(MaanImages/HO, Al-Aqsa Foundation) JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Al-Aqsa Foundation said on Sunday it had gathered evidence showing that an East Jerusalemneighborhood risked landslides amid Israeli digging in the area.A landslide northeast of the Ein Silwan Mosque has formed a crater next to the building, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said, providing images of [...]
(MaanImages/HO) JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces clashed with Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday, exchanging a volley of tear gas and rocks. Israeli troops entered the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Compound) after the Friday noon prayer, and fired tear and and sound grenades, causing confusion amongst the large crowds who worship at the holy [...]
Fighting Settlers’ Impunity and Immunity by Pierre Klochendler, December 16, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum JERUSALEM – The outer stone walls of the unused 12th century Ayyubid mosque in the Israeli center of the city carried the black scars of attempted arson and hatred. “Price tag”, [...]
Israeli military base attacked by Jewish extremists in West Bank Attack came hours after settlers stormed monument as some say ‘homegrown terrorism’ is now greatest threat to security reddit this Phoebe Greenwood in Jerusalem guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 December 2011 17.56 GMT Article history Jewish protesters gain access to Qasar al-Yahud baptism site on the Jordanian border. Link [...]
People sit on a wall overlooking the Dome of Rock inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli, File) JERUSALEM (AFP) — Jerusalem’s city council has ordered the closure within a week of a wooden access ramp to the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City, saying the structure is “a [...]
Palestinian children, traumatised by the occupation, are regularly arrested, detained, and interrogated by Israeli security forces[GALLO/GETTY] Dozens of Palestinian children clamoured excitedly in the East Jerusalem village of Silwan on June 26, each clutching the strings to as many helium-filled balloons as they could. Moments later, the children watched as the sky above this flashpoint [...]
