.Abdullah Jibrin, 21, Eyab Jibrin, 20, and 20-year-old Ghalib al-Waari sustained injuries…
Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning, attacking worshipers with stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, as Muslim worshipers braced for raids by right-wing Jewish groups, as…
[Thursday, April 10, 2014] The Israeli Police ordered seven Palestinians away from the al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, for seven days, in exchange for their release. The seven were kidnapped…
In this video, members of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Rabbinical Council call for divestment from occupation profiteer Hewlett-Packard. The video plays on the phrase “Next year in Jerusalem”…
Al-Aqsa Foundation of Heritage and Islamic Waqf said, on Wednesday, that the so-called ‘Temple Mount’ organizations have announced a set of activities to be held in al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards and…
A group of Christians from East Jerusalem, on Sunday, said that Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian mobility has resulted in violations of religious freedoms. The statement, signed ‘Palestinian Christian Organizations in…
Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem have been without running water for more than a month, victims of a decrepit and overwhelmed infrastructure and caught in a…
Israeli settlers stormed the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Monday, through Al-Mughrabi gate, headed by Moshe Feiglin and escorted by the occupation’s special forces and soldiers. Sheikh Azzam Al Tamimmi, Director…
The Israeli Ministry of the Interior approved on Friday a plan to demolish a large section of the historic Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, in East Jerusalem, to construct an archaeological…
[Friday Evening, April 4, 2014] A large number of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, wounding four, while Israeli soldiers kidnapped two more Palestinians, in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Wadi…
Israeli forces stormed the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Baba, east of al-Ezariya, and demolished several mobile dwellings housing Bedouin families, early Thursday, locals told Ma’an.Large numbers of special Israeli…
[Thursday, April 3, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Jabal al-Baba Bedouin area, east of the al-Ezariyya town, east of occupied East Jerusalem, demolishing several Palestinian agricultural sheds and…
Jewish settlers, on Wednesday, assaulted a number of Palestinian worshipers after they stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.Groups of settlers broke into the mosque through Bab al-Magharbeh and started to provoke…
[April 1, 2014] A number of Israelis attacked the Rafat Latin Monastery in West Jerusalem, puncturing car tires, and writing racist graffiti, including insults to the Virgin Mary and words…
The Israeli soldier who was allegedly stabbed yesterday [Thursday, March 27, 2014], has admitted to the police that he made up the story, according to Haaretz.In his first version of…
Israeli occupation police closed, Wednesday evening, the Yabous cultural centre in occupied Jerusalem, in order to prevent a press conference regarding civil services provided by the occupation.Local sources said that…
Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian residential building in Tur village of occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday, under the pretext that it was built without a construction permit. Local sources in Jerusalem…
[Wednesday, March 26, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the Khallit al-Ein neighborhood, in the at-Tour town of occupied East Jerusalem, and demolished an apartment building that belongs to a local family.…
Three Israelis, late Monday, attempted to set fire to a gift shop owned by a Palestinian man in Jerusalem, on Jaffa Street, according to an Israeli police spokeswoman. Luba al-Samri…
Israeli settlers raided, on Monday, al-Aqsa mosque through Bab al-Magharbeh (Maghrabi Gate), under the protection of Israeli police.Local and media sources said that the groups raided the mosque in small…
Israeli occupation authorities started to build a huge Jewish archeological center over 35 dunums of Palestinian lands in occupied Jerusalem, on Wednesday, according to Maariv newspaper.The newspaper stated that this…
Clashes broke out, on Thursday, between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli forces in the al-Aqsa compound, following a visit by a right-wing Israeli MK, according to locals.Witnesses told Ma’an News Agency…
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem Local Planning Committee gave building permits for 184 settlement units in East Jerusalem, Israeli media reports.According to the PNN, the committee issued permissions for building 144…
A Jerusalemite initiative, under the name ‘Worship is my right’, started on Wednesday, aiming to expose Israel’s policies and violent practices against Palestinians, Muslims and Christians in Jerusalem, with the…
Dozens of Israeli settlers, accompanied by soldiers, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound through Bab al-Maghrabeh Gate, on Wednesday. The raids carried out by settlers to perform their religious rituals or…
[Wednesday, March 19, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Aqaba area in Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, before bulldozers of the Jerusalem City Council demolished one Palestinian home.The city council…