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Fast Forward Jerusalem Boils as Suspect Killed in Shooting of Temple Mount Activist
(Reuters) — Israeli police on Thursday shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist, leading to fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising. The Al-Aqsa compound, or Temple Mount, which is a central cause of the latest violence, was closed…
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News Right-Wing Jewish Activist Yehuda Glick Shot After Temple Mount Conference
A prominent right-wing Israeli activist was shot three times and seriously wounded in a drive-by attack outside a controversial Jerusalem conference about the future of the Temple Mount, Haaretz reported. A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on Yehuda Glick outside the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem late Wednesday night. It was not immediately…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Criticism of Israel’s East Jerusalem Housing Plans
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected U.S. criticism of Israel’s plans for new housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the criticism of Israel’s construction, not the building, is harming the chance for peace with the Palestinians. “We will continue to build in Jerusalem, our eternal capital. We have built in Jerusalem, we…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Mayor Visits Temple Mount Despite Increased Violence
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat visited the Temple Mount despite increased violence at the holy site and in the Israeli capital. Barkat went to the site Tuesday with the commander of the Israel Police’s David District, Brig.-Gen. Avi Biton. “As part of ongoing cooperation w/ #Jerusalem Police, I visited Temple Mount this morning to gain deeper…
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Fast Forward ‘Don’t Rent to Arabs’ Rabbi Moves to East Jerusalem
Rabbi Dov Lior, the chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba settlement, is leaving his position in order to move to east Jerusalem. Lior decided just before Rosh Hashanah to step down from the position he has held for 38 years in order to move to the flashpoint Beit Orot neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, located on…
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Fast Forward U.S. Slams Israel’s Approval of East Jerusalem Housing Plans
The United States condemned the reported approval by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to plan construction of at least 1,000 new housing units in eastern Jerusalem Jewish neighborhoods. “If Israel wants to live in a peaceful society, they need to take steps that will reduce tensions,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday during…
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Fast Forward No Plans To Change Temple Mount Status Quo
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are no plans to make changes in the status quo on the Temple Mount. Netanyahu made the statement on Monday during a meeting to discuss the security situation in Jerusalem. His assurances came a day after Jordan warned that its peace treaty with Israel signed 20 years ago…
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Fast Forward Israel Pushes Plan for 1,000 East Jerusalem Settler Homes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will expedite planning for some 1,000 settler homes in East Jerusalem, a government official said on Monday, in a bid to placate a restive coalition ally without further aggravating a dispute with Washington. The ultranationalist Jewish Home party, led by Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, has been issuing veiled threats to…
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