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NEWS ABOUT: Jerusalem

Jerusalem stories: 48 news summaries

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 Israelis, Palestinians Clash 
 at Jerusalem's Holiest Site 

Sharon's 2000 visit to contested shrine sparked years of violence

Oct 25, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(AP) - Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem's holiest shrine today, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence in the country's most volatile spot. A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields sent many protesters—overwhelmingly young men—running for cover into the black-domed... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Temple Mount • protesters • Noble Sanctuary

 Palestinians, Jews 
 Clash at Holy Site 

Civilians, police injured in Jerusalem confrontation

Sep 28, 09 3:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinian civilians and Israeli police were injured when Jews and Arabs clashed at a Jerusalem holy site yesterday. Palestinians praying at the site—which includes the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosques—pelted a Jewish group with rocks, leading police to respond with stun grenades, reports CNN. The Palestinians'... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • al Aqsa • Palestinian people • Temple Mount • Dome of the Rock • Arab-Israeli conflict

(AP) - Hebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor—a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said today. Upon her death 2 years ago, a homeless Holocaust survivor living on the streets of New York... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • university • homeless • gift

(Newser) - Amid intense US-Israeli negotiations over settlements, Israel today brushed off Washington’s request to stop an American millionaire's housing project in East Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Post reports. Palestinians have complained that it would change demographics in the Arab-dominated area. But Obama "had crossed a red line" in asking... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • millionaires • Arab Israeli conflict • East Jerusalem • housing projects

 Young Jews 
 Spew Racist 
 Anti-Obama Rants 

Americans in Jerusalem call president 'terrorist,' use racial slur

Jun 5, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The night before Barack Obama's landmark Cairo speech, a documentary filmmaker headed out to the streets of Jerusalem to ask young Israelis and "droves" of American Jews what they thought of the president's Middle East overtures, notes Gawker. The result is "the most shocking footage I have ever... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Middle East • Jews • Jerusalem • youth

 Mideast Peace Possible: 
 Pope at Holy Sepulcher 

Benedict makes pilgrimage to Jerusalem church

May 15, 09 7:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit today as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion. A traditional escort of men in black robes and red fezzes accompanied the pontiff as he entered the Church of... More »

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Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jerusalem

 Pope Visits Holy 
 Sites of Judaism, Islam 

Benedict meets with leading Muslim cleric after visit to Dome of the Rock

May 12, 09 5:52 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI began the second day of his Holy Land tour at one of the most contentious sites in the Arab-Israeli conflict: the Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, and the adjacent Western Wall. The pontiff urged both sides to engage in... More »

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Islam • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jerusalem • Judaism • Dome of the Rock • Arab Israeli conflict • Western Wall

(Newser) - Israeli-Vatican tensions are expected to heat up yet again during Pope Benedict's visit today as the pontiff presses Catholic claims over a room in Jerusalem believed to be the site of Christ's last supper. The room is in a building that served for centuries as a mosque and is now... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jerusalem • Vatican • Catholic • The Last Supper • Jesus Christ • Eucharist • King David

(Newser) - Pope Benedict landed in Jordan today to begin what could be a tense Middle East tour, the New York Times reports. Next week the pope will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, delivering 32 speeches at some of the world’s holiest sites for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. But... More »

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Middle East • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Palestine • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians

 Pope Must 
 Hide Cross at 
 Jerusalem 
 Site: Rabbi 

'I wouldn't go into a church wearing Jewish symbols,' Rabinovitch says

Mar 19, 09 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem next month as a show of mutual understanding and sensitivity between Catholicism and Judaism—but a request from a prominent rabbi almost ensures he’ll offend someone, Time reports. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch said the pontiff should remove the cross... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Christianity • Jerusalem • Judaism • Western Wall • rabbi

(AP) - A Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on an Israeli highway today, wounding two officers before he was shot dead. It was the third bulldozer attack in Jerusalem in the past eight months. Witnesses described a yellow front-loader speeding along Begin Highway, dragging the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Palestinians • East Jerusalem • terrorist attack • bulldozer • gunfire

