The Latest Breaking News from East Jerusalem

Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region

Officers freed after brief detention during visit by France’s top diplomat, with both sides trading blame over incident.

Protests outside Israeli Consulate turn tense as Jeff, an immigrant from East Jerusalem, criticizes US foreign policy and urges conscientious voting.

Far-right government minister joins march on Al-Aqsa in occupied East Jerusalem on Jewish mourning day Tisha B’Av.

Under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, there has been an open spigot for the settlements. This needs to end

Several countries call on international community to pressure Israel in wake of ‘watershed’ opinion by top UN court.

ICJ judges say Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are ‘in violation of international law’

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian Territories is illegal and called on it to stop building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas hailed the decision while Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said it cannot alter…

Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories, told FRANCE 24 that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in its war against Hamas.