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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Jerusalem

Jerusalem stories: 48 news summaries

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Holy Season for Two Faiths Intersects in Jerusalem

Jewish new year coincides with Muslim month of Ramadan in city special to both

Sep 29, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - This year’s intersection of Jewish new-year holidays and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan—a rarity due to Islam’s changing calendar—is felt particularly keenly in Jerusalem, a sacred city for both religions, Ethan Bronner notes in the New York Times. Night has become “a kind of... More »

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Israel • Islam • Jews • Muslims • Jerusalem • Judaism • Islamic Sharia law • holiday • Ramadan • Dome of the Rock • lunar new year • Western Wall • Rosh Hashanah

In Blow to Bush, Olmert Rules Out Deal in 2008

Israeli PM calls timeline for Palestinian pact 'unrealistic'

Jul 28, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert said today it is "unrealistic" to expect a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by the end of the year. The Israeli PM and Palestian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas pledged last year to make a deal by the end of 2008, and their inability to do so is a... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • East Jerusalem • Palestinian statehood

 Obama Prays at Wailing Wall 

Candidate wraps up Middle East tour with trip to one of Judaism's holiest sites

Jul 24, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama finished his Israel trip with a pre-dawn visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall this morning, Reuters reports. The candidate, wearing a skullcap, placed a prayer he had written in the wall as a rabbi read from a psalm. A heckler shouted "Jerusalem is not for sale"—but... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Berlin • Jerusalem • foreign policy

ANALYSIS

Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

Dem to meet key Jordanian, Palestinian, Israeli figures; street expects little change

Jul 22, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the war leg of his foreign tour behind him, Barack Obama must next navigate the Middle East peace process. He’ll meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and will visit the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot. US Jewish voters will be particularly attentive... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Jerusalem

 2nd Bulldozer Goes on
 Rampage in Jerusalem 

Driver rams bus, cars before he's killed; 16 injured in copycat attack

Jul 22, 08 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Palestinian bulldozer driver wreaked havoc in downtown Jerusalem today, injuring at least 16 people, one critically, before being gunned down, Haaretz reports. It was a copycat attack, coming just weeks after a similar bulldozer rampage killed three in the Holy City. Police said a civilian saw the bulldozer leave... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • terrorist attack • bulldozer

Obama: Goof
on 'Undivided' Jerusalem

Democrat laments
'poor phrasing' in controversial speech

Jul 14, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid continuing controversy over his comment that Jerusalem “must remain” the undivided capital of Israel, Barack Obama clarified his words, calling them “poor phrasing,” Reuters reports. “The point we were simply making is that we don't want barbed wire running through Jerusalem,” he said on... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Palestine • Jerusalem • Arab Israeli conflict

 Bulldozer Attack
 Kills 4 in Jerusalem 

Palestinian overturns bus, cars; 44 injured

Jul 2, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Palestinian man drove a bulldozer into traffic in Jerusalem, overturning a bus and several cars and killing four people. Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, before a police officer shot the attacker dead. A BBC reporter on the scene saw hundreds of citizens fleeing the scene. More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • bulldozer

ANALYSIS

 Lefties Livid
 Over Obama's
 Right Moves 

'Element of distrust' as Dem tunes policy platform more toward center

Jun 24, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s general-election shift to the center is in full effect on issues from spy powers to taxes, and the liberal left is getting a little steamed, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Democrat's support for cutting corporate taxes, an undivided Israeli Jerusalem and—perhaps most importantly to left... More »

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Barack Obama • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Jerusalem • FISA • the moderate vote

Gadhafi Has
a Little Advice
for Obama

Libyan leader slams candidate for speech on Israel

Jun 12, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muammar Gadhafi shot off his infamously intemperate mouth at Barack Obama yesterday, berating the candidate for saying Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of Israel, and suggesting that he might have an inferiority complex because of his African origins. Either the candidate is ignorant of international politics, the Libyan leader... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Libya • Jerusalem • Moammar Gadhafi

In Israel, Some Jewish Women Take Up the Veil

Say God favors Muslims' modest
dress; rabbis disagree

Mar 8, 08 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - As she walks through Jerusalem, the veiled figure draws stares and curses. “They shout things at me because they think I am Arab,” she says. In reality, the woman is part of a small movement of Israeli women who are taking up the sal, a veil resembling the... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Islamic veil • headscarves • burka