 Arabs, Jews United 
 Against Jerusalem Tram 

Streetcar none desire creates common foe for city's eternally feuding people

Jan 31, 09 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Jerusalem's bitterly divided residents have finally found something they can agree on, the Wall Street Journal reports. From ultra-orthodox rabbis to the PLO, just about everybody has found cause to dislike the new tram system currently under construction. Even the city's secular mayor has questioned the wisdom of continuing the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • East Jerusalem • tram system • light rail • Jewish settlers

 Israel Readies Gaza Strike 

Attack planned on Hamas stronghold

Dec 26, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel is preparing a short, intense air and ground assault on militant positions in Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Haaretz reports. The Israeli cabinet has given the green light for an operation in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on civilian targets within Israel. Officials will meet again Sunday before any incursion, according... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Jerusalem • Palestinians • IDF • Gabi Ashkenazi • Ashkelon

Tolerance Museum Digs Up Trouble in Jerusalem

Arab angered as construction of Gehry-designed site disturbs remains

Nov 21, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - A parking lot in downtown Jerusalem is the latest battleground in the Arab-Israel conflict, Bloomberg reports, as plans for a museum of tolerance have inflamed tensions after initial construction work uncovered human remains in long-abandoned Muslim cemetery. The Israeli supreme court’s decision to approve the re-interment of Muslims remains... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Palestinians • Frank Gehry • Simon Wiesenthal Center • Museum of Tolerance • Center for Human Dignity

Jerusalem Elects First Secular Mayor in 5 Years

Win ends years of
ultra-Orthodox rule in
Israel's capital

Nov 12, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A secular, hardline millionaire has won a decisive victory for mayor of Jerusalem, ending 5 years of ultra-Orthodox rule, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nir Barkat has promised to transform the impoverished capital city by boosting tourism and tech ventures. He has also demanded more homes for Jews in East... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israeli Arabs • East Jerusalem • Israelis • Orthodox Jews • Nir Barkat

Jerusalem Votes in Bizarre Race for Mayor

Rabbi, investor and Russian soccer boss vie for control of holy city

Nov 11, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Jerusalem went to the polls to elect a mayor today, and the selection of candidates is nothing if not eccentric, Time reports. Sure to capture the Orthodox Jewish vote is Meir Porush, a rabbi with a visage so imposing his campaign uses a cartoon on its posters. Vying for the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • mayor • Arab Israeli conflict • election

 Jesus-Era 
 Bling Dug Up 
 in Jerusalem 

2000-year-old earring discovered

Nov 11, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A spectacular gold, pearl, and emerald earring, dating to the time of Jesus, has been discovered in Jerusalem, AP reports. The 2,000-year-old find, close to the Old City walls, is causing a sensation because Roman-era jewelry is rare as the city was ultimately destroyed and what survived was often... More »

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archaeology • Jerusalem • Rome • jewelry • Doron Ben-Ami • Byzantine • Israeli Antiquities Authority

(Newser) - Archeologists in Israel say they have dug up the oldest known example of Hebrew text, a find that could answer questions about the scope and power of the ancient kingdom of David, Reuters reports. Researchers found the 3,000-year-old pottery shards at an excavation site near where the Bible says... More »

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Israel • archaeology • Jerusalem • Hebrew

(Newser) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has given up trying to forge a political coalition and will recommend early elections when she meets with President Shimon Peres on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Elections could be held in February, and Livni faces a tough fight to become Israel's second female prime... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Jerusalem

 Diary That Survived 
 Shuttle Blast 
 Goes on Display 

Pages written by Israel's first astronaut survived 37-mile fall from space

Oct 4, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pages from the diary of an Israeli astronaut who perished with the space shuttle Columbia  go on display tomorrow at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the AP reports. Ilan Ramon's diary was found in a field 2 months after the crash. It had fallen 37 miles to earth when the... More »

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Jerusalem • astronauts • space shuttle • Columbia Space Shuttle

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