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Israel high court suspends Palestinians' evictions for now

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that Palestinian families slated for eviction from their east Jerusalem homes can remain for the time being

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

The Trials of Rasmea Odeh, Part Two -- A Bombing in Jerusalem

Rasmea Odeh organized the bombing of a Jerusalem supermarket that killed two university students. It did not take the Israeli authorities long to track her down.

Reason · Mar 1, 2022

Israeli Police Attack Palestinians Celebrating Isra Wal Miraj in Jerusalem

Israeli police attacked Palestinians at Bab al-Amoud in Jerusalem who were celebrating al-Isra Wal Miraj Muslim holiday, a religious festival marking Prophet Mohammad's journey to the heavens. Tensions grew in the city as more people arrived at al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israeli police assaulted and clashed with the Palestinians before bringing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Israel Court Freezes Eviction Order of Salem Family in Sheikh Jarrah

An Israeli court on Tuesday froze the planned eviction of a Palestinian family in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, pending an appeal. The Salem family had been ordered to surrender the property to Jewish settlers who have claimed ownership of the plot. Lawyer Majd Ghanayem, who filed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2022

Israeli Authority Backs Down from Mount of Olives Park Plan

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park following vociferous outcry from major churches. The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022

Israeli authority backs down from Mount of Olives park plan

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority says it is backing down from a plan to encompass Christian holy sites on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives in a national park after vociferous outcry from major churches

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

Expansion Project in East Jerusalem Sparks Tension between Israeli Authorities, Church Leaders

Israeli officials are preparing to advance an unprecedented project to expand a national park onto church-owned lands and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, sparking fierce opposition from local Christian leaders. The move would not strip the landholders of their ownership, but it would give the government some authority over…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022

Commentary: A rogue military unit is Israel's weakest link

It's not very often that an event in the West Bank village of Jililya garners the attention of members of the U.S. Congress from Wisconsin. But the killing of a 78-year-old Palestinian American from Milwaukee by soldiers of Israel's ultra-Orthodox battalion has embarrassed Jerusalem, infuriated the U.S. State Department and…

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

Some of François Truffaut’s new wave films are still coming of age

The Bride Wore Black has something to say to modern audiences, but let’s draw a veil over The Woman Next Door

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2022

Israeli Police Scatter Palestinian Protesters in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

Israeli police on horseback scattered protesters Friday in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where demonstrators poured in to support Palestinians facing eviction by Jewish settlers. The scuffles there came alongside protests elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, according to AFP. Tensions that erupted in Sheikh Jarrah last…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2022