Attack Won't Derail Talks: Israel

Deadly seminary attack draws international condemnation

Mar 7, 08 4:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has vowed that US-backed peace talks with the Palestinians will continue despite an attack on a Jerusalem seminary last night that killed eight students, the BBC reports. A Palestinian gunman fired into a group of 80 Jewish students before he was shot dead. Israel and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Fatah • Jerusalem • religious violence

8 Dead in Jerusalem Shooting

Gunmen open fire at Jewish seminary; Gaza celebrates

Mar 6, 08 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - At least eight people are dead and many more wounded after gunmen attacked a Jewish seminary tonight in Jerusalem, the BBC reports. The shooters—possibly as many as three—are Palestinian, Reuters adds, and two were killed. Witnesses said gunfire lasted 10 minutes. "They were still shooting when we... More »

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Middle East • Gaza • Hamas • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • religious violence • Mercaz Harav • Jewish seminary

Peace Talks Snag
on Jerusalem

Palestinians want to discuss issue Israelis say isn't on the table

Feb 19, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Peace talks between Israel and Palestinians were set to resume today as leaders were already entangled in a first major clash: over whether or not they agreed that Jerusalem would be part of the discussion. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has claimed the Palestinians agreed to put off discussing Jerusalem.... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Jerusalem • West Bank • settlement • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • peace talks • settlers • coalition

Bush Honors Holocaust Victims

President visits Yad Vashem before leaving Israel for Kuwait

Jan 11, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A yarmulke-wearing George Bush early today visited Israeli Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem, which he called "a sobering reminder that evil exists." Bush, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres, rekindled the eternal flame and laid a wreath next to the names of victims of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Holocaust • Jerusalem • Shimon Peres • Yad Vashem • George W. Bush

10K to Guard Bush on Israel Visit

Massive security operation around Prez

Jan 7, 08 9:25 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 10,000 police and security officers will guard President Bush during this week's visit to Jerusalem in a massive effort dubbed "Operation Clear Skies." Graffiti has been scrubbed off walls and hundreds of American flags installed throughout the city to mark the first visit by a... More »

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Israel • Jerusalem • Operation Clear Skies • Jonathan Pollard • King David Hotel • George W. Bush

Conservative Anglicans Plan Splinter Summit

US bishop blasts gay clergy cover-ups

Jan 1, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Widening the Anglican gay divide, conservative leaders unveiled plans today for a summit to challenge the traditional Lambeth conference this summer, the Guardian reports. Planners of the Global Anglican Future Conference wrote on their website that Anglicans are "divided into liberal and conservative factions" and will likely splinter over... More »

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New Hampshire • gay priests • Anglican Church • Jerusalem • church • Archbishop of Canterbury • Church of England

Queen's Digs Found in Holy Land

Queen lived among the poor of ancient Jerusalem

Dec 7, 07 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Queen Helene of Adiabene, ruler of parts of Iraq, apparently had a pied-a-terre in the seedy part of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, according to an archaeological team that has unearthed the mansion. Now it’s prime real estate in the Arab quarter, forming the foundation of a parking lot... More »

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Israel • archaeology • Palestine • Jerusalem • mansion

6,000 Miles to Graceland

Elvis restaurant and shrine offers common ground in a divided land

Dec 3, 07 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - It has to be the quirkiest stop on the Holy Land pilgrimage: The Elvis Inn, near Jerusalem, where impersonators will converge Jan. 8 for the annual celebration of the King's birthday. With a life-sized statue near the gas pumps and 1,720 pictures of Elvis inside, the diner 6,000... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Jerusalem • Elvis Presley • Elvis

Diggers Unearth Key Bible Wall

Ancient wall thought to be one mentioned in Bible

Nov 30, 07 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem's City of David have found what they believe is an ancient wall mentioned in the Bible, AP reports. While working to save a tower from collapse, they found pottery shards and arrowheads from the 5th century BC, leading them to believe that a wall nearby is... More »

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Israel • archaeology • Jerusalem • Bible • discovery

Cops Raid Gov't Offices in Olmert Fraud Inquiry

Israelis probe PM's perks, appointments

Nov 11, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli police confiscated documents from 20 sites today as part of a probe into fraud allegations against PM Ehud Olmert, reports Reuters. Some 100 department of fraud officers stormed the trade and industry ministry, the Jewish National Fund, and private law offices, among others. Olmert is accused of securing an... More »

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Israel • fraud • Ehud Olmert • police • Jerusalem • raids

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