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Attacks Against Holy Land Christians Rising Under Netanyahu's Far-Right Government
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has made life worse for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity.
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Israeli Police Raid Jerusalem Holy Site as Tensions With Palestinian Worshippers Rise
Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged over the last year, as the Israeli military has carried out near-nightly raids on Palestinian cities, towns and villages and as Palestinians have staged numerous attacks against Israelis.
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Israel to ‘Strengthen' Settlements After Shooting Attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others. The announcement cast a cloud over a visit next week by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
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Palestinian Gunman Kills 7 Near Jerusalem Synagogue
The attack, which occurred as residents were observing the Jewish sabbath, came a day after an Israeli military raid killed nine Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Israeli Minister Visits Jerusalem Holy Site, Sparking Tensions
An ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site for the first time since taking office in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government last week.
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Bethlehem Sees Surge in Christmas Tourists Despite Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Streets are bustling with tour groups. Hotels are fully booked, and months of deadly Israeli-Palestinian fighting appears to be having little effect on the vital tourism industry.
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Twin Blasts Shake Jerusalem, Killing Teen and Wounding 18
Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing a Canadian-Israeli teenager and injuring at least 18, in what police said were attacks by Palestinians.
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New Yorkers Among Wounded in Shooting Near Jerusalem's Western Wall
Israeli police and medics say a Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City, wounding eight Israelis.
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U.S. Citizens Wounded in Shooting Near Jerusalem's Western Wall
Israeli police and medics say a Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City, wounding eight Israelis.
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1st Century Villa, Ottoman Pipes: Elevator Project in Old Jerusalem Leads to Surprising Finds
A project that aims to increase access for disabled people to Jerusalem’s Western Wall has turned into an extensive archaeological excavation into the city’s history. Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say that among the finds is an ornate first-century villa with its own attached ritual bath footsteps from where the biblical Temple stood, Ottoman pipes built into a...
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Violence Erupts in Jerusalem Following Palestinian Funeral
Israeli police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday as they tried to disperse crowds of stone-throwing Palestinian demonstrators following the funeral of a young Palestinian man who died from injuries sustained during confrontations with police last month. Dozens of people were reported wounded.
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Funeral For Slain Journalist Held in Jerusalem
Thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem.
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Israeli Police Beat Mourners at Palestinian-American Journalist's Funeral
Israeli police moved in on a crowd of mourners at the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, beating demonstrators with batons and causing pallbearers to briefly drop the casket. The crackdown came during a rare show of Palestinian nationalism in east Jerusalem, the part of the holy city that Israel captured in 1967 and that the Palestinians claim...
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Palestinians and Israeli Police Clash at Major Holy Site
Palestinians and Israeli police have clashed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a major holy site in Jerusalem