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Mysterious Jerusalem Tunnel Fascinates Archaeologists, They Say It Is Unlike Anything They’ve Seen

A routine site inspection lead to something much more interesting. A connection to a lost world from 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists are baffled by an ancient tunnel found in Jerusalem, and they are left with more questions than answers about its origins and purpose. Read the full article to see…

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Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march

Far-right Jewish marchers call for Palestinian villages to ‘burn’ as they storm through Muslim quarter of Old City

The Guardian - UK

Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City

Jerusalem is bracing for tens of thousands of ultranationalist Jews to march through the Old City

The Independent UK

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Palestinian man shot dead while climbing West Bank barrier into Israel in search of work

Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem

The Independent UK

Envoy tasked with overseeing post-war Gaza visits Jerusalem

The top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is in Jerusalem seeking to advance the ceasefire deal that Israel and Hamas agreed to months ago

The Independent UK

Labelled a terrorist, questioned as journalist: A Palestinian man’s year in Israel prison’s ‘real hell’

When Ali al-Samoudi walked out of Israeli prison last week, his colleagues at CNN, who had worked with him for years, could barely recognise him. According to a CNN report by Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond and reporter Abeer Salman, the 59-year-old Palestinian journalist had lost 60 kilograms, nearly half his…

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Israel indicts Jewish man for brutal attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City

Yona Schreiber is being charged with simple assault and assault motivated by religious hostility

The Independent UK

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Nobel Laureate JM Coetzee refuses to attend Jerusalem writers festival over Israel’s actions in Gaza

Coetzee is the latest literary figure to call out Israel’s actions against Gaza, with several other film actors and authors also having declined working with Israeli institutions in the past few years.

Euronews

JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over Israel’s ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’

Nobel laureate says he previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, but ‘the campaign of annihilation in Gaza has changed all that’

The Guardian - AU

Civilians Across the Middle East React to the Iran War: 'A Fear That Settles in Your Heart'

"Now they are hitting everything. Nowhere is safe. But don't worry, we are okay," one Iranian woman texted her American relative.

Reason

Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation

Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her

The Guardian - UK

Nun Attacked Near Jerusalem's Old City As Concerns Grow Over Anti-Christian Violence

Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of attacking a nun near Jerusalem's Old City, an assault captured on video that has intensified concern among Christian leaders over violence and harassment targeting clergy, worshippers, and religious symbols in Israel and areas under Israeli military control.

Latin Times

Israel arrests man filmed attacking Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City

Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old man who was filmed assaulting a French Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City, in what it said was "zero tolerance to all acts of violence".

Euronews

Israel police arrest man after nun attacked near Jerusalem’s Old City

Religious groups have documented a rise in acts of harassment and violence against Christian pilgrims and clergy as well as Palestinian Christian residents

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives

Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer and scholar, is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, comprising the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Her job is to report to the UN on the human rights situation in these territories.

The Times of India

Are Trump, Netanyahu in sync? How US and Israel are fighting different wars on same battlefield

As a two-month conflict with Iran escalates, cracks are appearing in the US-Israel alliance. While both nations initially targeted Tehran, their post-strike objectives diverge, with Washington seeking negotiation and Jerusalem aiming for regime change. This fundamental difference, exacerbated by past events and differing pressures, raises questions about their long-term alignment.

The Times of India

Scientists use cosmic rays to “see through” Jerusalem’s hidden underground

Archaeologists and physicists have achieved a breakthrough in historical exploration by using cosmic-ray muons to map subterranean structures in Jerusalem without traditional excavation. Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that collide with the Earth's upper atmosphere, and the muons that result from this collision penetrate through the Earth’s crust at a…

The Conversation

Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win

Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s nuclear capability, break its regional power, perhaps even force political change at the top. It’s the language of…

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The Independent UK

Israel's Memorial Day: Remembrance and grief, in photos

From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and Latrun, families, soldiers and civilians place flags and flowers on graves during Israel's annual Memorial Day. Israelis observe moments of silence, visit military cemeteries and gather at memorial sites to commemorate fallen soldiers and all those killed in the country's conflicts, including victims of…

The Independent UK

Jerusalem’s ‘self-demolition’ crisis: Palestinians forced to tear down their own homes

IN FOCUS: Growing number of Palestinians forced to carry out ‘self-demolitions’ in Jerusalem to escape Israeli enforcement costs, writes Khalil Mousa

Latin Times

Jerusalem Court Cancels Benjamin Netanyahu Testimony in Corruption Trial Over Security Concerns

A court in Jerusalem has agreed to cancel testimony by Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial this week, marking the latest delay in a case that has stretched on for years amid regional instability.

The Independent UK

Poland and Israel mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in photos

Holocaust survivors from around the world gathered with thousands of others at Auschwitz for the March of the Living, as Israel honored Holocaust victims during a state ceremony in Jerusalem under the shadow of war.

The Independent UK

Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced

Worshippers are able to pray again at Jerusalem’s holy sites after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago

The Independent UK

The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s semiofficial news agencies have published a chart suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war

Radio France Internationale

Easter in Jerusalem disrupted by war and restrictions at Holy Sepulchre

In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, silence reigned on Easter Sunday, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where the faithful commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

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