Posts Tagged: Jerusalem Old City
Abbas Meets With Released Prisoner Who Was Accomplice in Murder of Israeli
JNS.org - In the presidential office in Ramallah on March 14, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met with Rajaei Haddad, a terrorist from eastern Jerusalem released...
EU Report Calls Jewish Development of Jerusalem Historical Sites ‘Touristic Settlement’
JNS.org - A European Union report leaked to The Guardian newspaper expressed ire over Israeli tourism in and around Jerusalem’s Old City, calling the ongoing development of Jewish...
Rare Byzantine-Era Christian Mosaic Uncovered Near Jerusalem’s Old City
JNS.org - The mosaic includes a Greek inscription citing the 6th-century Byzantine emperor Justinian as well as a reference to Constantine, who served as an abbot...
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf: Israel Did Not Damage or Steal Any Historical Items During Recent Temple Mount Searches
The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf -- the Jordanian-funded body which administers the Muslim holy sites on the Temple Mount -- said in a statement on Thursday that...
Top Israeli Diplomatic Official: Palestinians Are Lying, Temple Mount Security Measures Are About Saving Lives
Security measures implemented by Israel at the Temple Mount after the recent terrorist attack there in which two policemen were killed are not a “political...
Israeli Police Release Footage Showing Terrorists Smuggling Weapons Onto Temple Mount Before Friday’s Deadly Attack
Video footage published on Thursday shows how three Israeli Arab terrorists from Umm al-Fahm -- aided by an unidentified accomplice -- smuggled weapons into Jerusalem’s...
Riots Continue in Jerusalem Amid Heightened Temple Mount Tensions
JNS.org - Clashes erupted between Muslim rioters and Israeli police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive day. Around 200 protesters convened near...
Israel Denounces UNESCO Vote That Called Jewish State an ‘Occupying Power’
JNS.org - The United Nations cultural body UNESCO Tuesday passed on Tuesday a resolution condemning Israel’s activity in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the...
New York Times Marks Six-Day War Anniversary With Jerusalem Map Obliterating Jewish Presence
Whatever one makes of the long news article the New York Times ran out under the headline “50 Years After War, East Jerusalem Palestinians Confront...
Israel Plans New Security Measures at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate After Deadly Attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that authorities are planning robust new security measures at the Damascus Gate entrance to Jerusalem's Old City following several...
Israel Blasts Jordan for Supporting Terrorist Who Carried out Jerusalem Stabbing Attack
JNS.org - Israel and Jordan traded diplomatic barbs following a terror attack carried out by a Jordanian national in Jerusalem on Saturday. In a video of the...
Israel Police Raids Home of Palestinian Terrorist Behind Jerusalem Stabbing Attack
JNS.org - Israeli police on Monday raided the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian terrorist suspected of stabbing two border guards earlier in the day at the...
CNN Political Commentator Urges Twitter Followers to Support Crowdfunding Campaign of Palestinian Terrorist
A prominent CNN political commentator urged his Twitter followers on Tuesday to support the crowdfunding campaign of a Palestinian terrorist who carried out a bombing...
Suspected Accomplice in Jerusalem Stabbing Attack Arrested
A Palestinian resident of Jerusalem’s Old City was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of being an accomplice in a stabbing attack that moderately injured an...
