Jerusalem

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

The Turkish president made the remarks on the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | May 12, 2021

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his ruling Justice and Development Party's group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on April 21, 2021.

New York City politicians spar over Israel, Palestine

The leaders in New York City’s mayoral election both defended Israel over the recent conflict with the Palestinians, though other politicians more to the left spoke in favor of the Palestinian cause.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 12, 2021

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang speaks at a press conference at Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan on May 11, 2021 in New York City.

US sends diplomat to urge calm as Israel, Hamas fighting escalates

Hady Amr, the top State Department official on Israeli-Palestinian affairs, will push for both sides to de-escalate.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Israel | May 12, 2021

Jerusalem violence reignites tension between Gaza, Israel

Palestinian factions in Gaza resumed rocket attacks against Israel amid ongoing violence in Jerusalem.

Hana Salah | Palestine | May 12, 2021

Jordan runs low on diplomatic options in east Jerusalem crisis

Jordan and Israel are on a collision course once again and Jerusalem remains at the heart of the crisis.

Osama Al Sharif | Jordan | May 11, 2021

A photo montage of Jordan's King Abdullah (R) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shaking hands in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is seen on a building during a welcome ceremony of the Jordanian king in Ramallah, West Bank, Aug. 7, 2017.

New generation of Jerusalem Palestinians emerges

The events during the month of Ramadan appear to have given birth to more courageous Palestinian youth activists in Jerusalem, who have maintained smiles in the face of arrest.

Daoud Kuttab | Palestine | May 11, 2021

A Palestinian protester argues with Israeli security forces in the Old City of Jerusalem, as a planned march marking Israel's 1967 takeover of the holy city threatened to further inflame tensions, May 10, 2021.

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Several Democrats in the House and Senate want the Biden administration to pressure Israel over the possible eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem, but other Democratic and Republican lawmakers expressed support for Israel after Hamas' rocket attacks.

Al-Monitor Staff | Washington Pulse | May 10, 2021

A picture shows an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, on May 10, 2021. Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by the Islamist movement Hamas amid spiraling violence sparked by unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Jerusalem hit by Hamas rockets

After demanding Israeli police withdraw from the Temple Mount compound, Hamas fired this evening several rockets at Jerusalem and at Israeli communities in the south.

Rina Bassist | Israel | May 10, 2021

Israeli security forces fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters along the Israel-Gaza border, east of Khan Yunis town in the southern Gaza Strip on May 8, 2021. Israel braced for more protests after clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound wounded more than 200 people and as the international community urged calm after days of escalating violence. The clashes came as tensions have soared over Israeli restrictions on access to parts of the Old City during Ramadan and the threat of eviction h

After violent weekend in Jerusalem, clashes erupt on Temple Mount

Violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at Temple Mount, or Haram-esh-Sherif, as clashes spread.

Rina Bassist | Israel | May 10, 2021

Palestinians run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces in the Old City, ahead of a planned march to commemorate Israel's takeover of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War, Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.

Israeli court to reconvene next week on eviction of Palestinian families

The High Court decides to again discuss the petition by Palestinian residents of the Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood against eviction orders issued at the request of Jewish settlers.

Rina Bassist | Israel | May 7, 2021

Israeli-Palestinian battle seethes in Jerusalem

Jerusalem has returned to the center of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with riots in the contested city.

Daoud Kuttab | Palestine | May 6, 2021

UAE condemns 'right-wing extremist groups' for violence in Jerusalem

The Emirati statement referred only to Jewish groups in "occupied" east Jerusalem in a relatively rare public criticism of its new Israeli ally.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 26, 2021

Riots in Jerusalem become diplomatic crisis

The US Embassy in Israel expressed concern about escalating tensions in Jerusalem between Jews and Arabs.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Apr 23, 2021

Palestinian detained near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

Protests by Jews and Arabs continue in Jerusalem

Both communities have attacked each other during violent protests in the holy city this week.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 22, 2021

Israeli construction plan to encircle Jerusalem

The Jerusalem municipality has moved forward on 540 new housing units in the controversial Har Homa neighborhood across the Green Line, a plan that will encircle Jerusalem on three sides.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Apr 8, 2021

Jerusalem

Erdogan wants to 'teach a deterrent lesson' to Israel

The Turkish president made the remarks on the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories during a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

New York City politicians spar over Israel, Palestine

US sends diplomat to urge calm as Israel, Hamas fighting escalates

Jerusalem violence reignites tension between Gaza, Israel

Jordan runs low on diplomatic options in east Jerusalem crisis

New generation of Jerusalem Palestinians emerges

Mixed reactions from Congress to Jerusalem conflict

Jerusalem hit by Hamas rockets

After violent weekend in Jerusalem, clashes erupt on Temple Mount

Israeli court to reconvene next week on eviction of Palestinian families

Israeli-Palestinian battle seethes in Jerusalem

UAE condemns 'right-wing extremist groups' for violence in Jerusalem

Riots in Jerusalem become diplomatic crisis

Protests by Jews and Arabs continue in Jerusalem

Israeli construction plan to encircle Jerusalem

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