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A Palestinian man reads the Koran in al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy month of Ramadan. (photo credit:REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)

Israel Closes Al-Aqsa, Warnings of ‘Religious War’

by Kifah Ziboun | Jun 30, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Israel closed on Thursday Al-Aqsa Mosque to worshipers, an escalatory move that upset the Palestinian Authority, which warned from a spatiotemporal divisional plan that could lead to a religious war. On Thursday, while Israel was completely closing Al-Aqsa...

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Israeli Police Harass Palestinians in Jerusalem Out of Revenge or for Fun

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2016 | Middle East

An internal Israeli police report admitted that Israeli border guards deliberately provoke conflict with Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem. Sometimes their motives are political and seek retaliation and, in other cases, they seek entertainment. A lawyer...

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140,000 Palestinians Performed Friday Prayers at Al-Aqsa Despite Restrictions

by Nazir Majli | Jun 18, 2016 | Middle East

Despite harsh measures taken by Israeli forces including the erection of barriers and preventing young people from praying at Al-Aqsa mosque, about 140,000 worshippers were able to perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday (the second Friday of the month of...