Blinken to visit Israel and West Bank with tensions high after outbreak of violence
CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah next week has gained new urgency after a wave of deadly violence in Israel and the West…
Jerusalem synagogue attack leaves at least seven dead, Israeli police say
CNN — Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday amid high tensions in Israel…
As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush
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Is the end nigh for Palestinian Christians?
Bethlehem CNN — A church service begins in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Worshipers descend the stone stairs, worn smooth by millions of pilgrims over the centuries, down into the…
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot
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Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits key Jerusalem holy site amid Palestinian condemnation
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the Jerusalem compound known as the Temple Mount by Jews and the Haram al-Sharif or Noble…
Jordan king warns of ‘red lines’ in Jerusalem as Netanyahu returns to office
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Explosion in Jerusalem injures 7, Israeli emergency services say
CNN — Seven people are being treated for injuries after an explosion was reported near the entrance of Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to Israel’s emergency services (MDA). One of the…
5 Americans amongst sufferers of East Jerusalem capturing: reviews
Five Americans — together with a circle of relatives from Brooklyn — have been a number of the 8 sufferers of a Sunday morning mass shooting in Jerusalem, in line…