Jerusalem
Jerusalem offers a grim model for a post-annexation future
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Jerusalem offers a grim model for a post-annexation future
JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on…
Family of Palestinian slain by police sees probe dragging on
Middle East
July 3, 2020
Family of Palestinian slain by police sees probe dragging on
JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of a Palestinian man with autism who was fatally shot by Israeli police said on…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel
Middle East
June 5, 2020
Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Eyad Hallaq liked to watch cartoons. He loved dressing up and wearing cologne. He even dreamed of…
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian shot by Israeli police
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian shot by Israeli police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Sunday of a Palestinian who was fatally shot by Israeli…
Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death
Middle East
May 31, 2020
Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister apologized on Sunday for the Israeli police’s deadly shooting of an unarmed, autistic Palestinian…
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem reopens after two months
Middle East
May 31, 2020
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem reopens after two months
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound — the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia — reopened…
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
Middle East
May 30, 2020
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers fatally shot a man they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem’s Old City…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East
May 24, 2020
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque to reopen after Muslim holiday
Middle East
May 19, 2020
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque to reopen after Muslim holiday
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, will reopen next week after the…