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Rocket alert in Jerusalem, with residents reporting explosions
Jerusalem: For the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, there was also a rocket alarm in Jerusalem on Sunday. According to military reports, warning…
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Ultra nationalist storm Al-Aqsa ahead of pro-Israel flag march
A large number ultra nationalist Jews barged into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound ahead of the pro-Israel flag March on Sunday. The flag march is likely to invigorate tensions between Palestinians and Israelis.…
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Israeli MP warns of war after court verdict on Al-Aqsa mosque
An Israeli law maker on Monday said that the country would be facing a “religious war” following a local court’s verdict in favour of the Jews barging into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.…
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Jordan condemns Israeli decision allowing Jews to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has condemned an Israeli court decision allowing “extremists” to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Haitham Abu Al-Foul said that the decision is…
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Israel halts for Holocaust day, honors six million Jews killed
Tel Aviv: Sirens blared across Israel early Thursday as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honouring the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. People halted where they…
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Last Jew to flee Afghanistan demands $10m to move to Israel
The last known member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community, a 62-year-old man, is allegedly demanding $10 million in order to move to Israel. The man left his country due to the Taliban’s takeover…
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Palestine slams Israeli court’s decision on Jews’ right to pray at al-Aqsa
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned an Israeli court’s decision that granted Jewish worshippers limited rights to pray at al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry…
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Israeli police allow Jews to visit flashpoint Jerusalem site
Jerusalem: Israeli police on Sunday escorted around 50 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that triggered war in…
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Tel Aviv rally calls for Jewish-Arab coexistence
Tel Aviv: Thousands are rallying in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, calling for coexistence between Jews and Arabs. The demonstration on Saturday night was one of several held across Israel to…
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A letter of love in times of ultra orthodoxy among Jews
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Jews have seen the popular Israeli television series Shtisel at least once; Pakistanis should see it twice, if only to understand their Abrahamic DNA. Shtisel is set unusually in a community of…
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Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
Jerusalem: Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a religious festival over the weekend that left 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews dead. This is an event…
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Nearly 40 killed in stampede at Israeli religious festival
Jerusalem: Nearly 40 people were killed and hundreds of others injured when a stampede broke out overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in Israel’s north attended by tens of thousands of people…
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Israel urged to stop violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: The Jordan government saidit has sent an official note of protest through diplomatic channels, calling on Israel to stop violations and provocations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and respect its legal and historical…
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