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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protest military draft in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men have protested in Jerusalem against plans to draft them into the military

The Independent UK

'I screamed out of excitement': 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians

A newfound pottery sherd has cuneiform text from the Assyrian Empire asking the Kingdom of Judah about a late tribute payment.

LiveScience

On Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed, monks and nuns keep harvesting olives

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where the Gospel narrates Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other side of the valley into Jerusalem to be crucified

The Independent UK

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Vance urges Netanyahu to "give a shot" to Gaza deal

Vance met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem as an air train of U.S. officials began arriving in Israel to work on stabilizing the fragile ceasefire.

Axios

Palestine 36 director Annemarie Jacir: ‘We don’t want a state, we just want to live’

Fresh from a 20-minute ovation at Toronto, the film-maker’s historical drama reveals how Britain’s 1936 crackdown created the blueprint for the ongoing genocide in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Middle East ‘peace’ pitch to Iran falls flat in Tehran and Jerusalem

In a Knesset speech, Trump urged Israel to reconcile with its longtime foe Iran. Both governments dismissed the idea

The Guardian - US

Newly-released hostage attends funeral of his commander after body returned from Gaza

Two hostages released by Hamas were reunited Wednesday in a Jerusalem cemetery for a final goodbye

The Independent UK

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Trump may be the man of the moment abroad but domestic issues continue to plague his administration

The ovations and gushing words of praise he received in Jerusalem is something he seldom seems to receive at home as his administration grapples with a string of domestic problems.

Euronews

The war in Gaza is over, says Trump. Now who will be responsible for maintaining the peace?

Israelis believe their interests are better served by Washington than Jerusalem. But will Trump and Netanyahu’s focus change now the hostages are home? asks Roy Schwartz, senior editor at Haaretz

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: Israel and Hamas agree to the 'first phase' of Trump's peace plan

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners

The Independent UK

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

The Guardian - US

‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals

Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexity

The Guardian - UK

A Night in Jerusalem

History and a city at war.

Reason

Two British MPs ‘denied entry’ into Israel during official West Bank visit

Labour politicians Simon Opher and Peter Prinsley were due to meet UK diplomats in Jerusalem this week

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Freedom Fighters

What coins and papyri tell us about the ideals of ancient Jewish rebels.

The Guardian - UK

Rubio says Netanyahu has full support of US over plans to destroy Hamas

US secretary of state, who is visiting Jerusalem, warns of ‘Israeli counter reaction’ if allies recognise Palestine

Euronews

Netanyahu defends Israeli operations in Gaza City and 'legitimate' strike on Hamas in Qatar

Netanyahu criticised international condemnation of Israel following their strike on Doha last week, saying retaliatory Israeli attacks in Europe in the 1970s did not generate “a great cry of wrongdoing”.

The Independent UK

As Israel carried out strikes far beyond its borders, violence surged in the occupied West Bank

As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem

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The Independent UK

2 people injured in suspected militant attack at hotel outside Jerusalem, Israeli police say

Israeli police say a Palestinian from east Jerusalem has stabbed several guests at a hotel outside of the city, the second suspected militant attack in the area this week

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.

Euronews

'There will be no Palestinian state,' Israel's PM says as he signs West Bank settlement plan

The plan, on an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades but was frozen due to US pressure during previous administrations.

International Business Times

Silent For 800 Years, Medieval Organ Sings Again In Jerusalem

The pipes of a medieval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, are once more filling a Jerusalem monastery with ancient melodies.

The Independent UK

After 800 years of silence, the oldest pipe organ in the Christian world sounds once more

After 800 years of silence, a pipe organ that researchers say is the oldest in the Christian world has roared back to life at a monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent UK

Trump condemns ‘unfortunate’ Israeli airstrike on Qatar that killed six: Latest

Benjamin Netanyahu insists airstrike on Qatar ‘entirely justified’

The Independent UK

Israel to demolish Palestinian homes in wake of Jerusalem shooting

The two gunmen were both killed at the scene of Monday's attack

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