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Israeli Man Arrested For "Holocaust In Gaza" Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
An Israeli man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of spraying the words, "There is a Holocaust in Gaza", on one of the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, police said.
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US Warns Israel Against Change In Status Of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Any change in the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites is "unacceptable," the White House said Tuesday, after a visit by a far-right Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, holy to both Jews and Muslims.
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European Countries Call For Immediate End To Jerusalem Unrest At UN
Five European countries called Tuesday for an end to clashes in Jerusalem following a weekend of violence surrounding a holy site, in a joint statement issued after an emergency closed-door UN Security Council session.
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Israel says Rocket Fired From Gaza Intercepted As Jerusalem Tensions Spike
Gaza militants fired a rocket into Israel Monday, the Israeli army said, the first such incident in months and a sign that a wave of violence around a Jerusalem holy site could escalate further.
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More Than 150 Injured In Violence At Jerusalem Holy Site
More than 150 people were wounded Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first face-off at the flashpoint holy site since the start of Ramadan.
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Israel Upholds Use of Surveillance Technology on Protesters’ Smartphones
Israel’s attorney general has upheld the Shin Bet security agency’s use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site last year.
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Jesus's Burial Site In Jerusalem Shut Over Property Tax Dispute
Christian leaders Sunday took the rare step of closing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built at the site of Jesus's burial in Jerusalem in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law
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Clashes As Palestinians End Boycott Of Jerusalem Holy Site
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures.
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Turkish President Urges All Muslims To 'Visit' And 'Protect' Jerusalem
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from a sensitive holy site in the city.
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Israel To Replace Metal Detectors In Jerusalem With Smart Surveillance
Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said.
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Israel To Stop Use Of Metal Detectors At Sensitive Holy Site: Official
Israeli ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a statement said early Tuesday, after the new security measures set off deadly unrest.
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Jerusalem On Alert As Religious Tensions Rise Over Holy Site
Israel bolstered security in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday and prepared for possible clashes with Muslim worshippers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided metal detectors at a sensitive holy site would not be removed.
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3 Attackers Shoot At Police In Jerusalem Before Being Killed: Report
Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly sensitive holy site and being killed by security forces, police said.
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British Woman Fatally Stabbed In Jerusalem
A Palestinian man fatally stabbed a British woman on Jerusalem's transit network on Friday, Israeli police said, as Christians marked Good Friday and Muslims held prayers at respective holy sites nearby.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
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Israeli Man Arrested For "Holocaust In Gaza" Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
An Israeli man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of spraying the words, "There is a Holocaust in Gaza", on one of the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, police said.
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US Warns Israel Against Change In Status Of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque
Any change in the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites is "unacceptable," the White House said Tuesday, after a visit by a far-right Israeli minister to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, holy to both Jews and Muslims.
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European Countries Call For Immediate End To Jerusalem Unrest At UN
Five European countries called Tuesday for an end to clashes in Jerusalem following a weekend of violence surrounding a holy site, in a joint statement issued after an emergency closed-door UN Security Council session.
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Israel says Rocket Fired From Gaza Intercepted As Jerusalem Tensions Spike
Gaza militants fired a rocket into Israel Monday, the Israeli army said, the first such incident in months and a sign that a wave of violence around a Jerusalem holy site could escalate further.
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More Than 150 Injured In Violence At Jerusalem Holy Site
More than 150 people were wounded Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first face-off at the flashpoint holy site since the start of Ramadan.
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Israel Upholds Use of Surveillance Technology on Protesters’ Smartphones
Israel’s attorney general has upheld the Shin Bet security agency’s use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site last year.
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Jesus's Burial Site In Jerusalem Shut Over Property Tax Dispute
Christian leaders Sunday took the rare step of closing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built at the site of Jesus's burial in Jerusalem in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law
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Clashes As Palestinians End Boycott Of Jerusalem Holy Site
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Thursday as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures.
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Turkish President Urges All Muslims To 'Visit' And 'Protect' Jerusalem
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from a sensitive holy site in the city.
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Israel To Replace Metal Detectors In Jerusalem With Smart Surveillance
Israel on Tuesday decided to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City with other, less obtrusive surveillance means, a cabinet statement said.
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Israel To Stop Use Of Metal Detectors At Sensitive Holy Site: Official
Israeli ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a statement said early Tuesday, after the new security measures set off deadly unrest.
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Jerusalem On Alert As Religious Tensions Rise Over Holy Site
Israel bolstered security in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday and prepared for possible clashes with Muslim worshippers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided metal detectors at a sensitive holy site would not be removed.
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3 Attackers Shoot At Police In Jerusalem Before Being Killed: Report
Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly sensitive holy site and being killed by security forces, police said.
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British Woman Fatally Stabbed In Jerusalem
A Palestinian man fatally stabbed a British woman on Jerusalem's transit network on Friday, Israeli police said, as Christians marked Good Friday and Muslims held prayers at respective holy sites nearby.
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UNESCO Adopts Controversial Jerusalem Resolution
The UN cultural agency on Tuesday adopted a controversial Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Israel's actions at a flashpoint holy site in east Jerusalem that has sparked fury in the Jewish state.
