Jerusalem

Israeli settlers inside al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. (Photo: Silwanic)
A group of 137 Israeli settlers stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday morning according to a media official from the Islamic Waqf department in Jerusalem.
Firas Aldbs said that the intrusions took place through the Dung Gate in the western wall of al-Aqsa Mosque, which is controlled by the Israeli police.
Dozens of settlers stormed al-Aqsa Mosque and arrested 20 Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank on Tuesday night on charges of resisting the occupation.

21st Century Wire says…
As 21WIRE reported earlier this week, the situation in Jerusalem continues to remain on a knife edge. 

MEMO | July 25, 2017 Extremist Israeli Jewish MK from the Jewish Home party, Bezalel Smotrich, has called for building a synagogue inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard, Al-Resalah newspaper reported yesterday. The Palestinian newspaper said that the Israeli TV Channel 7 reported Smotrich saying that the best Zionist response to the Palestinian rejection to the […]

RT | July 24, 2017 The escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t religious, it’s about the rights of Palestinian people to be free from the longest occupation in modern history, says Mustafa Barghouti, the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended all ties with Israel on Friday after deadly clashes […]

Tensions in Jerusalem have risen to their highest levels since 2014 when the so-called Silent Intifada broke out surrounding rage at Israel over its war on Gaza. The 2014 conflict ended with both sides claiming victory, but was in actual effect largely a stalemate which led to the re-imposition of a permanently tense status-quo.

Palestine Information Center – July 22, 2017 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – A Palestinian youth was pronounced dead on Saturday evening after he was injured in clashes with the Israeli police in al-Eizariya town in Jerusalem. A local source reported that Yousuf Kashour, 24, died of a serious injury to the chest. Violent confrontations erupted on Saturday […]

Today marks the second week after the Noble Sanctuary (Ḥaram al-Sharif) in Jerusalem was re-opened after it was shut down for the first time in nearly two decades.
Fortress like security barricades and armed check points continue to greet worshippers at the holy site, a move which has enraged locals who feel that such measures blight one of the holiest places in Islam.

  Early October 2016, Misbah Abu Sbeih left his wife and five children at home and then drove to an Israeli police station in Occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem. The 39-year-old Jerusalemite was scheduled to hand himself over to serve a term of 4 months in jail for, allegedly, trumped up charges of ‘trying to hit an Israeli soldier’. Misbah is familiar with[Read More...]

Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, Political and Media Advisor to Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad There are two common terms that are very important in American thinking: “planning is everything” and “timing is everything.” These two phrases are the essence of politics, economy, and achievement in any area of life. In comparison, in a serious attempt by…

Ma’an – July 17, 2017 JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian-owned building on Monday morning in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Zaayyem, according to witnesses. Bulldozers escorted by Israeli police forces and employees of Israel’s Jerusalem municipality razed the home to the ground for lack of a building permit. A spokesperson for the […]