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Opinion Why Jerusalem Day Is One Big Lie
(Haaretz) — Jerusalem Day, we’re told, celebrates the reunification of Israel’s eternal capital, symbolizing “the continued historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem.” It’s a moment to remember that, as Prime Minister Netanyahu once said, “Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart.” So we’re told, and so the vast majority of…
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Breaking News Israel Minister Calls for One-State Solution on Jerusalem Day
An Israeli minister marked Jerusalem Day by calling for a one-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians — as the Temple Mount was closed following clashes between Muslim worshippers and police. Four Palestinians and an Israeli police officer were reported injured in the Wednesday morning clashes. Masked Palestinians threw rocks and firecrackers at Jewish…
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Breaking News Knesset Bill Would Allow Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
Two MKs from Likud and Labor have collaborated to propose a law that would allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. Written by Likud MK Miri Regev and Labor MK Hilik Bar, the law would reverse the current ban on Jewish prayer on the mount, considered Judaism’s holiest site. The current ban was instituted…
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Breaking News Did Israel Fire Grenades in Temple Mount Mosque?
The most senior Islamic cleric in Jerusalem said on Sunday Israeli police hurled stun grenades into al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, to quell the latest in a string of Palestinian protests at the politically sensitive holy site. Israeli police denied the allegation, saying officers threw the non-lethal devices, which emit a loud noise, on…
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Breaking News Temple Mount Closed as Passover Violence Flares
Israeli riot police entered one of Jerusalem’s most revered and politically sensitive religious compounds on Wednesday to disperse rock-throwing Palestinians opposed to any Jewish attempts to pray there. The confrontation erupted after Israeli police tried to escort some 20 visitors onto the plaza revered by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and by Jews as the…
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Breaking News Temple Mount Closed After Violence Flares
The Temple Mount was closed to visitors after Muslim worshippers threw stones and firebombs at police offers guarding the Mughrabi gate near the Western Wall Plaza. Two Israeli police officers were injured in the Sunday morning riot, which began when the site, which is holy to both Muslims and Jews, was opened to visitors. Police…
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Breaking News Lawmaker Greeted by Riot on Temple Mount — Calls for Tougher Stance
Hundreds of Palestinian youth rioted on the Temple Mount in protest of a visit by Israeli lawmaker Moshe Feiglin and a group of supporters. Two Palestinians were arrested for throwing rocks, and Feiglin and his entourage were ordered by police, who were protecting them, to leave the site, which is holy to both Jews and…
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Breaking News Palestinian Youths Throw Stones at Israeli Police on Temple Mount
Israeli police were pelted with stones at the Temple Mount for the third time in two months. Palestinian youth threw the stones Sunday morning near the Mughrabi Gate, where non-Muslims enter the holy site, according to the Times of Israel. No policemen were injured. The incident follows two riots in February at the Mughrabi Gate….
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