Posts Tagged: Palestinian riots
Media Misses the Real Story as Palestinians Riot on Temple Mount
On Friday, thousands of Muslim worshipers chanted violent slogans while rioting on the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, also location of the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s...
Jordan Criticizes Israel Over Temple Mount Clashes
Jordan urged Israel on Sunday to stop what it described as "barbaric" attacks on worshippers at Jerusalem's al Aqsa mosque and said it would step...
Palestinians Riot, Stone Police Following Dawn Prayers on the Temple Mount
JNS.org - Unrest continued in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, as Arab protesters attacked Israeli police in the Old City following dawn prayers on the Temple...
Netanyahu: Israel Will Not Allow Extremists to Disrupt Calm in Jerusalem
i24 News - Following days of violent clashes in Jerusalem between Israeli security forces and Palestinian rioters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday...
Defense Ministry Orders Gaza Border Crossings Reopened After Weaker Friday Riots
JNS.org - Israel’s Defense Ministry ordered the Kerem Shalom goods crossing and Erez pedestrian crossing from Gaza to Israel to be reopened on Sunday morning, noting...
US Blocks UN Statement Calling for Inquiry Into IDF Actions During Gaza Riots
JNS.org - The United States blocked a draft of a UN Security Council statement on Saturday, expressing “grave concern at the situation on the border” following the...
Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ Riots Break Out Ahead of UN Vote on Jerusalem
JNS.org - Violent Palestinian riots broke out across the West Bank and on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Wednesday after Palestinian factions, including Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’...
Israeli Man Barely Escapes Palestinian Lynch Mob on Main West Bank Road
An Israeli man was nearly lynched by a group of masked Palestinian rioters this weekend while he was driving in the West Bank south of...
Palestinians Clash With Israeli Police Over Yom Kippur, One Dead in Riots
JNS.org - Riots broke out in various Palestinian neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem on Tuesday evening soon after the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of...
Israelis Protest Rising Palestinian Violence Against Jewish Drivers
On Monday night, residents from the Tekoa community in the Gush Etzion region south of Jerusalem marched in protest of the recent escalation of Palestinian...
Start of Ramadan Sees Rising West Bank Tensions; Riots, Rock Throwing Attacks Increase
Just hours after a stabbing attack at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate in the Old City seriously wounded an Israel border policeman on Sunday, riots erupted on...
IDF Soldier Injured in Palestinian Rock-Throwing Attack
The commander of an IDF combat unit was injured on Friday by stones thrown by Palestinian Arabs during a riot in the town of Silwad,...
Jews Visiting Temple Mount on Purim Made to Enter in Small Groups
A large number of Jews ascended the Temple Mount - Judaism's holiest site - on Wednesday morning to visit the holy site on the...
Hundreds of Palestinians Riot in West Bank After Temple Mount Friday Prayers
Times of Israel - Several riots were reported throughout the West Bank Friday afternoon following weekly sermons. Around 350 Palestinians demonstrated in Hebron, Israel Radio reported....