Jerusalem (Israel)
Israel Plans Zip Line for Ancient Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — A picturesque ridge in Jerusalem, steeped in ancient history, is a favorite with visitors who come to snap panoramic photographs of the domes and spires of the Old City across a wooded valley below. Many believe that the ridge is the site of the Hill of Evil Counsel, where, according to Christian tradition, […]
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Some Muslims Are Using Digital Rings to Count Recitations
JERUSALEM — Walking through the courtyard of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on a recent afternoon, Nisreen Biqwaidar wore a pink Apple Watch on her wrist to count her steps and a green ring on her finger to count her religious recitations. “Every day I say, ‘God is great’ 1,000 times and ‘glory be to […]
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A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict
JERUSALEM — Clashes broke out Friday for the seventh time in eight days at the holiest site in Jerusalem, foregrounding how the site — sacred to both Jews and Muslims — has become the newest focus of a monthlong spasm in tensions across Israel and the occupied territories. The skirmishes between Palestinians and Israeli police […]
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Gazan Militants and Israeli Air Force Exchange Fire
JERUSALEM — Militants in Gaza fired several rockets toward Israel overnight and early Thursday and the Israeli Air Force said it retaliated by striking two military sites in Gaza, the most intense fighting between the two sides since the end of an 11-day war in May last year. No deaths were reported on either side, […]
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Rare Overlap of Holy Days Shows Jerusalem’s Promise and Problems
JERUSALEM — On Friday morning, as clashes flared at the Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem, Muslims inside and outside the mosque were fasting for the 14th day of Ramadan. A few hundred yards away, Jews were burning leavened bread, a traditional ceremony that occurs just before Passover, which formally started on Friday […]
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Israel Steps Up Raids in Palestinian Territories in Response to Attacks
JENIN, West Bank — Ramadan nights in this Palestinian city are normally spent staying up late watching drama and comedy series during what is peak TV season, praying or drinking coffee and smoking hookah pipes at all-night cafes. But this year in Jenin, amid a widespread Israeli military operation throughout the occupied West Bank, residents […]
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Clashes Erupt at Jerusalem Holy Site on Day With Overlapping Holidays
Video Dozens of people were injured in fighting between Israeli riot police and Palestinians at the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, on the first day of a rare convergence of Ramadan, Easter and Passover.CreditCredit…Mahmoud Illean/Associated Press JERUSALEM — More than 150 people were injured on Friday at one of Jerusalem’s […]
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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle
GAZA CITY — At a beachfront hotel in Gaza City this fall, hundreds of Gaza civic leaders crowded into a Hamas-sponsored conference to hear claims of an imminent Hamas victory over Israel. “The state of Israel will be history,” the conference director, Kanaan Abed, said in a speech broadcast across the strip. “Palestinians outside Palestine: […]
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