JERUSALEM — At 7 a.m. every weekday, the large green doors of the mosque at the Al-Aqsa compound, usually wide open, close with a bang as Palestinian worshippers shutter themselves inside. Israeli ...
A nearly completed gypsum window sits at the center of the workshop beside al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Walking around Jerusalem’s ...
The violence that spread from Jerusalem to cities across Israel and the Palestinian territories, leaving at least 60 dead so far, has both historical and contemporary roots. In recent weeks, tension ...
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir greets followers after praying on the Temple Mount, the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, on the Jewish day of fasting, Tisha B'Av, in Jerusalem's Old City, ...
JERUSALEM – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrived Monday with no news of a cease-fire in Gaza, raising further concerns about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the ...
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Aug. 24 (UPI) --Hamas has issued a call to Muslims in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem to make their way to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and flood it with prayer amid calls from Israeli settlers to ...