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  • At Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, Ramadan brings uncertainty and fear

    Jews revere the site they call the Temple Mount as the location of the first and second temples and worship at the Western Wall, a remnant of the ancient complex. Muslims know it as the Noble Sanctuary, where the prophet Muhammad is said to have ascended to heaven.

    It’s the holiest site in Judaism and third holiest in Islam. The competing claims are one of the most challenging elements of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

  • Saudi envoy to Palestine publishes 1947 photo of kingdom’s Jerusalem consulate 

    343 Shares Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Jordan and Palestine, Nayef Al-Sudairy, has published a 1947 photograph of the kingdom’s consulate inauguration in East Jerusalem. “Under the direction of the late His Majesty King Abdulaziz Bin Abdul-Rahman in 1947, Uncle Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed Al-Sudairy sponsored the opening of the Saudi Consulate General in Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood,” tweeted Al-Sudairy alongside the photo. The picture shows a number of Saudi diplomats and signs reading “Consulate General” in both Arabic and English along with the emblem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the building’s entrance.

  • Israel’s national ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians

    Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists are expected to march through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, in an annual event that has raised fears of violence with Palestinian factions. The annual parade, which marks Israel's capture of Jerusalem in the 1967 war, has increasingly become a show of force for Jewish nationalists, and for Palestinians a blatant provocation meant to undermine their ties to the city.

  • Ramadan in Jerusalem: How a shining moment of serenity was lost

    “Well,” sighs an Arab diplomat close to the talks with Israel over Al-Aqsa access, “the extremists got what they wanted.” Among the casualties of the rapid deterioration of calm in Israel and the Palestinian territories are the brief harmony enjoyed by followers of the three Abrahamic faiths in Jerusalem and the rare window of joy Ramadan gives to beleaguered Palestinian Muslims, especially in the area around Al-Aqsa, which they regard as a refuge.

  • Violence in Jerusalem sparks political controversy in Iraq

    Iraq’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahhaf is under fire for having referred to violence in Jerusalem as terrorism. While Sahhaf promptly revised his remarks amid reported calls for his dismissal, the debacle has triggered an outpouring of support for Palestinians among prominent Iraqi political figures—including supporters of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ Al-Sudani.

  • Australia no longer recognises Jerusalem as capital of Israel

    Labor government reverses recognition announced by former prime minister in 2018, which was in defiance of international law

  • The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration

    The United States further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

  • The Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration

    The United States further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities, whether advanced directly or through proxies and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

  • White House would like a consulate in East Jerusalem, adviser says

    "Our position is that we would like a consulate in East Jerusalem. Obviously that requires engagement with the Israeli government. It requires engagement with the Palestinian leadership as well. And we will continue that engagement on this trip," Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force 1.

  • From Jerusalem to Saudi Arabia: 10 facts on Biden’s visits to Israel

    When it comes to the White House, however, Egypt has been the most popular destination. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first visit there in 1943, US presidents have made 16 trips to Egypt. Cairo was Barack Obama's first Middle East stop in 2009, famously skipping over Israel. Saudi Arabia is the second most preferred nation with 12 presidential trips, narrowly followed by Israel which has seen 11 such visits.

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