Jerusalem Day festivities shaken by rockets, violent riots

Police stormed the Temple Mount to disperse rioters who fired fireworks and threw stones at security forces. Over 300 people were injured in the clashes. Rioting broke out in the Old City of Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount and rockets were … Read More

Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site

Jerusalem: Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades, and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that threatened to push the contested city toward wider conflict. More … Read More

Jerusalem’s on fire, and it’s poised to spread in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank

The Israel Police have failed to contain the violence in the capital — the worst in at least 4 years — and the country’s political leadership is nowhere to be found. Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli security forces amid … Read More

17 policemen, 200 Palestinians hurt as hundreds riot on Temple Mount

One officer moderately wounded in intense clashes after Ramadan prayers; police use stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets after Palestinians throw rocks and bottles. Palestinian protesters look on during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, on … Read More

Top Iranian General Says Israel Could Be Defeated With ‘a Single Operation’

The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said recent events across the Middle East have exposed vulnerabilities in Israel, which he argued could be defeated with just one, decisive blow should a conflict break out between the two top foes. … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 30 April 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, In the age of bad news and nothing but, comes this sad story out of Israel.  Orthodox Jews held an annual celebration at a stadium in northern Israel at a site where a famous rabbi is buried.  … Read More

Dozens Crushed To Death, Scores Injured In Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday. Sebastian Scheiner/AP JERUSALEM — At least 45 people … Read More

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