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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 31 injured
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022
At least 31 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday (April 22), Palestinian medics said, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of violence at a site revered by Muslims and Jews alike.
Israel mulls calling for intl help to curb massive wildfire
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has ordered security officials to consider appealing for international assistance to combat a raging massive wildfire near Jerusalem.
UN chief warns against tensions in Old City of Jerusalem
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021
"The secretary-general is following with concern the heightened tensions in and around the Holy Sites of the Old City of Jerusalem," said his deputy spokesman. "He underscores that the status quo must be upheld and fully respected."
Gaza militants fire rockets near Jerusalem as violence swells
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
Gaza Strip militants fired rockets toward the Jerusalem area and southern Israel on Monday as weeks of confrontations between Israel and the Palestinians exploded on the day Israel celebrated its control over the contested city.
Israeli police fatally shoot Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City, further stoking tensions
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020
JERUSALEM - Israeli police fatally shot a Palestinian man who was later found to have been unarmed, according to media reports Saturday, threatening to inflame tensions already heightened by the economic stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect that Israel will soon annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Australia recognises west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018
Australia now recognises west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved.
One year after Trump dropped his Jerusalem bombshell, what impact?
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2018
US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital exactly one year ago, breaking with decades of international consensus in the process. What was the historic move and what impact has it had?
Australia hesitates as Jerusalem embassy move draws fire
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
Facing a domestic backlash and the threat of foreign trade retaliation, Australia's Prime Minister on Tuesday appeared to slow-peddle a controversial decision to move the country's embassy to Jerusalem, saying he would first consult with allies.
Israeli president lectures Philippine leader on Hitler
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2018
Jerusalem - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave a brief lecture on Hitler to Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday after the Philippine leader's 2016 remarks comparing himself to the Nazi dictator who carried out the Holocaust.
US embassy move to Jerusalem was deadly and unnecessary
SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2018
Nigel Pike writes that it’s “absurd” to accuse a government of causing death and destruction by simply moving its embassy to another city. Let me put things in perspective.