Posts Tagged ‘Jerusalems’
‘Difficult’ Friday Prayers At Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Under a heavy police presence, tens of thousands of Muslims attended the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in east Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a gathering weighed down by the war in Gaza. Old men leaning on canes, veiled women and smartly dressed children flowed through the gates of the Israeli-annexed Old City for the midday…
Read MoreTensions Over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Compound As Ramadan Nears
As the Gaza war rages and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears, concern has grown over potential tensions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a past flashpoint for violence. The site in the Israeli-annexed Old City of Jerusalem is Islam’s third-holiest and Judaism’s most sacred, known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Israel is yet…
Read More‘No Income, No Life’: Jerusalem’s Old City Suffers As War Rages
The once bustling streets of Jerusalem’s Old City have fallen eerily quiet, with the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas keeping away tourists and their much-needed cash. In the maze-like warren of shopping streets that surrounds the city’s holy sites, most businesses remained shuttered, nearly four weeks into the war. The few remaining shopkeepers brave…
Read MoreClashes As Israeli Police Enter Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli border guards patrol outside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during clashes with Palestinians AFP Clashes erupted inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem early Wednesday as Israeli police said they had entered to dislodge “agitators”, a move denounced as an “unprecedented crime” by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, called on…
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