Tag: Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, Joe Biden pledges to do everything to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons
The United States is ready to use all elements of their national power in order to prevent Iran from acquiring atomic weapons, underlines a declaration signed Thursday in Jerusalem by…
In East Jerusalem, a religious ceremony in memory of Shireen Abu Akleh
Forty days later, ceremonies in memory of the American-Palestinian journalist killed in the West Bank are taking place this weekend. This Saturday, a religious ceremony was celebrated in East Jerusalem…
court upholds sale of Church real estate to Jewish settlers
It is the end of almost twenty years of legal battle for real estate in Jerusalem. The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled and validated the acquisition, by an organization of…
the far right commemorates the conquest of East Jerusalem in a very tense climate
Israel celebrated Jerusalem Day this Sunday. Thousands of Israelis marched through the streets of the holy city. Called “the march of the flags”, this annual mobilization aims to commemorate the…
Uneasy during nationalist march in Jerusalem
Several clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have been reported, but no serious incidents during early Sunday evening. Last year, the great nationalist march became one of the sparks of an…
Anxious ahead of nationalist march in Jerusalem
A nationalist march is planned to be held in Jerusalem on Sunday. Early in the morning, unrest broke out in Jerusalem’s old city, when an ultranationalist politician, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and…
police to investigate incidents at Shireen Abu Akleh funeral in Jerusalem
Israeli police announced on Saturday that they will open an investigation after the international outcry sparked by images showing the intervention of the police at the funeral in Jerusalem of…
Police response to funeral in East Jerusalem
The coffin was saved at the last moment while the police intervened in the coffin. Al Jazeera, Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses reported that Abu Akile died as a result of…
Palestinians evicted from their homes by Israeli forces
In the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, below the Old City, Israeli forces arrived early on Tuesday May 11 to evacuate residents from an apartment building. Bulldozers then razed it, leaving…
High tensions after the death of an Israeli and a Palestinian in the West Bank
After fresh clashes on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, an Israeli was fatally injured Friday evening (April 29) at the entrance to a settlement in the West…