Jerusalem

Tight security in Jerusalem for Jewish, Muslim holidays

JERUSALEM: Israel said Monday thousands of police would be deployed in Jerusalem ahead of the… Read More

Palestinians, Israeli police clash near al-Aqsa mosque for third day

JERUSALEM: Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed with rock-throwing Palestinian youths… Read More

Pakistani-American who “fell in love with Zionism” chosen to lead pro-Israel group

WASHINGTON: A Pakistani-American university student who says she "fell in love with Zionism" has been… Read More

Israel sentences Belgian-Iranian to seven years’ jail for spying

JERUSALEM: A Belgian-Iranian man was sentenced to seven years in jail in Israel on Tuesday… Read More

Palestinian stabs two Israeli soldiers, shot dead: army

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian stabbed and wounded two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on… Read More

Netanyahu says no Palestinian state as long as he's prime minister

HAR HOMA, West Bank: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a final bid to shore… Read More

Islamic State video shows killing of teen accused as Israeli spy

BEIRUT: A video posted online by Islamic State militants on Tuesday showed a boy fatally… Read More

Jerusalem church building torched in apparent hate crime

JERUSALEM: Suspected Jewish extremists set fire to a church-owned building in Jerusalem overnight, police said… Read More

Netanyahu on collision course with White House over Iran

JERUSALEM: For someone who was educated in the United States, speaks fluent American-accented English and… Read More

Israel charges 8 Palestinians over Facebook incitement

JERUSALEM: Eight Palestinians from annexed east Jerusalem were indicted on Monday for inciting anti-Jewish violence… Read More

Israel won't accept 'unilateral' Palestine bid: Netanyahu tells UN

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday Israel would never accept the "unilateral" recognition of… Read More

Shock, anger as arsonists hit Jerusalem Jewish-Arab school

JERUSALEM: An arson attack targeting first-grade classrooms at a Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem sparked a… Read More

Palestinians, NGOs accuse Israel of shoot-to-kill policy

JERUSALEM: Human rights groups have accused Israel of encouraging a shoot-to-kill policy after a wave… Read More

Al-Aqsa prayers quiet but Jews attacked later

JERUSALEM: Weekly Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque passed peacefully Friday despite tensions in… Read More

Israeli mayor imposes partial ban on Arab workers

JERUSALEM: An Israeli mayor has imposed a partial ban on employing Arab workers in his… Read More

Israel demolishes Jerusalem home of Palestinian car killer

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces Wednesday razed the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian who killed two… Read More

Palestinian bus driver found hanged in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian bus driver was found hanged in his vehicle in west Jerusalem overnight,… Read More

Israeli stabbed in Jerusalem, Palestinian suspected: Police

JERUSALEM: An Israeli man was stabbed in the back in annexed east Jerusalem on Sunday… Read More

Israel lifts age bar on Jerusalem mosque prayers

JERUSALEM: Men of all ages will be allowed to attend the main weekly Muslim prayers… Read More

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops again over holy site

JERUSALEM: Palestinian protesters fought with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and the occupied West… Read More